lmathias

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Sim Audio W-5 Amp With B&W N802 Speakers
Thanks for the help maybe I should listen to the new Talons before making a decision, I would also apprecitate any comments on other speakers to listen to that are more detailed. 
Anyone here tried Elco Cables
I guess that I should tell you about my system, it consists of Sim Audio P-5 Preamp W-5 Amp Vienna acoustics BethovenSpeakers with a Metronome tube cd player. current cables are analysis plus all copper, I am quite happy with it as is but was goin... 
Seeking advice re: complex power conditioning
Jonathan, what worked for me was a more complex grounding system. What I did was run a 30 amp dedicated circuit with isolated ground rods outside, I have four ground rods and may add more. What this does is directs more noise to groundthis made th... 
Best Passive Pre-amp with remote??
Just so you guys know,my gear is as followsSim W-5 AmpMetronome CD-1V Cd player with tube outputTalon audio peregrine speakers 
Best Passive Pre-amp with remote??
Great suggestions so far thanks for the help. 
Weird Thing after I lift my ground.
I had some of the same problems, mostly amp hum that would not go away even with power conditioning, so I ran a dedicated 10 awg 30 amp circuit with isolated ground to a 8 foot rod in the ground. Now all hum is gone and I don't even seem to need p... 
Talon Speakers
Thanks everyone for your comments, I installed some oval 9 speaker cable and it made a big difference over the Tara labs that i was using. 
North Creek Rhythm Kit Speakers, Help
Thanks for your input, I think that I'll have Lee Taylor build them for me since I am not a great wood worker.