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Tube preamp with remote for 1K used
Rogue 66 with the magnum upgrade. The Magnum really is a huge upgrade to the entire Rogue line. 
Talon Khorus Vs Audio Physic Avanti III
The Avanti 3 is better than a mile. I heard the both at the HE show and have heard the Khorus' elsewhere. I would even take the Virgos over the Khorus. The difference in midrange quality is huge. Try Jon # at www.goldmanaudio.com he is a great dea... 
Upgrading bose 301's .. the next step ?
Don't use the B&W's with a great vintage tube amp, no matter what they say the cdm's and especially the matrix 805's are little power hogs, don't forget to factor in some long green for some sturdy speaker stands, the 602's can induce vomiting... 
System based on Audio Physic Tempo III
Rogue Audio tube gear works great with the Audio Physics. The Tempest Integrated for $2150 or their seperates. For solid state mcCormack would be nice. For the front end the Sony scd 333es is going for $550 at Oade Bros. With mods or an outboard d... 
Have Rogue Monoblocks, now what?
The rogue 99 really is incredible and as a match for the monoblocks they're unbeatable. There was just a great review of the 99/120's setup in the british hifi+ magazine that I thought was very well done and mentioned the synergy betwen the pre an... 
Rotel Interconnects
Harmonic Ac pro 11 is a nice power chord for the money $180 
Rotel Interconnects
Harmonic Technology precision link interconnects($149) and melody line speaker cables ($249). I have compared these with numerous other cables in their price range and found them to be wonderful. Analysis plus has a speaker cable out now for $151 ... 
Which Tube integrated for Virgo?
The new Rogue Audio Integrated is a great deal for $2150 with remote. It is flexible if you wanted to use a preamp you can use it as a power amp or you could add an 88 as a power amp and biamp. I have heard the virgos with the Audiomat Prelude, so... 
Speaker suggestion for 600.
The JMLab chorus series has a really nice speaker for $450.