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Anybody using the Nordost Vishnu PC?
Kubala-Sosna offers very flexiable cables that are truly extreme performance. www.kubala-sosna.com. Good Listening! 
Does an aftermarket power cord matters for Amp?
Cords that have made a significant improvement are from Kubala-Sosna Research - and yes - on the amps even more than the CDP. www.kubala-sosna.com. Good Listening! 
Bringing out the lows in my AP Virgo's?
Might want to check out www.kubala-sosna.com - these do wonders for bass. Good Listening! 
Best Amps for Martin Logans????
Try calling Frank Gow of Audio Classics in Binghamton NY ... I am sure he can point you in the right direction. 
Build a system around speakers in the $5-$7.5K
Heard some GREAT new speakers at CES 2004 ... Vandersteen Quatros ... $6500 new. 
Moving from AP Oval 9s to ...? Kharma-Aloia
Heard some new cables from Kubala-Sosna (www.kubala-sosna.com) at Audio Connection in Verona NJ ... you may want to look into them. Good Listening! 
CRT front projectors
There is a setup manual NEC publishes and it walks you thru the adjustments one-by-one. If you do not have that I am sure NEC will get you (sell you one?) ... Good Luck! 
speaker placement..
Call Acoustic Sciences Corp (the Tube Trap Company), or, your speaker manufacturer to discuss. Personally, I would try to get the speakers slightly in front of that arch - but you did not say what the overall length of the room was and if that cou... 
If you couldn't get Vandersteen speaker's
Is the assumption that some other speaker would work better at the stated position than the 2ce's? If so, can you explain why? 
Room Placement on Vandersteen 3A Sig's?
I would call Richard Vandersteen - he is always more than willing to discuss these type of issues. Second best would be to call John Rutan at Audio Connection in Verona, NJ. 
Bat VK-51se vs. Atma-sphere MP-1 Mk II
Another vote for BAT - I have a VK-50SE - same type of experience regarding reliability - and - compares to the best pre-amps in the world sonically. And they say the VK-51SE is better still!! 
Transport - Dac , matching question.
While the link was to a very interesting article, I still have no idea how this relates to "time domain and frequency domain" DACs. 
Help me choosing turntable
I would probably look for a nice used Linn LP-12. 
interconnect ?
Considering a CD/Pre/Amp/Speaker setup, general wisdom would say that here is the order of priority:(1) Source to Pre(2) Amp to Speaker(3) Pre to Amp 
Vadnerseen 5A crossover outside
You are missing the point completely - the crossovers are a very ELEGANT solution to perfectly blending the subwoofer to the main speaker - NO ONE does this better than Vandersteen. When properly setup (not hard to do) you cannot tell there is a p...