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Classe Model 30
try tubes...a bat vk3 or vk30 can be had with remote..also cary makes some really nice tube units.. 
B&W Nautilus 800.....where's the bass?
btw, lose the rear speakers for the time.... you can introduce them later...they might be causing cancellation... 
B&W Nautilus 800.....where's the bass?
sounds like room position, pre-amp, amp, cables...using a sound processor really screws up the sound..they are very, very, very revealing speakers. how do you have them set-up ?would suggest borrowing high current reference quality (krell, classe,... 
Audience AU24, are they good?
signal wires do have a big impact...however, going from cardas power cables to audience was pretty much at the same level as a interconnect change (in my system).... 
Audience AU24, are they good?
i would not underate the importance of power cords... they are just as important as interconnects and speaker cables...it is really hard to audition cables without them...i went through 10 different speaker cables and 6 sets of interconnects till ... 
Audience AU24, are they good?
the audience au24 is a very, very good cable and sounds even better when combined with the power cords... hence, would also suggest upgrading your power cords if you havent done it yet(it is a night and day difference)the real question is how will... 
The most placement forgiving planar speaker?
planars are very picky about "exact" placement (ie the small increments measurements need to be spot on). they are no different in that regard to other high end speakers.beside that they can be placed very close to the side wall(dipole placment)an... 
Audioquest Volcano and Mont Blanc opinions
had the volcano (non dbs) and monte blanc (dbs) in the system (marantz sacd, bat pre, classe cam monos, audio physic speakers)...the audioquest cables are not "bad" sounding cables by no means, however they lack musicality that is found in cables ... 
Why are big speakers in small rooms bad?
standing waves... 
Audio Research vt100mkll question
i really like this amp and have heard it sound great in a well balanced system...btw, you might find the jj e88's a little lacking in resolution.... 
preamp with Atma-sphere m60 II
how about a used bat vk-30 ? the 30 is a couple steps above the 3.. 
Which of the following preamps?
would suggest a bat 3vki, audible illusions l-1 
Best 5 engineered rock albums?
boston on sacddef leppard greatst hitsthe cult 
Monitors under $1500?
if you can find them....the samll but mighty celestion 700 se...very, very, special speaker that can still hold it own againest new designs... 
Best amplifier for $1000
some suggestions of some great solid state amps that are very good but difficult to find (rarely come up used)pse studio v signature mono blocks- really rare goes for $800-$900 used.... there are also the studio v's mono which are very good also (...