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Best 5 engineered rock albums?
I don't have the time to scratch my head sufficiently to come up with five, but I find Bat Out Of Hell exceptional. 
Cables Supratek Chardonnay
I have had the AU24s hooked up to my Gaincard and Abby speakers, and the bass is very full and deep. It is a little bit much for a small room. 
Good speakers for Gaincard under $1500?
I use Cain & Cain Abbys (95 dB), and they work extremely well with my 25 w/ch Gaincard. 
Best sounding LP's
The LPs that impressed me most, and there are only a few, were TACET, particularly The Tube. For pure sonics, the Sheffield Labs are amazing. 
Review: Dynaudio Contour 1.3se Monitor
I tried to live with 1.3s, but found that they needed more power than my Pass Aleph 3 could produce. I listened to them (after I sold them) with a Simaudio W5 and was blown away. At that time, I felt that I should have changed amps, not speakers. ... 
Best speaker for a SET 5 watts per channel
Check the Decware Forum for the 95s. They are called 95s because they are 95dB efficient. They are a slim MTM. Appartently your 5 watts will be more than enough. 
Tyler "Linbrook" any opinions?
I have the 7Us with the Millenium tweeter, which are kind of a tower version of the Linbrook (w/ this tweeter). The only thing that I have heard that sounded as good with tube gear was Single-driver speakers. They do so many things very well. I ag...