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Best legacy preamp-amp combo for $1000, is what?
Forte 4 or 4a power amp, Audio Research LS-7 preamp or Reference Line Preeminence linestage 
Suggestions for speakers for my Cary 2a3se monos
have not seen any of the SM2A3's in quite awhile ... could post a WTB ad here and see if you get any response. very nice speaker but try to get a pair with the dedicated stands which bolt to the speaker. check eBay also! 
Suggestions for speakers for my Cary 2a3se monos
Cary marketed a speaker under the Soliloquy brand called the SM2a3 I believe that worked great with their low powered amps ... not a single driver speaker though (2-way design). Will not be easy to find either! 
cd players coming to us market
there is an Audiolab 9200cdq available used today in the ads section 
Help Me Build a Second System For Less than $10000
did you mean $1k instead of $10k??? $10k USED would buy you one hell of an overkill system for a bedroomother questions:digital sources only or analog as well??surround sound??placement issues?? 
Merlins under $3,000?
the VSM has been in production for MANY years ... older versions can be had for well under $3k but do not come up too frequently. oldest are NOT upgradable to current status due to the "lead free" design of current model (check with Merlin on this... 
Integrated for 2500 new or used?
you would not have to spend anywhere near $2500 on the used market to better the Rega ... many many options both solid state and tube 
Most stylish CD player .
blech to Chord and Rega but to each his own :) 
New to the game. Need some beginners advice.
another book called "Good Sound" is helpful to beginners ... hold off on buying anything until you have more info. in my opinion you can do much better than Adcom/NAD for the $$$ even used 
Most stylish CD player .
Pathos Endorphin (sp??) ... all Pathos gear is very stylish 
Room corrections
Dunlavy's are designed to work best with long wall placement I believe ... unfortunate you cannot reconfigure your room to allow this. I cannot imagine the SCV being "bass shy"I also have a Lyngdorf unit for room correction (the TDAi2200) which wo... 
Decent DAC under $10k anyone?
not sure you need to spend anywhere near $10k to get a "decent" DAC ... but if you have the $$$ I guess it is all relative 
A VERY interesting DAC indeed
LOOKS nice but what are the REWIND PAUSE and FAST FORWARD buttons for??? 
Pass Aleph 30 + Placette Passive Pre OK?
I used the original Aleph Os with a Reference Line Preeminence II years ago and it worked great ... not sure if the results will be the same with the Placette and Aleph 3 ... even if someone says "NO it will not work", try it anyway! The proof is ... 
Can Redbook CD Be Saved
ruin a CD, you lose an album; ruin a hard drive, you lose your library (unless you have backed everything up)not sure WHAT happens with homeowners insurance in case of a fire where your hard drive and back-up are destroyed ... can you insure the i...