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Best Integrated, period.
Never heard a Krell. Always stayed away because I was told they are dry, bright and hard sounding. The Vanguard looks like a good product though. 
HiDiamond Diamond 3 XLR IC's - Burn-In Time?
The D8s are amazing. Break in was so strange though. I didn't know what I had from day to day. The seemed to behave differently every time I listened. There have been post that say anywhere from 350 to 400 hours, even 500 hours before the really o... 
New Yamaha a-s3000 and a-s2100 integrated amps ??
The last Yamaha integrated I heard sounded kind of hard and dry. I think it was the SA-2000. Have you guys heard that one and is the S2100 and 3000 smoother/warmer? 
HiDiamond Diamond 3 XLR IC's - Burn-In Time?
i have about 200 hours on my HD D8 speaker cables. They sound different everyday. Never bad, just different. Sometimes certain frequencies are more forward or more recessed. 
Do I really need a preamp?
every time I have tried a Dac with a volume control, it did not sound as good as having an actual preamp in the system. Granted, I have only tried it twice, but as others have said it would depend on the system. of course these days there is DAC/p... 
Elac Loudspeakers?
I have the Elac FS 409 coming in a couple of weeks(High Gloss White). It has the Jet 5 tweeter and new midrange driver. Has very good reviews so far. I will try and write my impressions after I get to know it some.In other news they are/have repla... 
An audiophile in Chicago .....
Yes Tweak Studio is downtown. It's on East Wacker Drive, down by the Hyatt. They have some good stuff in their shop. 
Elac Loudspeakers?
Elac has made an improvement to the base 240 series. They are calling it the 240.2 (FS 247.2, 249.2 ect...) Best I can tell the main change is adding the Jet 5 tweeter to this series. 
Mcintosh xr 100 speakers
It sure is a nice looking speaker. They seem to have high praise from a lot of people that have heard them. Have you hear them Audiooracle? 
New Lampizator Level 4/ Version 4 DAC in the house
Okay. Thanks for clarifying. 
New Lampizator Level 4/ Version 4 DAC in the house
Jwan, you said you had a Big 5, was that a typo? Did you you mean Big 6? 
Best Integrated, period.
Keithr, what do you mean? What is not even close to the DarTZeel? All integrateds? 
Elac Loudspeakers?
Tone Audio Review of the 249 BE. http://www.tonepublications.com/review/elacs-fs249-black-edition-loudspeakers/ 
7 months in and still loving these...
Interesting. You have had a lot of speakers go through your system, do you this one is going to stay awhile? Did you have any special considerations with finding electronics that work well with them or did you just use what you already owned? 
New Lampizator Level 4/ Version 4 DAC in the house
I have changed my system a little since I put that up. I now have a Herron VTSP 3a (R02 Version) preamp and a Burmester 911 MK3 power amp. Any I appreciate your input Grannyring.