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Best CD player under $5K?
Look for a used E-sound E5 - when one comes up for sale it is generally well south of the $1000.00 price mark. Great sounding player and built like a tank 
REVIEW: Meng Yayi KT88 Monoblocks
Serge,My amp was almost the same price as two of your momoblocks (very close) but monos do give you the flexibility for seperate channels for H/T purposes. Hope your happy with the amps. I give you credit for doing something that most people (in t... 
UPS and FedEx alternatives
It's my understanding that any package being delivered by both UPS and Fed Ex must be able to sustain a drop from 4-5" on all sides in order to make a damage claim making insurance moot if you did not pack your item properly 
Speaker set up tip from sumiko trained
Glad I don't have to go through any of this with my Shelby+Krolls, They sound great no matter where you listen 
REVIEW: Meng Yayi KT88 Monoblocks
Sounds like you rolled the dice purchasing these and amps and happy to hear things worked out for you. I owned a Cayin TA-30 that sounded pretty good and was relatively happy with but I'm aware that Cayin has a U.S. distributor and it's not really... 
SET sound without a lot of money
Ignore this advice at your own financial peril: Have Jim Nicholls from JWN amps build you a custom tube amp. You'll be absolutely amazed by what you'll hear. I recently listened to a set up which consisted of a $8000.00 pair of horns being driven ... 
Tube Preamp with TAD Hibachi's
I'll second the TAD 150 signature. I relucantantly sold mine to help fund a speaker purchase, a great pre for the money. You may also want to check out Mapleshade which is supposed to be another great linestage 
My Final Amplifier Purchase - What Would You Buy?
Save some money and get a custom built tube amp from Jim Nicholls from JWN amps. I've had mine for two weeks now and just can't say enough good things about it. For under two grand Jim can build you an amp that will rival and in most cases beat am... 
Exceptional value in speakers today?
I'm well aware this line is thrown out as often as The N.Y. Yankees are predicted to win the World Series but The Shelby+Kroll Nano Monitors perform WAY above their price point, and with the exception of a little bit of advertising on Agon to liqu... 
Exceptional value in speakers today?
You will definitely want to look into the Shelby+Kroll Nano Monitors. Most of Tim Krolls sales go to recording studios and you may still be able to get a pair of B stock for $1300.00 or so and Tim has a 30 day money back guarantee in the unlikely ... 
Finally saved 3000 what is a good setup.
Get a pair of Shelby+Kroll Nano monitors, the woofer monitor and a tube amp from Jim Nicholls @ Jwn amps all for under $3000.00 and I guarantee your rig will outperform systems many times their price range 
Upscaling Speakers, Downscaling Amp...What to Do?
Save some money and have Jim Nicholls from JWN amps build you a custom tube amp that will rival amps many times their cost I just got my 6L6 kt88 amp today and this thing kicks some serious ass for 50 wpc and sounds great at low volumes as well. O... 
NY Technician to replace capacitors
Another person you may want to try is Tommy Hillis from Hudson audio. He's right across the river in Bergen county N.J. 
Wow, everything posted for sale is ''light use''??
Yes, all gear is lightly used in a smoke free, pet free, (fish tanks don't count)and child free environment 
Best new tube amp under $1500?
Seriously consider a JWN tube amp by Jim Nicholls. All his amps accept a variety of tubes and are all autobias even when changing tube types. They're extremely robust and all come with a liftime warranty on labor,and very reasonably priced. The on...