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Speaker Choice
If you are looking for a HT set-up in your bedroom, go with a 2 channel(LR) or 3 channel (LF; C; RF)HT set-up at most. Rear channels in a HT set-up only provide ambient sound and the proper set-up of the rear channels can be a pain, given that the... 
Monitors for HT system
If you are looking for a HT set-up in your bedroom, go with a 2 channel(LR) or 3 channel (LF; C; RF)HT set-up at most. Rear channels in a HT set-up only provide ambient sound and the proper set-up of the rear channels can be a pain, given that the... 
Recommendation for inexpensive integrated
I have the NAD C320BEE ($400 list) paired with the NHT SB2 and to my ears, it is a great combination ... very musical with an enjoyable sense of detail and I can listen to it for a long while at a time. The NAD plays much louder than its 50 wpc wo... 
Matching Sub for NHT SuperZero XUs?
If you go to the NHT web-site , you will see reviews of the PB10 sub-woofer paired with other NHT speakers. You should be fine with the all NHT set-up.Regards, Rich 
KEF 2005.2 + Harman Kardon 135?
Jeremy:I didn't even know that there was a HK 135. In any event, you may find interesting is that the HT receiver that HK is pushing hard this year is its HK 330. That receiver is quite a step-up from the HK130 and offers many of the features that... 
Downsizing-Need Integrated Amp Advice
The Musical Fidelity integrated amps are refined and musical sounding and will do a good job with your new Europas. I owned the A3 for a year and loved it, before upgrading to a MF CD PRE 24/A300 combination (even nicer). Upscale Audio usually h... 
AR 2 xi speakers
Given the components in the AS-F2's (two 8" woofers) and how well reviewed and regarded they seem to be ... I tend to agree with Tobias. Plus, the AR's will probably need some work to sound their best. If it is not too much trouble ... swap them i... 
Monitors and Integrated for $300-$500
I agree that the NAD C 320 BEE is the one of the best budget integrated amps. I have owned one for 2 years now and I have been very satisfied with the purchase. However, if your friend has used a boombox for all these years, he probably wants FM c... 
Where can I buy HTIB from US to ship to Spain?
I have made purchases by phone and on-line with merchants based all over Europe without a hitch. Is the real issue that this could be viewed as a third party transaction ... i.e.: billing and shipping addresses, as well as the names are not the sa... 
Adcom 5300: too aggressive for Epos M 12s?
For years, I ran EPOS 11's with an Adcom 545 power amp and Adcom 500 II tuner/preamp and they sounded great ... not harsh or aggressive sounding by any means. The EPOS house sound is not a bright sound, at least not to my ears anyway. By compariso... 
Anyone compare Sony SCD-CE595 and Music Hall CD25?
If you can find a used SCD333 ES or SCD555 ES in good shape, it may be worth it. These were the more affordable, tank-like build SONY ES SACD changers from a few years back. As I mentioned before, I have owned the SCD555 ES for 4 years with no pro... 
Anyone compare Sony SCD-CE595 and Music Hall CD25?
For redbook CD playback, replacing the Music Hall CD 25 with the SONY 595 would be a mistake. The Music Hall has a depth and musical quality to its sound that the SONY just does not have ... the 595 sounds like an entry level player with redbook C... 
intergrated for rock and dance and blues
Joolz:If I may add one more integrated to your list, audition the NAD C320BEE ($400 list) ... it is both very musical and detailed sounding and a real bargain. I have owned one very happily for two years now ... use it daily ... and have no desire... 
AR 2 xi speakers
Tobias:Depending on your room size and how loud you listen to your music ... you may be OK with the HK 930. I drive one pair of my AR 302's with a NAD C320BEE which is rated at 50 wpc and I rarely go past the 10 o'clock point on the volume control... 
AR 2 xi speakers
I know of the Acoustic Research 2 ... AR 2A ... AR 2X ... and AR 2AX models, but no "i" for improved designation. In any event, here is a good starting point .You have acquired a piece of hifi history ... a classic speaker from one of the the com...