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Can you have too much speaker presence?
Buy the biggest speaker you can  afford.......very rarely does a bookshelf give you the "full" presentation that a Floorstander will give you. You'll get lower bass....equally nice mids.....equally great highs and be able to play them enjoyably at... 
What speaker could safely be ordered without hearing it first?
  @wolf_garcia.....I've heard the Razz on a few different occasions and honestly, I don't get their sound. Not for me either....  
SET Lovers, what's the one solid state amp you love(d)?
PS.  Mine is the Aavik U-150 integrated w/ world class DAC and MC Phono stage.  Beautiful !  
Pls help me decide Pass Labs X250.8 or Luxman M900u
Luxman has trouble with certain speakers....Pass doesn't.  
DAC UPGRADE QUESTION
Audio Mirror Toubadour IV SE R2R ( the best) with one Tube. Very musical with great soundstage.  
DAC Under $3000
USA......Audio Mirror Toubadour.....R2R Dac with tube. If you want to listen to "music" and not "equipment".  
SET Lovers, what's the one solid state amp you love(d)?
Once you experience  Power and  Finesse at the same moment,  one can understand that Class D is the future......combine the best of SS and the Tube world and VOILA..............it's a great find.  
Why is solid state more popular when tubes are better?
I've been a tube guy forever BUT the new higher end Class D gear ( Aavik, Atma-Sphere , Jeff Roland etc.) gives us the high end tube beauty without all the hassles. Period ! Once you experience the combination of Power and Finesse at the same mome... 
Lounge Audio
Robert has always been great to deal with and I love his phono amps. For the $$, you just can't beat them...ask Ron @ New Record Day !  
What speaker could safely be ordered without hearing it first?
Visit Next Level Hi Fi in Wayne, IL. They are a Borresen Dealer. The X-3's will stun you at $11,000 pr.  
PS audio m1200
The Peachtree GaN 400 for $2500 is a beautiful amp. I use a Tube pre-amp and it's very musical.  
What speaker could safely be ordered without hearing it first?
The Borresen X-3’s at 137 lbs. ea. and built like a $50,000 speaker actually sound better to me than their $100,000 speaker. At 11 Grand for the pair, they are the best value in the speaker world currently. A beautiful piece of technology and art!... 
Thoughts About Turntable Upgrades
I also have Vladimer's Toubadour IV SE....great dac for the $......I also have 400 Vinyl albums....Never played them much then bought the Hana $1200 MC low output cart. The PS Audio STELLAR phono amp is much better than the more expensive Parasoun... 
When Will the DAC Singularity Be Reached?
I started with the Denafrips Ares II....great DAC.....then tried Schiit BiFrost II ...more detail but not as musical....Then jumped to Audio Mirror Toubadour SE IV....noticibly better than the previous 2. ( ALL ARE R2R DACS...)....Then got the Aav... 
Budget preamp with quality volume control
Audio-GD...Best bang for the buck. Very Musical.