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Small Room. Go for it or forget about it?
Go for full 47 Labs system including the Lens speakers! 
Cleaning contacts, What first?
I would go for ART TR-30. It is the best one I have used. Unfortunately it is only available from the ART Italy, no dealer at the present for US/Canada. 
What can I drive w/ the 8wpc Air Tight 300B amp?
I was using it with the Ocellis Celia Silver(Phy drivers) and the sound was superb! I had a hard time after I sold it to find a better(?)...... 
Speakers for Cary 300sei
I have used Ocellia speakers with very good results, many people could not believe the fast sound from this "slow" amp... 
FM Acoustics Amplifiers
I have used them for some time in Europe.Very detailed and very non fatique sounding amplifier...midrange just step bellow tube amps, but the highs are very good. Are they worth $$? Yes, if you are shopping for the ultimate....and your speakers ar... 
Pathos Integrateds
the Classic is the bargain and the best all-over sound from Pathos...if you go higher you should go to TT. TT is the pinnacle of the Pathos sound(of course the Inpol2 is the latest,but $$) 
best amp and preamp for b w 801 s3 speakers.
I vote for Classe...(DR 6 and DR9mono) also Bryston 4B ST is very good and capable to run these speakers! 
Rudy Van Gelder Remasters
great series! I am buying as much as I can! The sound is a touch "modern" but still 100% of the original tension and beauty of the music! 
The Best Midrange in the World Right Now
Human voice always do it for me...if the speaker is not "real" in this area I do not buy it....I vote for Aliante PF and SF.(and, of course the Yamamura and 3/5 speakers!) 
Sonus Faber Guarneri Homage vs Extrema
I would go for the G's, much easier to drive anf exactly for your taste in music...even if you might include the sub in the future! Extrema are more "full-range" but you will need very good and powerfull amplification,even in the room you have...a... 
Review: Audio Note Conquest Tube amp
Great review!Now you have to finish your set-up with a nice pair of AN speakers! 
Tube amp for rock? Newb Questions
Look at the Onix SP3/Reference 1 combo! You can get for good $$$ and you would not believe the sound! 
tube question
once your system reach certain level of "refinement", then both dampers and coolers will improve some tubes better, then others...means some tubes are more microfonic or just need some damping on the outside(the amp chassis also benefits from some... 
Taking audio too seriously?
audiophile is hobby and it is based on sound. Music is also based on sound....so the sound is our hobby! How we experience it is different from one to the other...some people listen just with their ears and others with their ears and body...lets m... 
Best speaker cable for audio physic padua speakers
try ART/Yamamura cables, many people were using the AP speakers with these...also MF from stereophile...