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Interconnect Cables for Passive Preamp and NAD C275BEE Amplifier
Both Audioquest & Nordost would be a sonic match for your gear. 
Value of Transparent MusicWave Super Speaker Cables
Use eBay as a resource for pricing. Are your cables the MM1 or MM2 version? 
Remind me again why...
Happy New Year!while it is wise to have (1) brand of cabling across one's system, every now and again, mixing/matching also yields outstanding results!Keep me posted & Happy Listening! 
Selling Damaged Magicos
vgrubb-how did the damage occur? 
New Orleans high end stores?
I sure miss Jay- audiotomb.I concur that Wilson Audio is a great place as well. Thanks! 
Parasound Halo JC-1 for Thiel CS 5i
Another fan of Thiel loudspeakers here as well. These things "crave" high-current in order to really open up nicely! 
Cables and reviewers
The (3) factors that affect anyone's system are;Room/Listening space, Gear and Line conditioning. 
Best SACD/CD player
Vitus & Audionet are (2) of the outstanding newer spinners. 
What speakers do you recommend? I'm considering B&W 804 D3 or Sonus Faber Olympica II
Leon-if you plan on keeping/using the Primare gear, then, Vienna Acoustics is a sonic match. Get an audition if you can prior to buying the B&W or SF.Keep me posted & Happy New Year! 
Best Rock Album of 2015
Agreed-Ghost- is spooky good. 
Thought on Rotel, Arcam, Classe as Preamps
Arcam does pretty well for a processor, though. Keep me posted & Happy Listening! 
Audio Research Ref. 3, Ref. 5, or the Ref. 5se.
Great exchange of info here guys. Russ, keep me posted as you receive & break-in your Ref3. Happy Listening! 
Recommended amp for Thiel 3.6 -- newbie
200W w/ high-current would be optimal for certain. Re-read all of my posts. Keep me posted & Happy Listening! 
If you could bring back one great artist that has
I tend to agree and start w/ Buddy Holly. 
Audio advisor and Constellation amplifiers
As above, we must have counter balance to the "cheap china crap" for certain.  Keep me posted & Happy Listening!