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Red Trumpet still in business?
the out of business hi end companies are beginning to pile up like bodies in the film zulu. 
Tyler Acoustic vs. Paradigm
paradigm speakers would be the speaker, if tonal accuracy and flat response is your thing(more old school traditional 'henry kloss style' values)....the tyler is more about imaging,forward midrange(detail), and space. more akin to the 'trust your ... 
Vinyl Guides
osborne's guides are all pretty good(comprehensive), but the reality of record collecting is the rarest and 'most- in-demand' sell for more than the published guides and the bulk sells foe less. finding mint or mint- jacket on a mint or mint- reco... 
Audio shops in Boston
at least visit one of the 'hundreds' of historical sights. a trip to any hi end store(even goodwin's) in boston won't be something that will enrich you in any manner. 
Epos LS3 or Wharfedale Diamond 9.1?
the diamond 
Most Emotional Monitors - Match w/ Cary SLI-80
all are nice....the rainmaker would be the best for all catagories of music, and the most balanced. 
Mark Levinson No.383 matches Proac Res.2.5?
it allows them to change components. the levinson and the proac are a great match. a true hi fidelility system. 
Should a good system sound bad with bad recording?
perfectionist is right. your stereo should accurately capture the performance and the recording itself. most recordings are meant to sound 'like recordings'. does anyone really think bernstein or the beatles and thousands of relavent recording art... 
Should a good system sound bad with bad recording?
sorry....one more thing, the origin of prat is from a marketing dept. you can't argue with an intangible_marketing 101 
Should a good system sound bad with bad recording?
if you buy junk out of the bargain bin thinking it is real music, you are apt to buy awful speakers thinking they are well engineered. 
Should a good system sound bad with bad recording?
beheme-it isn't a so called 'audiophile recording'. like most modern recordings, it is however meant to be enjoyed on a quality playback system. the 'notion' that 'the better a system is-the worse most cd's and lp's sound' is about all any consume... 
Good Tube amp to drive B&W Matrix 801's
nothing less than a mac mc275 mklV. 
A brutal review of the Wilson Maxx
just trying to help this thread get to 200 responses. would selling a version that is primer only have a significent impact on the the selling price? is it wise to run them through a brushless wash, without the underbody option? what would vin dei... 
Should a good system sound bad with bad recording?
if your speaking of the legal so-called bootleg, commercially released, live pearl jam recordings, the answer is THE BETTER THE SYSTEM, THE BETTER THEY SOUND. they were intentionally left ruff around the edges, but were indeed made for quality hi ... 
Mcintosh 2275......c2200, mc275 differences ??
the 'ever-so-slight' difference in warmth is a by product of separates vs integrateds(a change of interconnect even can wipe that out. talk to audio classics to get the full report. i have had both in my home and they are the same. mac's original ...