kromag

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Wadia 151 PowerDAC or Peachtree Nova for Zu?
John Schaffer / President of Wadia demonstrated their new 151 at Rocky Mountain Audio Festival last October. Set up with a 170i (or maybe the newer 171i) and a pair of Dynaudio Excite x16's, the sound was quite incredible for such a simple and aff... 
Marantz vs. Pioneer Receivers
Jsman is correctMarantz easily wins 
Best Bike to ride before a good listening session
For Rock - Santa Cruz V-10For everything else - Colnago C-50 
Best bargain find ever ?
1. Perfect Quads ESL for $400 on craigslist2. Innersound Kachinas for $9503. JBL Lancer 44- famous LE8-T for $9.99 at goodwill 
The BEST system you've ever built !!!!
Jhightower, I agree that the Wadia and SM-1 are a nice match, I used cardas golden reference interconnect, I own a 830, but looking to upgrade to a 860 or 861..how does the BAT match up? 
Your 5 Fav Rock Concerts
1. Pink Floyd "Darkside of the Moon" tour (Quad concert)2. Jethro Tull's "Thick as a Brick" tour (Ian Anderson was a jumping madman)3. Jeff Beck Group & Mahavishnu (John McLaughlin/Jan Hammer)John and Jeff jam session encore (incredible) 4. Ye... 
Top Ten Speakers of All Time?
Used to love the original Advents, then DQ-10, now my favorites are any of the Dunlavy 
Best female vocals on CD
How could I have forgotten..Tracy Thorn.. 
Best female vocals on CD
Patricia Barber is the BEST..her "Modern Cool" & "Cafe Blue" are just awesome. Other favorites are Rickie Lee Jones, Linda Perry, Sade..