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DK Design VS.1 Ref. mk II ,& a good matching CD.
What is your budget? What kind of music do you like? 
Jackson Browne Solo Acoustic
I found it used for $7! Excellent. 
bi amping Von Schweikert vr4 jr
Hey Bigjoe, it looks like you had an extra space before the question mark, you forgot to capitalize, and it should be "guy's", possessive not plural. 
Aural assault?
I love going to one of my used CD stores - they are always playing good tunes that sound pretty damn good through whatever system they are using. I hate all the TVs everywhere. 
Musical Fidelity A5 CD player - long
This is an excellent review. I own the A5 and really enjoy it. TAS recently did a direct comparison between the Lector and A5 with it being very close despite the $1800 difference. I still would love to hear the lector in my system. 
phase inverted preamps...about
Wouldn't it be better at the speaker end since that would minimize the amount of inverted signal? :)In my integrated amp manual it says that absolute phase is inverted and that you can correct by inverting positive for negative at the amp. It goes... 
Tube amp, size and power info........
Hey Chad what are you getting for speakers? 
KT 88 Integrated amps
Check out the VAC Avatar Super, not sure of dealers in the UK. Contact Kevin Hayes, www.vac-amps.com. 
Best CDs for vocals?
Jane Monheit Dream with Me, and Taking a Chance on Love are excellent. 
Audiophiling With the Stars
Interesting concept - I'm not sure it will be the next big hit, but it is interesting. I would like to know what, say, Billy Joel has for an audio system. I also think it would be great to have a home theater/Audio show on one of the HGTV or DIY n... 
Looking for a new speaker: VR 4 Jr vs. Hps 938
The 4JRS are definetely sweet with tubes. 
Why do I get a poping sound??
I get the same thing on my DirectTV receiver sometimes but I am not sure of the cause. 
Tube Integrated Amps
VAC Avatar Super is not a hybrid and has 4 KT88s. 
Tube Integrated Amps
I have a VAC Avatar Super which is KT88 based and 80W per channel. Very nice integrated amp for build and sound. 
I'm FINALLY finished: new 2-channel system
I agree with Krelldog and c123666 in that it is very possible to do both reasonably well. A system that can perform really well in stereo but also be adequate for HT is what is needed in my household and using a high quality integrated with HT pas...