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$1600 SCD-777ES - Where?
Verified with J&R Music today that their price new is $1,799 and the msrp is now $2,500. Did not get anywhere with the "asylum" discount however. 
What deserves to be Remastered on CD?
Hey Tubegroover!!! "Surf's Up" along with all of the Beach Boys later albums starting with "Sunflower" have just been released on CD. Remastered, of course, and they sound superb. "Holland"," Carl and the Passions", "In Concert" just to name a few... 
What deserves to be Remastered on CD?
For starters, Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young catalogs 
Ayre V-3 vs BAT VK-200 vs Classe' CA-200
JONT - my amp has had all of the upgrades except the "conditioner". What do you mean by "dropping the ground"? 
Recommended cables for NHT 2.9
I am using LAT International SS-800. Ridiculously cheap and incredibly sounding. Tried Analysis Plus Oval 9 but it did not sound as good as the LAT 
FIVE channel amps - advice needed...
the OUTLAW amp @ $1,100 is THE steal in home theatre amps. read all the reviews. you cannot go wrong. 
NHT 2.9 vs. Thiel 1.5 (or other?)
I recently purchased a pair of 2.9s trading in my Thiel 2.2's. I have biamped the speakers using NHT's SA-3 subwoofer amp and an Ayre V-3 on the top end. My dealer sold me the SA-3 for $300 and I bought the Ayre used. It is a great combination but... 
Best loudspeaker on the 3k range???
NHT 2.9 have awesome base response and can virtually disappear. They retail for $2500-2700 but dealers will negotiate. NHT makes great speakers throughout their line but high end dealers don't carry them very often. Very underpublicized speakers t...