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LSA speakers?
Heard LSAs at a show. Extremely high cost to performance ratio. Nicely voiced with a solid midrange. 
ATC active or Tannoy TD12?
The ATCs at the RMAF 2007 were one of the best sounding speakers at the show.Get them active or be prepared to get a very powerful amp. Very inefficient but a strong amp will make them sing. 
Which allround speaker ?
Harbeth 40.1Spendor SP100R 
"Best" bookshelf/monitor for low-power amp?
Reimer McCollough 
Is there such a speaker...(loud but smooth)?
Klipsch and Reimer 
Klipschorn with Tube Amps
Khorns from 1978. Upgraded crossovers and sound damped troughout.Have used my Mac 275 but that was just too much amp, as was the Mesa Baron in triode.Now using Mac Ma230 that has been revitalized. Also will be trying a Cary Superamp with a Bruce M... 
Looking for Almost Full Range Speakers
Gershman Sonogram will hit the $3500 mark ,new. 
Novice ears or unrealistic expectations?
Your friend that said the Ipod is the problem is correct. In several weeks the Wadia 170 Itransport will be available. It will give you a full digital output because it has the Apple code and has a Dac.Once you have a full signal you will be able ... 
Stereophile review of Escalante Fremont
Would agree with Dgarretson. Not really high on the price/performance list. You can get a pair of Harbeth 40.1s for similar $ and take a giant leap in performance. You can get the Gershman Sonograms for about 40% of the cost of the Fremonts and ge... 
It is 2008 do you know the best start up speaker
Gershman Sonogram 
Best new loudspeaker
Symposium. Ugly as sin but beautifuly voiced and balanced. 
Best Towers Under $4,000 / pair
Magnumpi205Gershman Sonogram 
Monitor Suggestion - $ 2000 max
Spendor, Harbeth, Mark&Daniel, Soundsmith 
Mark Levinson Where is the Emotion??
There is none.Auditioned a Levinson and B&W and had the same response as the last few posters.The only thing Levinson had that was hot was Kim Catrell and maybe even less expensive. 
Sony SCD-1 is it the best player for the money?
Paul,Agree with Dgarretson about mods. The SCD-1 is a realy good player/transport that can be upgraded to a great player quite easily. The clock is always a good place to start because jitter, therefore noise, etc is lowered. Darker background alw...