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Best power for 10,000
Danielk141 has it right on the nose. I own Pass products and they are great. The 250 makes good speaker sound better. 
What are the 5 most overrated rock albums?
Anything by Sting, in any incarnation, only rivaled by Michael Bolton. Wish I had their dough, though. 
Best power for 10,000
If you like the Klimax get an Adcom GFP-750 until the exchequer recovers. Then, listen again, you may not want to get rid of it. They're available under a grand here. 
Sellers adding for PayPal use is plainly BS
I just had an experience where the debit card that I had previously used charge free (to seller or buyer) on PayPal is now considered a credit card. A seller denied my payment based on the fee charged to the seller. I have asked them for clarifica... 
Marantz SA-14 vs Sony XA777ES
I'm awaiting the arrival of a SA-14 so I will keep you posted. For redbook I will be able to compare to my Wadia 850. Unfortunately I do not have the XA777ES to compare it to although I do have one of the inexpensive SONYs SACD (the DVD 500 whatev... 
Is upgrade from ML 332 to 332.5 worth it?
IMHO you will never recapture your $ on an upgrade relatively speaking. There is too much handwaving about receipts, upgrade stickers, how can I be sure, when it comes time to unload. I prefer selling what you have and getting the cash best deal f... 
Cheap speaker tweak
Nice post - these can be good for amps, too, YMMV, depensing on setup etc. 
What is the best matching DAC for Sony SCD-1 ?
I tried it with the Digital input to my Wadia 850 with superior results. 
BC Recommends-Grace by Jeff Buckley
Excellent choice. I heard his father at Fillmore East on a bill with Joe Cocker and the Jefferson Airplane. Jeff did a live performance of a few of his songs live on 92.5 FM The River here in NH a few weeks before he died that was fun and compelli... 
Opera What is the best opera recording?
The Ring Cycle; Weiner Philharmoniker, cond. Solti either on original vinyl or the latest CD remaster on DECCA. Great performances by the classic artists, great sound. Stereophile reviewed this CD several years ago - it might be in their archives ... 
Best CD player with Pass X150????
The easiest way to say it is I have never had a situation where I felt the source material or the system context exceeded what the Wadia could reveal. 
The most erotic passages in classical music
I cited an example, you provided the understanding. Vielen danke! 
one or two Sub-woofers?
1. What is your front end and wall juice? If either are lightweight you may not be getting the sound you want.2.I would RESPECTFULLY suggest you eschew subwoofers in favor either a Wolcott amp and/or Sound Lab M-1 or A-3 speakers. All of these ite... 
Something looks weird about this auctions?
Thank you for bringing this up - it is a real service. I asked a two questions on eBAY the other day and the seller said it would not sell to me because it wasn't comfortable with me asking so many questions. When I traced the address it gave the ... 
Best Remote $1,250 used preamp?
You may also consider the Adcom GFP 750. It has balanced and single ended I/O, sounds not at all in passive mode, and comes with a unique remote. Nelson Pass design, I've seen em for