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VTL ST-150 w/ B&W
Thanks Dennis...I am moving away from being worried about losing bass, the magic you get from tubes in other areas is just totally worth it. The single most important attribute to me at this point in my audio career is undoubtedly midrange. I like... 
VTL 6.5 vs VTL 7.5
Also a different grade of caps in the 7.5 as compared to the 6.5 and the 7.5 I believe has a sort of floating circuit board where it is somewhat decoupled from the chassis. 7.5 is tops. 
Rockport Mira and Mira Monitors
Jfz-good point, I didn't give a ton of detail. remember though these are monitors so running them with an integrated makes perfect sense. I wouldn't run an integrated on most of the other stuff Andy offers. 
Rockport Mira and Mira Monitors
One problem is the Gryphon is $12k 
If boulder is tops what is second tier?
Maybe Boulder suggested that Cables do nothing so that you can save your pennies to be able to afford their equipment. Lord knows it is expensive. : ) 
Any Boulder pre/power amp users here?
Anybody listen to the 865 yet? Curious to know how it sounds. 
Help Choosing B&W Speakers
Can anyone say clipping? Dangerous stuff, and those little teeny weeny power supplies in a receiver just don't cut it. 
Rockport Mira and Mira Monitors
Ok, something I want to ad to this thread now as grow more and more serious about buying these speakers..If you were looking to create a simpler more refined system, I say simpler in the context of what I own now-a 400cx Krell, VTL Tube Preamp, B&... 
Rockport Mira and Mira Monitors
They are going to be in transit to certain dealers very soon. My dealer told me two to three weeks and that was over a week ago. So it should be soon. I may bring my DAC in there and give em a listen. 
B&W 803s vs Focal 1027Be
S series B&W is also incredibly smooth in comparison to it's Nautilus predecessor. 
B&W 803s vs Focal 1027Be
803s by a landslide 
which amp to upgrade my Levinson 383/39/WattPuppy6
Oh my stars....If you went to a a Full Peanut Butter (FPB), you would really hear a difference in that system. Or any of the ML amps. 
Rockport Mira and Mira Monitors
thanks for the info...I may just do that, although I am not very patient. The only problem, which is a small one, is that his stuff does not have wood finishes, which in our home we prefer. But good sound can supercede aesthetix. 
What should I upgrade -- speakers or amp?
See, now this is where I would nedisagree with everyone on the matter at hand..I have a pair of loaner 805s on a FPB 400cx and it sounds superb, more than my space necessarily needs. I think anyone here would agree that running a Full Peanut Butte... 
Help Choosing B&W Speakers
Your driving 802s with a Pioneer receiver????? Wow, talk about imbalance. Those speakers are deserving of so much more. I own that reciever and wouldn't dare to put it near my B&W's. Not up to the task, especially of an 802.