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dcs sound
After re-reading my post, I noticed I may have not been entirely clear. I recently sold my dCS gear to pay for a home remodeling project. I had every intention of replacing the dCS stuff in September with another Purcell and delius, until I heard ... 
dcs sound
Audiomeca Mephisto II & Enkianthus. Much more analog sounding. I never thought I would own anything else, then I heard the Audiomeca. It is gorgeous sound and just so natural. 
Is 15W enough to drive Dyn 3.3?
Follow your instincts. :)I do not doubt they will sound pretty good, I just think you will not be able to get the most out of them with that little power.Good luck. 
Any info on the new Piega 10???
Very timely question. I just got mine about a week and a half ago and they are amazing. I have always had a love affair with planars and stats, but hated the fact that most of them truly lacked dynaics. These give me the best of the top box speake... 
where can i find jumpers pure copper?
I have a pair of Transparent Reference jumpers laying around. I have no use for them and you can have them for almost nothing. 
Preamp(tube) recomendations
The BAT line of preamps are excellent. Without knowing your budget, I would urge you to listen to the VK-50SE. There are some preamps that do a few things better than the BAT, however, the BAT's do everything well.Good luck. 
counterfeit NBS cables
Sounds like a case of a manufacturer just wanting to sell new products. Very greedy of him. 
Mark Levinson 380S vs BAT 50SE???
The BAT would actually be the better of the two for my tastes. I have owned both and like the BAT due to the harmonic texture and it is as quiet as the Levinson. It is truly one of the best preamps made. 
tube amp recommendations for Watt/Puppys
Sorry Kelly, but I disagree. I had both pieces in my system when I still had the WP's and it was mediocre at best. The WP's like power and at 50-60 watts, they did not help the speakers reach their potential. Dave uses it in an office system and d... 
tube amp recommendations for Watt/Puppys
I partly disagree with the above post. The Wilson WP's speaker sound much better with tubes than with solid sate. The key is that they like a lot of power. On the WP's, I have compared the Levinson, Classe and Krell gear head to head with the ARC ... 
Amati Homage
I heard solid state on them and hated it. I was fatigued after a very short time. I would recommend tubes.I have also heard the BAT vk-150se amps and vk-50se preamp with the Amati's and it was GORGEOUS sound. It is a bit more than you want to spen... 
Need suggestion in speaker cable
Jena Labs Cryo treated , Nordost Blue Heaven, Harmonic Tech... all alot of bang for the buck. 
What are the best looking power cables?
Shunyata power cables are all exceptional looking (if this is actually possible.):)Jonathan 
Suggestions on CDP
I would definitely listen to the Audiomeca Keops or Obsession. Wonderful players! I think you may find them to be in an entirely diferent league from what you have. 
Please Help Solid State Amps ?
Hi Mark,I recently brought over a loaned pair of Wolcott P220M monoblock amplifiers to a freind's house who owns Maggie 1.6's. These were a pair of the wideband versions. I could not believe what I heard. It is a match made in heaven. The amps are...