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Help with amp selection
Take a look at the Marsh A400 (200 wpc) or its smaller sibling (100 wpc) - Bothe offer balanced mode and retail for 1995 and 1295. 
long term disappointments?
I bought the original Wilson Witts and really did not care for them in my room shortly after. The dealer would not take them back for upgrade to the Watt/Puppys - a real bummer - but Legacy came to the rescue and I get alsmost full for the Whisper... 
CDPs: Electrocompaniet vs. Meridian
Oh - check audioreview.com for more opinions on both units. 
CDPs: Electrocompaniet vs. Meridian
I own the EMC 1 and am really pleased with it. It is a good transport for recording and the top loading feature makes it easy and faster than waiting for a drawer and more mechanical moving parts. The Meridian is owned by a friend of mine and it i... 
Upgrade to balanced XLR interconnects?
Try the Micro Purl Copper from Alpha Core. the Cable Company will let you try them before you buy. 
Sony XA7ES vs Sony SCD777ES
I owned a SCD777E - it was a pretty good player - sounded best on the custom setting - takes a while to read the disc and determine if it's SACD - sometimes it would not recognize the disc at all. My friend has a XA7ES and it is a really good play... 
Best speaker a wife would tolerate
Try the Piega's - HelloHiFi stocks some of the line. 
Big Mcintosh MC1000 pwr amp s?
I guess it just goes to show with us older guys - you are either a McIntosh man or you're not - not much in between. 
Magnepan vs Quad
To repoond to the wife factor - the 989 was just too wide and plain - and the plastic endcaps are distracting to any decor done in woods - she thought they were cheap looking. 
Magnepan vs Quad
The Quad 989 is a great sounding speaker but it has a low wife acceptance factor. i just sold mine and really miss their full-balanced sound and great imaging. 
Big Mcintosh MC1000 pwr amp s?
Maybe Avnut should listen to the newer designed amps before commenting - he probably never has owned any nor has he auditioned becuase if he did he would know better - I own a mAc 352 and it has a really balanced non fatigue sound quality - unlike... 
Opinion on Mcintosh MC 300, MC 352 Amp
I currently own the 352 and I agree it is much better than the 300 and pretty much all the amp you need to drive most loads with its versatility , good looks and 350 wpc. Sonically it holds its own with my Levinson 331 and I like listening to it f... 
Is Request now defunct?
The Requests are being replaced in the line by the Odyesseyand you should get a good deal on the Requests but that will get better a bit later because the Odyssey has just arrived and not readily available. 
3500 US speaker help please
I have high ceilings too and I find that taller speakers do better like the Martin Logan SL 3 or Quests. Also the Dunlavy III or IV's would be great solutions if you can find them used in your price range.These are all fast units. 
3500 US speaker help please
I have high ceilins too and I find that taller speakers do better like the Martin Logan SL 3 or Quests. Also the Dunlavy III or IV's would be great solutions if you can find them used in your price range.These are all fast units.