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Integrated for Cornwall IV
BELLES with Klipsch...Beautiful.  This combo is like going to a live concert...Tones down the brightness but leaves all the detail...That's what you want.  
I don't get it...Exile on main Street-Blue
If you like Female vocal.....The best there is.....Is Karla Bonoff IMHO.  
Your thoughts on best audiophile speakers in $10,000 neighborhood?
Next to Borresen.....I love the musicality and sheer slam of the new Qualio open baffle speaker .....Check you tube for demo's.....It sounds incredible.I may pick up a pair because I like to swap out speakers and amps....That way I get a completel... 
15k for streamer and dac....how much on each?
The Audio Mirror Toubadour IV SE at $3500 with tube is the most musical DAC I've heard and hand made in the USA.. The T+A 200 at $7200 is also excellent....Good luck in your search.  
Your thoughts on best audiophile speakers in $10,000 neighborhood?
Heard the Borresen X-3's at Florida Hi Fi Expo........Many beautiful looking and beautiful sounding speakers there. .......But ONE speaker stood out for it's detail and soundstage and realism . The musicality of the Borresen X-3 along with their L... 
How Is This Possible? Must be Counterfeits
it is hard to imagine buying a $40,000 pair of cables for $100 and thinking it's the real thing........................................yes, but do they sound $39,900 TIMES better.  
Looking for 50-100 watts of Tube Power (give or take) for my JBL 4349s
Audio GD HE-1 XLR......The best sounding Pre- amp that the Part Time Audiophile has EVER heard .....It’s only 4 K...I have one, it’s sound is way above it’s cost...10 tubes and a regenerative power supply of it’s own. Pair it with a great SS Amp a... 
15k USD Speakers for Classical and Pop Extended Listening, Near setup, Low volume
Just buy the Borresen X-3's for 11K and be done with it.....You're Not going to beat these with anything under $22K...read the reviews....audition them...  
Are You a Swifty?
Well,  I'm NOT a Trumpy ...so,  I guess I'm a Swifty then !  
Stereophile review of the $30,000 tekton speakers
Eric Alexander has always been helpful and takes the time to have a conversation with his customers....I don't think he has no more of a big ego than hundreds of other owners of companies that I meet at shows.....I think their speakers are a genui... 
Cd player
Get the CEC TL-5...belt drive transport....with your MAC DAC it's perfect....  
Better cd SQ
Amour-all your cd's for a 20% improvement in dynamics....don't laugh.  Try it, you'll like it !  
Preamp - what's the purpose?
The BEST sound comes from a TUBE PRE and a SS amp....PERIOD !  
Equalizer in a Hi Fi system
I have the Loki...Love it....But I'm ordering the new McIntosh MQ 112...For 3K it's a winner.  
Gallium Nitride GaN Class D Amplifiers
I own the Peachtree Gan 400 amp.....Match it with a nice tube preamp and you have a beautiful , musical sound. Nice.  OR go with the Pascal Module that Aavik , Axess and Gato have for a step up in SQ.