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Suggest one obsure album we all should hear
Jonas Hellborg/Glen Velez - Ars MoriendeFirst composition. 
Suggest one obsure album we all should hear
Steve Roach/Jorge Reyes - Vine Bark&Spore.Tribal ambient music.Vas- In The Garden Of Souls.Rasa - DevotionFemale vocal. 
Is Luxman a poor man's D'Agostino ?
The man who is selling it says he has to sell because he is losing business. Sucks. 
LAMM M1.2 - Feedback - Advice - Please - anyone heard these?
Ypsilon from Europe will most likely have European voltage requirements. How would you go about this ?Everyone likes Lamm, just everyone I heard from and of. But you heard Ypsilon and liked it very much.DarTZeel has no tubes, warmer sounding trans... 
How to go about collecting Classical Music
Mike is right. That's why I suggested particular orchestras, Just about everything they perform is going to be at least very good. And particular conductors. 
Which speakers, if any, combine the strengths of Harbeth and ProAc ?
Hard to go out and listen to these days. And I am not in a hurry, just thinking that I might want to go in this direction soon enough.Vandersteen is very popular, and I am sure for good reasons.ATC is interesting. Active or passive ? Which models ... 
Suggest one obsure album we all should hear
Elend - The UmbersunAl di Meola - Cielo e Terra 
What's your investment threshold?
It also depends on the cable length that you need, so it might get pricier. Just because I may need longer cables I wouldn't choose lesser cables, I would have to pay more. 
Better Records White Hot Stampers: Now the Story Can Be Told!
audioguy85, read my post carefully. Bad pressings I get rid of. I meant very slight difference between pressings and huge cost and/or effort often involved. If money is no object - be my guest and do both, there are record dealers that will get yo... 
LAMM M1.2 - Feedback - Advice - Please - anyone heard these?
Then perhaps you have little choice but somehow compare Ypsilon and Lamm. Another point is cabling. Lamm works well with Purist Audio and Kubala Sosna cables, Ypsilon with Stage III cables. I am sure they work well with some others too, I am just ... 
LAMM M1.2 - Feedback - Advice - Please - anyone heard these?
I have a different take on this. You might in fact want tube power amp with transparency precision and control of a SS. This hybrid Lamm is in essence SS, you might like it for a while but I doubt that it will cut it. JM Labs speakers are often dr... 
Russian Tube Preamp, No Return, Here I go again
If you want Russian get Lamm from Vladimir. That thing looks like crap, there is electricity involved, be careful.In all my dealings throughout the world, including Russia and China and Japan, I have never had a single problem. Most people are good. 
Is Luxman a poor man's D'Agostino ?
Well, maybe we got to save up for a little longer and get D'Agostino. I certainly would do exactly that. I don't want to spend almost $10k and have something which is pretty good, better spend $20k and have an amp which is on a different level.Per... 
Anything SS sounds better than D'Agostino ?
jbrrp1, I see. Thank you. I keep reading that D'Agostino are very special amplifiers. 
Better Records White Hot Stampers: Now the Story Can Be Told!
Maybe easier and cheaper to upgrade the equipment than spending so much time and money hunting for a slightly better sounding pressing ?But there are really bad sounding pressings that are not acceptable.I have a few Japanese pressings from 70s an...