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High eff. Musical warm bookshelves for a 45 amp?
You have some great potential with a 45 tube amp. I'd be looking for a single driver based bookshelf. I have used Omega speakers with my small 45 and 2a3 amps and was happy with the results. 
iphone music
Fromunda,Was there something in my post that you did not understand? 
Which Coax Cable Do You Prefer Using?
I've been using DH Labs D-75 for my coax. Good company and the products seem to be priced in favor of "us" consumers. 
"Last" system puzzle piece - Tube amp option
When you say you auditioned the Nagra, was that with your speakers? or somewhere else with something else?Reason I ask is some tube amps "get along" better with certain speakers. If you have already heard these with your speakers you are ahead of ... 
iphone music
Best way: Get a dock for your iPhone that has a digital out. Hook up a digital cable from the digital out of the dock into your Arcam rdac, analog outs of the rdac into your tube system. Examples, Cambridge iD100 or Pure i-20 (300 and 100 dollars)... 
Which is REALLY the best Conrad Johnson Preamp
Sickophant,Enjoyed reading your post (all the while listening to my ART 2). Good description of them.Sorry for your bad luck. I would be real disappointed if that had happened to me on such an expensive unit and I would have nowhere near the dista... 
Pandora One on Home Audio System
iD100 = good call. Which type of cable are you going to use? 
Pandora One on Home Audio System
Never used an i20 so can't say first handed anything about it.Speculation...."maybe" the drDock has a better on board DAC. It has a sturdy base that I sometimes use my iPad on.On the Cambridge, remember you "have" to buy a DAC. It does not have on... 
Pandora One on Home Audio System
You're on your way to greater sound.The Pure i20 is a good rec. It has a digital out if you want to use an external DAC and it has analog outs where it uses its own internal DAC which should certainly be better than the one in the iPod. All that f... 
Why can you buy a car at dealer Invoice but audio
Zd542's post is excellent. Now, use your imagination to its fullest and guess what jewelry dealers pay. 
What's up with America?
"what has been engineered into this great wonder?"Less compression. 
Pandora One on Home Audio System
Me too. It's why I keep paying for it. MOG has something similar called MOG Radio. You can select an artist, hit the radio button and a slider pops up. All the way to the left is "that artist only", all the way to the right and it's "similar artis... 
Pandora One on Home Audio System
I got Pandora to sound a lot better with a good DAC but agree with Loomisjohnsom, you should give MOG a try, noticeably better with the 320. I believe they still have a 2 week free trial. 
Anyone looking too sell a Sansui G9000DB
G9000db only or will the regular G9000 be okay?What is your price range? 
Coincident Dragon MK I vs MK II
Erndog,I have a similar amp to your Dragons, the Cary 805AE. It uses a 300b to drive the 211. I have several pairs of 300b's and notice a difference just rolling them in while keeping the same 211.I think it's worth experimenting. The "best" is su...