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jfrech

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What is your most anal audio habit?
I have 2. 1st is fanactically cleaning the contacts on everything. 2nd, is spending to much money on this stuff and not enjoying the music enough! 
What is the best Table/Arm combo for 2000 or less
I'd buy the Rega and a killer cartridge. 
Audio Physic Virgo- What Power do you use?
I owned the Virgo II's for 3 years. Just sold for WP 6's. I drove the virgo's with a single BAT VK60. Loved it. also loved the VK200. Midrange much better with the tubes! 
Cardas replacement cord for Sennheiser HD-600
Is the Cardas cord user replacable? Or does someone need to solder it on? Thanks... 
Pat Metheny Concert
do you know what his website is and if he is coming to Dallas? 
Poorman's ML 390 CDP
Try the 39 used, it's a little closer to your price range. 
WATT Puppy 6's are being discontinued...
IMO it's not so much the parts as the sum of the parts. The tolerances, the cabinet materials, the finish, etc. If you can do better, please do, I'll buy em...but I want great speakers plus the resalability. 
WATT Puppy 6's are being discontinued...
Ericbee, beat you to the punch by a few posts :) ! You answered my question though...looks like upgrades are out of the question. I have 6's...awesome speaker...good luck getting a pair at a great price!John 
Hydra-what cords do you use to your components?
I have one...it's the twist lock connector the Hydra uses for the AC input (the NEMA part) The Python part is just a Python powercord... 
Speaker placement formula
Try cardas.com or immediasound.com. Both have great papers on what you're asking... 
Wilson Witt vs Sophia
I have wp 6's and have heard the sophia's on a similar system at my dealer. For roughly 1/2 the price, they are 90% of the performance. WP6, deeper bass, little more transparency across everything, little more efficient. Sorry, can't comment on th... 
Best Used CD Player for 2,500 - 3,000
Muse 9 sig, Bat vkd5, Wadia 850 are good choices...I've owned them all and liked em...Wadia is good choice if you can skip the preamp... 
Bat with non balanced pramps?
My dealer in Dallas is running a Hovland into a VK75SE hooked up to Wilson Sophia's. I thought it sounded great.I have a vk50se/vk60 combo. I'd think the easy/safe decision is to go with a BAT preamp...mix n match will always get you different sou... 
Klipsch Heresy
I had a pair of these in college. I think at that time they went for around 800??? Today dollars...CPI, plus competition, would be around $2500-just a guess. With a SET amp...bet they would sound pretty darn good for the money...I'd hang out here,... 
top 5 cd transport/dac cost no object
2nd Tireguy's list. Covers the big ones...maybe add Meridian and the Linn CD 12...