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cones or sorbothane or both?
thanks everybody. i will tweak with cones and sorbothane and post my experience on "my system" page. 
cones or sorbothane or both?
thx for the replies. and yes there has been a forum thread in audioasylum just like this one.the challenge in my case is;i am living in a 100 year old house (hwood floors). my room is very small, so there is no room for audioracks, speaker stands ... 
Help to pick redbook player
if you want a HT system you may keep the avr525, i choose not to comment on HT. if you want a (good) budget 2 channel system, again, get rid of the avr525. i donot believe in budget pre-power combos, because you will end up having;1- problems of m... 
Help to pick redbook player
my advice; cd player will not solve your problem. get rid of the avr525. buy a decent integrated amp. i am using unison research unico. less expensive are rotel and arcam integrateds. you can match them with same line cd player (or the arcam dvd p... 
Burn in time for Virtual Dynamics Cables
VD power cables seem like good value. but their ic's and speker cables are very pricey. i am using elco sgi-999 rca's (paid $275) and stealth FR+PC biwire combo for speakers (paid $450) with my unico. highly recommended. check elco, stealth and pu... 
sub connection-Pre-out vs Second spkr binding post
buy the unico and good matching speakers.throw your subwoofer away (or throw it into your HT set-up if you have one).enjoy the music... 
what's my problem?
i am using unico with JMReynaud twin MKII's. i can recommend the twins but you'll need good cables.i wasn't a beleiver in cables but after trying many i am now. i upgraded to elco audio sgi-999 rca, a gold-silver hybrid interconnect. WOW. the reta... 
Thoughts on the Unico
unico is a wonderful amp. if one is sounding bad, it must be due to the other components. changing tubes and cables you can get anything you want out of unico. the last upgrade i had was an elco sgi-999 interconnect. you can't imagine the improvem...