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Salk Sound Encore 3 or Totem Wind
it is an interesting concept...sometimes we want a "different" sound as all gear has it's own sound..been thinking of selling my Dali Epicon 8 speakers...great speakers, but I've had them 7-8 years, and Dali main speakers for 12 or more...no right... 
UPS. Friend Or Foe?
My UPS Store has always done the paperwork, and provided quick refund, on the few damaged items, out of many dozens I have shipped...  
Budget amp that will give Magnepan 3.6Rs better depth of soundstage
sometimes an Odyssey Khartago Extreme comes along...  
If someone handed you this system, what would you change?
agree the speakers are way better than your other gear...  
Salk Sound Encore 3 or Totem Wind
I'd rather look at the Salk's and agree they are probably better suited for your small room...I have Salk and Totem in the house, both are terrific, but not the models you are looking at...  
I want more bass…
agree with powered subs, probably 2 with those speakers...most speakers bass rating is at inches from speaker at low volume, not full volume at listening position...  
For the first time...
I always felt Oppo was highly over rated as a CD player...I’m long time owner of 105 and 103  
Worth upgrading my cables?
my electrician audiophile friend remains in amazement over the difference cables make, even after 20 years of experiencing it, as it technically makes no sense to him...fortunately for him he ultimately decides by listening not reading...  
Worth upgrading my cables?
Cerious also makes great, modest cost cables, with return privileges. Since you can listen and try for free, ignore those who say cables are irrelevant, simply decide for yourself, you'll find no agreement here...  
Absolute Sound's "Reviews"
most of the two paragraph reviews are excerpts from the longer review in the actual magazine...  
New MOFI speaker (Andrew Jones)
though Ric's EVS upgrades are awesome...  
13.2, 5.1 and so on. "the best seat in the house"
I have found 5.1 can sound great for music, but only if the equipment is perfectly matched, and everything is perfectly set up and adjusted...otherwise it sounds terrible...whereas movies it's easy to get good sound, maybe hard to get great sound.... 
Best sounding FM table radio ever made...
I was lucky to find an Advent 400 that was upgraded/refurbished...use it with Minimus 7 with upgraded crossover as well as many other small spekers...great fun...works great also with 2 Minimus 7's...  
Small 2nd room system? Any better than the Nakamichi Soundspace 5?
if your budget is under $150 the Nak is fine...otherwise many options much better  
This Sounds Like A Pretty Good Deal -- Opinions?
great gear, but agree "gone over and refurbished by a pro" is meaningless without lots of details...