jaybo

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How to improve?
your system is there already....the wow comes in spurts...just like any happiness. go out and buy some new music. 
thinkin' on a SET amp,need major help??
i would say keep the vac if you want to get the most from all kinds of music. ` 
Bryston or Outlaw
for audio...bryston 
The CD is Dead Long Live The CD?
the increased marketshare of the lp is too small to mean anything.....even the beat selling lps are 2000 pc globally. many don't reach procuction runs of 1000, and the limited manufacturing facilities are beginning to show flaws in the quality of ... 
Electrocompaniet ECI 3 vs. McIntosh MA-2275
as much as a love ec...the mac is the keeper here. 
Who Do You Credit For Getting You Into This Hobby?
my parents were record collectors, and my father was the first guy in our neighborhood with a 'stereo'. my mom traveled to nyc as a fashion buyer, and loved broadway musicals. the real 'blame' most however fall on an older friend who worked on aud... 
forests single wired?
not necc. forests and ones sound great with single runs from any quality amp which is somewhat powerful 
Bel Canto S300 vs Channel Islands D-100
both sound good, but history says bel canto 
Consumer Electronic Show ?
its not worth it even if you are a dealer. 
anyone like Nico - Chelsea Girl?
the marble index...and the live record with eno, kevi ayers etc 
Upgrading integrated amp from SET integrated?
i would suggest the folling integrateds and speakers...all work well in any combination. IA....cyrus 6, revox ellegance, creek 5250,......SPEAKERS...proac studio 100, gradient prelude, totem one, and yes if you can find them the sonus faber 
Are there speakers like this?
classic AR's , ADS, DUNVAY, HALES,DUNTECH....not entirely there, but close.....no cop outs in their designs 
Proac 2 VS 2.5
a little more bass, but the 2 is really kind`of a 'classic'. you may wanna get away from your stereo for a few days, and then rediscover just how good the 2's are. 
The CD is Dead Long Live The CD?
sony is already planning blu ray audio to replace sacd, and all 'but sony' are going to peck away at other media.....only 15% of the music business is downloaded, so its gonna be a few days before the cd goes away. 
JVC K2/ ELVIS COSTELLO CDS
the Ryko releases were mastered to sound identicle the original analogue pressings. all subsequent releases have been quite different, if not always better.