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maintenance of the piano black sf concertos
Hi guys,thanks for the reply to the post. With what it takes to maintain the balck piano finish I t would be the walnut finish for me. Thanks again. This forum is the best.Joelj 
KEF 104/2 vs 105/3
I agree with all the responses saying tokeep the 104.2s. I have a pair and the imaging and clarity is better than most speakers I have heard in the past. I have also had the opportunity to AB test the 105 in my system and hands down the 104's were... 
Kef 104.2 and REl Strata III - For more bass. WOW
Hello Oliver,I've got mine set up at c2 which is at 49 htz. Our Kef's is set for 55 htz. I am still tweaking between C5-C2 but for the moment it seems like C2 gives me the best combinationI find adjusting the gain control of the sub is critical. I... 
Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive?
I drive a lowered (18 inch mags) black M-benz 300 E 
Cable management
Lots of racks have cable management systems. Some great looking ones are form Bell'o and bdiusa.com. Great selections and great designs. 
REL Subs: have you changed the stock cables?
thanks guys. I'll check on the XLO's and dedicated audio. Joel 
How does one get off the merry-go-round?
HI,I recently went from separates to a YBA integrated. For me its the minimalist thing. Why spend more if you can do it for less; less clutter, less investment but same or even better quality of sound. With what's been happening here and around th... 
Sonus Faber grand Piano sounds muddy????
Yea it may be the set up of the dealer and the GP may not have been broken in as of yet. 
Do you keep your amps and preamps on all the time
Thanks for the input guys. I'll be leaving mine on from now on unless like Audiobugged, my rack or system heats up so much to cause damage to anything. My CD player has a display on and off switch so I"ll leave the display off when not in use. 
Remote or no remote for the Audio Research LS3.
thanks for your response guys. Seems like its best to save the money and put it to better use. 
hifi as investment?
I have a friend who is an audiophile and is now 80 years old. He told me that if he did not get as audio crazy as he did he would have owned 3 other homes. He mentiooned that he was changing high end speakers 4 times a year, amps pre amps etc... l... 
What pre amp matches the McCormack DNA 0.5
Thanks for the info. Do any of these have a remote control?