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Classe vs. Sonic Frontiers
I have a Classe 200 and sf line 1 and they work great together. SF preamps will match well with most solid state amps. 
New Visitor Confused Over Upgrade
Peter, You need to go to a high end store and listen to some tube amps. Bring your Carver unit with you and compare. Then come back here and tell us what you think. 
Who is Most Beautiful female singer ever
Vannesa Williams 
Is the center the center ??
My system sounds better without the center chanel. With "none" selected for center speaker in my processor it creates a phantom center chanel. The soundstage is seamless and you would swear dialogue is coming from the center speaker which is still... 
MIT Tube Cables and Solid State Amps?
Hi guys, I have a Classe 200 running Proac 3.8's. I currently have two pairs of speaker cables; Harmonic Tech pro nine biwire and MIT 750 biwire. The harmonic tech are more transparent, detailed, and have better depth. The MIT deliver more bass an... 
Your Best Hobbies (other than Audio)
I am an avid windsurfer and cyclist, both road and mountain. Between all my hobbies there is a lot of gear to tweak. 
Cables for Proac Response 2.5
I am driving Proac 3.8's with a Classe CA-200. I have two pairs of speaker cables; MIT mh750 bi-wire, and Harmonic-Tech pro 9 bi-wire. The harmonic-tech are far more transparent and detailed. Also deeper soundstage. The MIT deliver a bit more bass... 
Buyer Beware!
I recently purchased a $4000 pair of speakers from a private seller off Audiogon site unseen. Reluctant to send 4k off into never never land I chose to use I-esrow. The buyer sends money to I-escrow (you can also use credit card for an additional ... 
Are there more tirekickers now vs. then?
Wow, have I been lucky. I have had ten transactions buying and selling on audiogon, including a $4000 speaker purchase without significant problems. I used I-escrow for the speaker purchase and will use it again for major transactions. My only gri... 
buying used speakers
Speakers arrived yesterday. They are perfect. The cherry veneer even matches my built in bookcases which helps with WAF. Bass is deep and tight. Soundstage is wide and open. Voices have chest and throat. I can even listen to all those bad recordin... 
"The Audio Critic" B.S. or what?
I recently made a cable change and my wife noticed from the other room! She came into the room and asked what happened to the treble. People who say cables don't make a differance either have poor hearing or have never experimented with cables in ... 
Help deciding on DD/DTS Pre-amp
The Classe ssp-25 is better sounding for two channel. Has a deeper more transparent soundstage than my sonic frontiers line one. Sound is a little thin in mid base. Also limited base management. 
SACD - Another year and ...
I think SACD will make it. With the release of the new cheaper players, the dvd-9000es and the 333es I have to believe Sony will make a lot more titles available in the next year. 
buying used speakers
Thanks Carl and Swampwalker for the input. I just wanted to bounce this off someone before I did this. I have spoken to the seller on the phone a few times. He told me where he bought them-so I called the dealer and he confirmed the sale. The phot... 
Best solid-state amp made anywhere
Classe omega. I have one in my dreams.