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Alta Audio speakers--anyone heard them?
TwoleftearsI have the Titanium Hestia’s for almost a year now and they are an awesome speaker.  They replaced the Martin Logan Renaissance 15A’s because of their musicality, transparency, tonal balance and soundstaging capabilities. I will say the... 
IS THE MARTIN LOGAN Renassance 15A worth the $10,000 higher cost than the Expression 13A
Samgar2,  You can't go wrong with either speaker but with the size of your room the 15A's would be best.  I had the 15A's in a 18 x 24 room and they sounded awesome.  The 15A's have a bigger sound which is why i bought them and  I liked the way th... 
Speaker cables for Martin Logan's
Thanks for the compliment on the system.   Yeah when it comes to cables I do have limits - 14ft Pair of Oak $4700;  14ft pair of WEL $54,000 - Ouch.  I'd have to buy my wife a MB Convertible or a few furs, diamond necklaces etc. to say ok to 54K f... 
Speaker cables for Martin Logan's
I did not compare the Redwood or WEL against the Oak. I moved up from the Rocket 88's and heard a major difference in sound quality.  The cost for higher level AQ cables, especially when using a 14ft pair, well........... some of us have limits.   
Speaker cables for Martin Logan's
Speaking of the Renaissance I use AQ Oak between my ML Renaissance and ARC GS150 with great success. 
Audio Research Ref 150se vs Ref75se on Martin Logan Renaissance 15a.
I currently have the Renaissances driven by ARC's GS150 which is very similar to the Reference 150SE minus the meters.  I LOVE the sound of the two together.  Before the Renaissances I had the ML Montis driven by the Ref. 75 and was never enamored... 
Would you go all 1 brand for electronics?
I currently have all Audio Research gear including  Reference 6 Preamplifier, GS 150 Power Amplifier, Reference 3 Phono Preamplifier and Reference CD9 Player/DAC. The synergism of ARC components has been very rewarding  and has taken me to a place... 
Music Server
I agree with Grannyring and Swampwalker - call Neal at Sound Science, you want be disappointed and you get a lot for the money with his servers. Never thought Digital could sound this good.   
Audio Research Ref 6 vs Ref 5 SE
Elem79; You are absolutely correct the Reference 6 is a WOW, no a double wow compared to the 5SE.  I have about 50 hours on mine and I am listening to music more and more.  My wife's complaining on why I am not spending time with her - It is becau... 
What used speaker would you buy with $20,000-$35,000 and why?
Since I just purchased and received my dream 20K+ speakers – Martin Logan’s Renaissance ESL 15A’s. Let me be one of the first ESL 15A's owners to say – these are one of the BEST sounding speakers in the market place today and should be very well... 
Amps which are Great, but either Unknown or Underpriced
Prima Luna Dialogue Premium HP and non-HP Amplifiers  and Integrated Amplifiers (My first experience with Prima Luna products was the Dialogue Premium HP Integrated Amplifier) are awesome.  I recently upgraded from an Audio Research Reference 75 p...