jburidan

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Curious what people think is the best "value" high end speaker (~5K to 15K)
bo1972, apparently you really like the Monitor Audio Pl-200 II. 
Whats the FATTEST sounding Tube amp to warm up Lean speakers?
Art Audio Jota HC 300BXLS SET. This high current amp will have plenty of power with sweet SET character. 
Protecting Cords and Cables From Cats
Kittens especially like to chew cables. 
Your first component that was "special"
When I was a kid, my neighbor bought a solid state amp and gave me his tube integrated -- I can't recall the make -- but it was a wonderful push-pull design that opened my ears to the pleasures of tube amplification. It was much better that the SS... 
Recommendation for DAC needed.
Save up for a PS Audio DirectStream or Chord Hugo. 
Vandersteen 7 mark ll or big Kef blades
Tannoy Westminster Royal 
If you love SET amplifiers, boy do I have speaker for you.
Looks like the driver is a SEAS coaxial made with TPX and soft-dome tweeter, available from Madisound. 
If you love SET amplifiers, boy do I have speaker for you.
Do you know which driver NSMT uses in its Mastering series? 
Best bookshelf speakers
Merlin TSMProAc 1SC 
Digital, Low Mass, ClassD, Less expensive, Let it happen!
Yeah, Class D sounds like poop. 
Nature of the current used speaker market
        "Middle Class is Gone"!A few Asian nations have a growing middle class, e.g., the PRC, but it has disappeared in the USA. And it's definitely a factor in the decline of hi-fi audio, and high quality life in general. 
Nature of the current used speaker market
What's available is often mediocre. Why buy someone else's mistake? 
Best bookshelf speakers
tinear123:Why did you choose wireless?I would imagine that the wireless electronics occupies volume that would filled with damping in the wired version. But I may be mistaken as usual :) 
Turning off tube preamp first sends solid state amp into protection?
I follow the jeenam and imhififan order: ALWAYS power the amp on last!ALWAYS power the amp off first!It works for me. 
Tannoy Prestige Canterbury GR - Amp Recommendations
Art Audio Jota HC has 24 watts per channel, and gives you the wonderful 300B sound with 300BXLS tubes. Plenty of power for those speakers.