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Amplifiers:A Keeper for Life. Do you know of one ?
Music Reference RM-10 MkII 
"Light Loading" Amps - Music Refence and others...
yes Paul, lite loaded for sure....they are a wonderful combo w/the RM10. I've tried & owned some other tube amps that sounded wretched in comparison w/these speakers. They don't suffer fools lightly.Coincident Speaker Tech Partial Eclipse II S... 
"Light Loading" Amps - Music Refence and others...
I would describe the RM 10 - to steal a phrase... "starless & bible black". Dead quiet background, resolved, tone rich & fleeting fast. It commands your attention & just draws you in. The best audio purchase I've made to date. When I r... 
How many tube watts for Vandersteen 2's?
In my limited experience w/my new RM 10, the light loading seems to have the best sound w/my speakers which are around 8 ohm min. impedance & 92dB. It's the best audio purchase I've made to date. 
Favorite Bert Jansch solo CD
i really like birthday blues 
Why Don't More People Love Audio?
Perhaps they never had a mentor like i did as a curious kid in the 60's. It was like magic & still is thankfully...happy holidays 2010 
American Folk/Bluegrass music to die for
"Mac, Doc & Del"... Del McCoury, Doc Watson & Mac Wiseman...as a bonus it's HDCD."Phillips, Grier & Flinner"...self-titled"Just among friends"...Gerry Beaudoin Trio w/Grisman, Pizzareli & Novick 
ARC VSi60 vs Ayon Spirit II/III
A buddy of mine here on agon (the_kid) has had GP's for years & ran them w/a cary sli-80 & really liked the combo but has since moved onto a Unison integrated i believe. i used to have the ARC vsi55 that i bought new w/my present speakers ... 
Audiophiles are older than dirt
racing our own 1/24th scale slot cars on the huge 8 lane track at my hometown hobby shop. 
PrimaLuna dialogue 2 or Caryaudio SLI80 4ML Summit
imo either amp isn't going to have enough brass to drive your ML's to max potential. i've owned SL-3's paired w/classe ca 200 & pass x250 which were nice & currently own sli-80 w/tube friendly spkrs. 
What am I missing? Americana?
great lst so far...i'll add Calexico...thanks for the Volebeat recomm Der 
Which speakers have the biggest soundstage
i've run Coincident Partial Eclipse II's w/a sli-80 for over 5 yrs now w/out any desire to upgrade...good luck 
Amps suitable to run Martin Logan SL3's
i ran them w/a Classe CA200 paired w/ARC LS-3 pre & later a Pass Labs X250 & X preamp, both w/great results. 
What music do you want to play really loud?
lately "Free Molten Gold" compilation & "Quicksilver Messenger Service Sons of Mercury", "Harry Nilsson 49 songs", Delaney & Bonnie Home, Jethro Tull Stand Up, Dave Mason Alone Together........the WAF says it's a mid-late life crisis.....L... 
Genelex Gold Lion KT-88 reissued tubes
shuggie's are from upscale audio...the shuguang (sp?)kt88's. the gold lions i got from jim were well out of warranty & they are tubes so it can be expected occasionally. both mcshane & deal have always been top knotch