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What's The Word On The Street? Bel Canto Ref 1000
Hard to believe you can find an equivalent ICEPower amp for "thousands less" than the $2200 price of the Ref1000... 
New Acoustic Zen Adagio loudspeakers
Btw - since posting yesterday, I've probably put another 10 hours on them, and they have already smoothed out significantly since Audphile1 came to listen. At this time, I'm quite happy with the bass response; the high frequencies still need some ... 
What Speakers Do Audio Insiders Own?
Larry...what a great story! I am still looking for my first celeb customer... 
Camelot Technologies
I sent them an email with a question about one of their products a week or two ago and got a response within 3 days... 
New Acoustic Zen Adagio loudspeakers
FWIW, when Audphile1 came over, I had less than 15 hours on the speakers, but the difference from right out of the box til tonight was already apparent. Right out of the box, the bass was virtually non-existant, but as Audphile1 notes, tonight the... 
What Speakers Do Audio Insiders Own?
I read an interview with Tony Levin (bassist for Peter Gabriel and on Black Light Syndrome) where he discusses the Linn system he has. He mentions that high end audio blew him away the first time he heard it, citing a recording he had made where a... 
Preamp with HT bypass suggestions
I've not heard the Peach, but I have heard the Modwright and the TAD in direct comparison with each other. Overall, I preferred the Modwright. The TAD was very good (very musical and more "tube-like"), but it lacked some of the inner detail that t... 
Best Integrated for Sonus Faber
First, a disclaimer that I am a Blue Circle dealer.I've only heard the BC-Sonus Faber match with the Cremonas and the Grand Piano, but both seemed to match very well. The Blue Circle NSCS (ss) is an excellent integrated, with performance that make... 
What Speakers Do Audio Insiders Own?
Larry...let's hear it! 
What Speakers Do Audio Insiders Own?
For you HK movie fans, the movie "Infernal Affairs" actually has a scene where the two stars are in an audio store...one suggests a pair of cables, and the other comments how much better it sounds. Reportedly, one of the stars (Andy Lau) became a ... 
What Speakers Do Audio Insiders Own?
I've heard from more than one dealer that James Gandolfini (aka Tony Soprano) owns a lot of high end gear (Hovland, Audio Physic, Wilson). 
Integrated amps with HT pass-thru?
Blue Circle Integrateds can have a HT processor loop added as an option. New integrateds range from $1200-$4700 depending on the model...(note: I'm a Blue Circle dealer)... 
Advice on a speaker purchase
Why can't you demo at home? 
What Speakers Do Audio Insiders Own?
Richard King, recording engineer at Sony Music, uses Focus Audio monitors...http://www.proaudioreview.com/june04/Focus_Audio.shtml 
New Acoustic Zen Adagio loudspeakers
I just received them yesterday, and just set them up this morning. Robert Lee says they take 1-2 days to start sounding good, and 3-4 days to really break in. Personally, I'd be surprised if the break-in was that quick (I've had ribbon-tweeter bas...