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Solid state amp recommendations for Maggies?
there are various tiers of ss class a/ab amps that work well with maggies... all sound very good, drive them just fine, deliver the needed current reserve, some are sonically subtly better, more refined powerful better imaging and space high valu... 
Bob Carver Going Direct.
it is interesting to note that ej sarmento and w4s are well known to make solid, high value, well engineered, well made products under their own name i guess we will never know the details regarding the crimson amp, but if one knows anything abou... 
Great speaker sounds terrible in my room?
@rixthetrick sorry if i was being obtuse by ’l-f’ -- i simply mean low frequency ------------------------------------------------------------------ to add to the discussion, i would remind the op and others here interested that a) speaker pl... 
Bob Carver Going Direct.
haha -- bob carver is 79 years old, if he doesn’t cash out now, when will he?  
How important is it that all cables come from the same manufacturer?
not  
whats the best pre amp to pair with Bryston 4b cubed? A
yes well if the bryston amp is not a done deal, my no-brainer suggestion is get a hegel h190 and be done... superb amp, sweet combo with totems  
whats the best pre amp to pair with Bryston 4b cubed? A
don't worry about naysayers if you like bryston go for it, they are a quality outfit  
Question about Bi-Wiring
always amazed here that some people clearly can type, yet cannot read... 🤷‍♂️  
whats the best pre amp to pair with Bryston 4b cubed? A
with high level separates it is usually a 'no regrets move' to pair same make pre and power everything else was not designed specifically to mate, even if they do that fine...  
Your single most significant purchase mistake?
this is a fun informative thread there are numerous items listed by others, highly respected, experienced users, that i have tried myself in the past and actually liked a lot... while i moved on, these items certainly would not be on my ’top wors... 
Bought powerful/expensive Amp+Speakers but plan to use an old preamp , am I crazy?
op your to-soon-arrive speakers are pretty darned resolving and your big mac amp is very good my guess is you will hear a notable difference (improvement) in sound quality going from the nad (which will work just fine, as has been said) to a hig... 
Great speaker sounds terrible in my room?
op seems like you have gotten ample advice, much of it consistent and reinforcing let us know how it sorts out and whether you get those sweet ref 3a singing right...  
Lack of popularity of Chord???
chord (the electronics company, not the cable company) has a long and illustrious history, and also a penchant for thinking things through from first principles and not following common trends, conventional wisdoms i have not had chord preamps or... 
Contenders are here
i thought i had logged into rennlist again by mistake...  phew... 😂  
Great speaker sounds terrible in my room?
@jl1ny room boundary l-f reinforcement is a big deal for dynamic box speakers, especially ones with somewhat limited bass output, so you may need to change your setup significantly to get those ref 3a’s working right... move em closer to the roo...