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Best speakers match for BAT VK75 SE
Jack: What price range are you looking to saty within? What type of music do you listen to? What are the dimensions of your room? 
Audio Aero Capitole MK II: Performance & Problems
Matt: All components including tubes have a life span. We can say we all start dying when we are born or start living. :)The tubes have a 10,000 hour life and are very inexpensive to replace. When they are replaced, the sound will stay the same as... 
JMLab Utopia and Watt/Puppy 7.0 Comparsion
I am not a big Utopia fan. I find them a bit on the lifeless sounding side. I have heard them with everything from low powered tubes to huge powerful solid state amplifiers.The Watt Puppy 7's on the other hand are a much different beast. They are ... 
Audio Aero Capitole MK II: Performance & Problems
The tubes cost $15 each to replace plus labor. 
Verity Parsifals vs 1st series Talon KhorusX
Kana813: Tim is a GREAT guy and both of you have something in common... audio. Let's play nice. :)What upgrades did you do to the Khorus'? How did it improve? I am a very big fan of Talon and think there are few speakers in their price range that ... 
Verity Parsifals vs 1st series Talon KhorusX
Kana813: I never bad mouthed the Khorus, I just stated that the Khorus X is far superior to the Khorus.Also, my analog setup consists of the following:SME Model 30SME IV.Vi TonearmVDH ColibriManley Steelhead & LAMM LP2 Deluxe Phono stagesPleas... 
Verity Parsifals vs 1st series Talon KhorusX
Kana813: Yes I have. I absolutely hold to my statement. 
Verity Parsifals vs 1st series Talon KhorusX
So far some very good advice has been given.I have to ask what you mean by 1st series Khorus X's? If you are talking about the Khorus with or without the X crossover, I would highly recommend against them. The Khorus X is a very different speaker,... 
What is the next Phono Pre-Amp for me?
The following are excellent:Aesthetix IO SignatureLAMM LP2 DeluxeManley SteelheadI have tried many others and these are my favorites. If you hit the lottery, the word is that the Boulder is unreal. 
Talon Khorus x or B&W 802
Kthomas: As a dealer for Talon, I can tell you I have used the KhorusX's in both very large rooms and very small rooms. As with any speaker, a large room will pay big dividends in terms of openness and staging, while a small room tends to be easie... 
AA Capitole 1 or 11
The MK II has greater resolution, bass and extension in the highs than the MK I. It also has a few software problems which have been resolved in the latest chip.The MK I plays all CDR's that I have where the MK II does not. The MK I is extremely r... 
Wolcott Presence 220M system compatiblity?
I happened to try the amps, upon Albert and Duke's suggestion. At the time I had a pair of Wilson MAXX's here and I was so disappointed. There was absolutely no focus and no bass. With all the respect I have for Albert and Duke, I decided to bring... 
Isolation methods for your VK50SE preamp
Jfrech brings up a good point, power chords make a BIG difference. You may hear more of a difference with a good power chord than further isolation. 
Avantgarde's are Great but Bass Integration?
Sorry to say, you heard them the way most of us have. They are very impressive, but problematic. It is the downfall of the speaker. Maybe the Trio is better because of the added woofer horn, but the Duos do not seem to go down enough with the mid ... 
What are you supporting your Shunyata Hydra on?
I have it sitting on Black Diamond Racing Cones. Seems to do fine there. I do not like it on carpet.