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New sonus faber Cremona M version
Heard a pair in Bangkok a month ago. 
cleaning a laser
Camera lens solution and a Q-Tip would do it? 
Skips with CDR's
A dirty laser caused my CDP to skip.Cleaned it with a cotton swab and some camera lens cleaner. Ok now. 
Which tube amp with ProAcs ?
I've heard the ARC vsi55 work great with Proac. That's the one I would buy. 
Integrated amp and CD player for the new B&W 805S?
Second hand Accuphase E406 or E407 and Accuphase CD player would be excellent. 
Replacing bearing oil
Try tilting the turntable and running the drops of oil down the wall of the bearing race.If you get oil on the entire race wall, the gap is sealed and the trapped air cannot escape. 
b&w? in a bright room???
Speaker placement and listening position?If possible, try the speakers 1/3 into the room and sit 1/3 from the back wall. 
Rega P-25 cart recommendations -mm or mc pref.mm
One of the Turntable Gurus here, advised me to go with a Goldring 1042 on my REGA P-25.Easy setup and sounds good to me. 
Best Bike to ride before a good listening session
SEGWAY i2.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzUZMleosUoNice. 
Krell 400xi vs. BAT VK-300x vs. McIntosh MA6900
What about the MA2275 Integrated or somthing like my Sugden Class A or Accuphase E550. Detail without fatigue. 
A Bright Pair of Watt Puppys
Try the Cardas mathamatical formula.Speaker placement, simply stated The distance from the center of the woofer face to the side walls is: Room Width times .276 (RW x .276) The distance from the center of the woofer face to the wall behind the spe... 
Best Integrated for JM Labs Micro Utopia BE
Accuphase E530 Class A Integrated, I suggest. 
Speaker placement..
Cardas Speaker Placement Formula.http://www.cardas.com/content.php?area=insights&content_id=26&pagestring=Room+Setup. 
need new rack with isolation in mind
I think BDI has some nice racks. 
Cars R OK, but what kind of motorcycle do you have
SEGWAY.Range; 450 blocks on a ten cent electric charge. No maintenence. Safe and fun.Try one