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Best Speaker cable in the $400.00-$500.00 range for 2 meters
WE 10AWG 
Duelund DCA16GA
I've just installed WE 10AWG in my system. Out of curiosity. I have "good" speaker cables and didn't plan to replace them. All I have to say is I'm impressed.  And the cables are not burned in.  How long is the burn in period? What should I expect... 
Opinions on best integrated under 10k?
I have tried/tested a few of the so called high end integrated amplifiers. The best I have found : Gamut DI150. On the other hand, there is no such a thing “ the best “ in audio business. All depends on accompanying equipment, room acoustics and f... 
Which integrated amp?
I used Plinius 9200 a good couple of years ago . A very good amp, a bit on the bright side, just bright sound. (not harsh treble or something like that, many confuse these two things). 3 years ago I was looking for a good integrated amp and listen... 
Am I an Audiophile, a music lover-or both?
None of them. 
Please suggest bookshelf with best bass response under $4000 pr.
Dynaudio C1. You will get everything you want. 
Upgrading form Pass integrated amplifier to a better one
Diablo may sound technical, kind of sterile in some systems.  Just pay attention to these attributes.. ...  
Bryston or Pass Labs
It all depends on your preferences.  Try to listen to both, ideally in your own system and see what YOU like better. All the advice is worthless. One may like Bryston ,  the other Pass and nobody will be right or wrong. Just different tastes ,  di... 
Switching to solid state amp?
I used a tube amp (845). Due to high tube mortality I decided to move back to solid state camp. It took me a while to find a replacement, an amp that sounds close to what the tube amp had given me. I settled down on Karan amp. I think this the clo... 
Has anyone made the jump to $uper High end and were disappointed?
I've heard a couple of so called super high end systems and I didn't like most of them. The biggest sin was bloated soundstage,  bloated images, singers 3m (10 ft) high and so on. No sense of realism at all. I liked MBL systems. I have a modest sy... 
It's European invasion
All the European brands have existed for years. It's just accessibility. The World has become a global village. There are plenty of modest European brands with modest prices... It's a common thing that prices of US products  start where Europea... 
What exactly is colored sound?
Uncolored sound is natural sound,  as close to real as possible.  It should be neither brighter (many systems are on the bright side)  nor darker than life sound. I should be neither warmer nor colder than the real..  Correct timbre... and so o... 
Now it's subs
Most subs  are designed and designated for home theatre and are not recommended for audio systems. The exception are REL's,  very "musical" subs. Another advantage of REL, you can use it in stereo system (high level connection) and at the same tim... 
Most Effective Tweaks?
Most Effective Tweaks? Fuses are the most effective tweaks.....   price/gain ratio  is by far the best.  
Synergistic Red Fuse ...
mapman has a problem with understanding a written text... age? shady brain.. ?  :-)