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Ideal speakers for Cary SLI-80?
tvad, you're right. i should have been more specific to be truly helpful. i run coincident partial eclipse 2's & a buddy of mine runs silverline sonatina 3's w/the sli-80 & they're both great combos. i have no real world experience w/other... 
Ideal speakers for Cary SLI-80?
silverline or coincident are a match made in heaven 
Your favorite recent discovery
Drive By Truckers, Brighter than Creations Dark 
Name three of yours the most favourite drummers
Jim Keltner X 3 
The CD you most listened to back in 2007 ?
Madeleine Peyroux, Half the Perfect WorldRay Lamontagne, Til the Sun turns BlackSolomon Burke, NashvilleMetheny MehldauPeter Rowan & Tony Rice Quartet 
What's your favorite remake of a song
"ring of fire" by both ray charles & wall of voodoo 
Who is your favorite jazz pianist
Horace Silver 
preamp for classe ca200
ARC LS-3 was really nice & cheap to boot....I used one for years w/a Classe CA200 although the pre has a high gain so you don't need to crank it up much. 
ML Aerius or SL3's?
I auditioned them both when I bought my SL-3's brand new years ago. I enjoyed the SL-3's for a few years w/a Classe CA 200 (heatsinks on the sides) & an ARC LS-3, which was a great cheap combo bought used here on a'gon. I actually liked it bet... 
Who is your favorite blues guitarist
most of mine already mentioned but Roy Buchanan comes to mind 
Need Speakers at least 4 feet high
there is a nice pair of Piega P10's used here on agon that might fill the bill 
Best speakers for 3 cord rock and roll
I wish the Classic Audio Repro's were within that budget....the sales tax on a pair bought in Michigan might be close to $2K?.......they are my dream speaker if I had the cash & space:) 
How to make sound less detailed with warmth?
I agree w/Newbee. Dumb the Thiels asap. I had the same experience w/2.4's after having owned 2.3's. Tried Cardas Golden Cross, varied power Pass/Classe SS amplification, sources, etc. get some reasonably efficient speakers & enjoy the bliss of... 
845 SET? deHavilland / Art Audio/et..al.
New Audio Frontiers also has a good reputation 
Best speakers for 3 cord rock and roll
Klipsch Chorus or Forte....from past experience