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Best speaker Cable matching Wilson Audio Sasha
+1on the Auditorium 23, not well known (marketed). I have them in my reference system and the aren't crazy $$$ I believe they run $950/8feet. FWIW I have Kimber TC12's in my office setup. 
Devore or Harbeths to replace my ESL63s?
Fjn04-Right now my system looks like this:Mac Mini-Luxman DA-06-Shindo Masetto-Shindo Montrachet- O/96's 
Devore or Harbeths to replace my ESL63s?
I was between Devore O'96's and the Harbeth 30.1. As I run an all Shindo front end I went with the O/96's as they are more efficient and John Devore uses Shindo (and others) to voice his speakers. It's an amazing combo for me. If i had a solid sta... 
Looking for Tube Pre-Amp Recommendations
I 2nd ZD with the Aesthetix & BAT. I had a new CJ ET3SE which I liked but didn't love. Also a used Shindo Monbrison could be had for $5k and an Aurieges for even less. 
Dynaudio, Devore Orangutan, or Harbeth
Yes, the appeal for me is the beauty/warmth as you say. I was rock'n out to some Jackson 5 last night and wasn't missing a thing. Not sure if that helps at all, but... 
Dynaudio, Devore Orangutan, or Harbeth
I didn't look at Harbeth only because they aren't quite sensitive enough to be driven by my low watt tube amp, though I've seen it done. (I am considering a smaller pair for my office setup.) The O/93's share the same tweeters and a very similar w... 
Dynaudio, Devore Orangutan, or Harbeth
Dynaudio, while great speakers lean towards a more analytical sound to my ears. If you're using words like "liquid" & "tone" I think Harbeth and Devore may better tick that box. I traded away my C1's (along with all of my solid state gear) as ... 
What would you upgrade?
I have a Decco 65 in my office setup. It's a great piece of kit for the price. The onboard dac in the Peachtree is on a similar plane as the DacMagic. For the sake of simplicity and $$$ I'd personally go mac into the decco and put your money into ... 
DAC help For my tube rig
Well that blew up in my face. Ayre tells me the waitlist for an upgrade reaches into Jan/Feb 2015... and so the search is back on. 
DAC help For my tube rig
Thanks for all the feedback (and sorry for the delayed post, for some reason I was locked out.) Over the weekend I picked up an original Ayre QB-9, which I'll send off to be upgraded. If that doesn't do the trick then I'll explore the Lampi or AMR... 
DAC help For my tube rig
Jond - Yes, Devore's arrived last week. Just waiting for the wife to go on a biz trip so I can set everything up and pretend like it's all been there for years... You'll need to come by for a listen. 
Sennheiser 650 Headphone Cable Upgrade
I've had good luck with Moon-Audio's Black Dragon Cables. The pins at the headphone end are a bit flimsy and had to be replaced after 2yrs ($40). But I would wager it would be the same for other cables as well.