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The best CD Player for the money
I own the Sony XA7ES and its still one of the best players I have heard. Built like a tank too. 
The best speaker you ever heard?
One of the best I have heard was the Joseph Audio Pearls at the Home Entertainment 2003 in San Francisco. They were paired with Manley tube equipment and the sound was absolutely phenomenal. 
Amp/Speaker selection help.
Ultraviolet is right on the money. Speaking from personal experience, I bought one of those home theater in a box deals and regret it now. I should have done it in steps and started out with quality components. Do your research and you should have... 
Music for "Tough Times"
My "blue" music is anything jazz especially Coltrane. 
Biggest Baddest Audio Cables
I owned the Acoustic Zen Hologram speaker cables and they are one of the biggest cables I've ever seen. However, they were a mother to fit onto the terminals. 
Help this budding Classical audiophile
I too am "getting started" in the classical vein (even though I grew up playing classical violin and piano) and have very similar tastes in jazz. That being said, I just purchased Yo-yo Ma's Obrigado Brazil cd, both the studio and live versions. T... 
Epos m-15s with tubes??
I heard the Epos M12's paired with the Shanling SP80 connected directly to the Shanling T100 cdp and was quite amazed at the sound. Vocals were liquid and the soundstaging was fairly deep and wide. Your M15's would be absolutely killer with that a... 
classé makes noise on power off.
I also had a great experience with Classe's customer service. I had a CDP .5 that needed some minor servicing and since it was out of warranty I had to pay just $50. It was serviced very fast and shipped out within a couple of weeks. They even sen... 
Does an aftermarket power cord matters for Amp?
I use a Custom Power Cord Company Model 11 for my Plinius 8200 integrated with great results. Very synergistic combo. 
Another wattage question.
Bombaywalla,Thanks very much for your informative posts!! I second Dmitrydr, this should be in a FAQ. Are you an engineer by any chance? 
Great Customer Service
I am glad to hear that Krell provides good customer service and that people have had a good experience with them. I can't say the same with Mark Levinson. Had to send in an amp for repairs and they took 6 months to do it. I just got it last week, ... 
mark levinson service
I am very disappointed in their service. I have a 383 integrated that needed service. I sent it in July 2003 and got it back. That was a 6 month wait!!! I called them and emailed them several times (they never answered my emails) and repeatedly as... 
Suggestions for interconnects and speaker cables.
Thanks to you guys for your help so far. And Jtinn thanks for your suggestion on the PARC unit. I will look into that. After re-reading my post, I realize that the midbass hump has more to do with the room and speakers and that cables should not b...