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Two-channel is inferior to multi-channel, no?
Notso , stereo is supposed to sound three dimensional,ad d to it, there has to have been something wrong to begin withthis is for music, non consider movies 
Moderately priced 5 channel amplifier
Love to hear bout old systems, i have an old Denon 4802, with a little Acurus 100.3, love that little amp. I use it to take some of the load off the Denon, as they do wear out. The newer Denon have not the power amplifier you find in this one,o r ... 
Moderately priced 5 channel amplifier
The Martin Logan is mainly on the stereo side, they are called Ethos. The rear speakers are also Martin Logan Scripts.The main front speakers are B&W CDM 7NT, and the centre is called HTM7, and the surround are somewhat similar to Atlantic Tec... 
Moderately priced 5 channel amplifier
I will look for it. What about the Cary Cinema 7B? 
Moderately priced 5 channel amplifier
I will not use more than two players, Blu-Ray, and a good SACD/CD player.If I had my way, I would design all balanced output players and processors that have at least two full sets of XLR inputs; however, I do realize my preferences are not the co... 
Moderately priced 5 channel amplifier
it most have XLR inputs, this is a must! I do not mind point differentialy balanced, as is the case for Bryston. I have thought about the Bryston 9B ST, and the Krell Showcase, yet I feel the Krell is priced high because of the name.I would consid... 
classe, bryston fully balanced?
All of these are fully balanced: Older Classe, including all the x00 and x01 models, all the T series Threshold; all the older Krell models, Mark Levinson, which run in class A; and some A/B amplifiers, some models, Cary, ARC, and Ayre; and many E... 
Best tube amp for electrostatic speakers
I have Ethos front speakers and used two BAT VK 60 as momo blocks and had great results. If fact, with those ML speakers, one stereo would do.Really, with a Peachtree Nova you would be well with any qualité tube amp, outputing over 60 watts.I am c... 
Accuphase or Esoteric?
I like the Esoteric DV50s better than the K-3, and it is a DVD/SACD multiple channel player. This Esoteric is going surpass about 99% of all CD and SACD players, hands down and you might find one under two grand.The only problem i have with multip... 
Personal amp evolution
Fisher 500*, was my father’s receiverSansui model 8*, from early seventiesMarantz model 18, early 70s, which I kept.Marantz model 15*, and 16* power amplifiersMarantz model 7* model 8*Phase Liner 400*SAE MK IV*Pioneer SPEC 1* and SPEC 2*, later SP... 
Rhodium vs Gold AC connectors
I do not think there is much difference, for some reason, I use the Rhodium on digital and gold plated on all else, other than copper. You can buy 10, or 12 gauge wire at Home Depot and have as good a cable as you can get, unless you wire in your ... 
accuphase compare to mcintosh
Both are higher priced because of the brand name, but really, Accuphase is going to be the better one, in most cases. It depends on your preference for sound, as Esoteric is very good and a bit more dynamic, as is ARC, which still make only stereo... 
Arcam DV139 vs Oppo 95; any thoughts?
Either of my Esoteric DV50s, or my Ayre C-5xe will beat your JVC, and my dog can beat up your dog. 
Need advice on power cords for my Ayre system
You are plugging it into a wall socket, preferably a dedicated wall socket? What kind of wires are you running to your wall socket? 
Okay, Classe CA 2200 or and Ayre V -5xe amps
Ayre V-5xe amps are great! I had the big class A biased Krell/ ML/ Threshold and they were great, but the heat, all that class A; they are good for real impédance varied speakers, like the old Infinity Kappa 8/9; however, the Ayre is a good class ...