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My stereo isn't doing it for me. Need advice
Very small room and close to being square. I would try some acoustic treatments at the 1st reflection points. Is it possible to do an experiment? Can you take your equipment and place them in a bigger room for a couple hours? If you find you like ... 
what speaker new or used for 5k?
usher mini dancer II with the diamond tweeter. Awesome! 
My stereo isn't doing it for me. Need advice
Very small room and close to being square. I would try some acoustic treatments at the 1st reflection points. Is it possible to do an experiment? Can you take your equipment and place them in a bigger room for a couple hours? If you find you like ... 
Hegel H300
I currently have the H100 and will probably upgrade to the H300 at some point but right now I'm enjoying the H100 with my Usher MD II's. The H300 sounded very good at RMAF last year. 
Revel Ultima Studio 2??
I would agree with Dayglow. Revel speakers require very good source equipment to get the best sound. The Emotiva and Pioneer equipment aren't up to the task. Once you upgrade, keep an eye out for the older Revel studio's, they are an excellent spe... 
Totem Forest Signature -or- Spendor D7
Totem. Spendors are not very involving to me, to laid back. Totems are more musical IMO. 
Best computer for usb hi fi source
Mac mini. I have a dedicated Mac mini in my audio system with no attached disks, 16G of ram, and 1 of the best USB cables hooked to an external dac. My music is stored on a Seagate 5TB NAS central disk that I connect to it thru the wired network. ... 
Mac set-up
you should do it yourself and have learning new things. It's not that difficult and starting small (# of rips), you really can't mess anything up that can't be redone. Get the best Mac Mini you can afford (CPU and memory wise), extra HDD or NAS ty... 
HELP Mac-mini or Macbook Pro
Mac miniyou don't need a laptop plus the mac mini is so quiet, has more ports to work with. You really don't need the portable functionality of a laptop when it is going to sit on your rack. 
Classe CA-201 Issue
I had the same problem and it turned out to be the preamp. 
Totem Arro vs Totem Sttaf. Which one image better?
The arro's are very nice sounding speaker, especially for their size, I used to own them. But they are no comparison to the Hawks or forests with the right equipment. I've heard the Hawks in a smaller room with nice equipment and they sounded fant... 
RMAF 2014 Observations
I wasn't impressed with RMAF this year. It felt there were less vendors and less people. From what some vendors told me is that there is just too many shows to attend.I really liked the room with the TAD speakers that were doing the mono demonstra... 
Wilson Sophia vs Usher Mini Dancer II
I use a Rogue Cronus Magnum integrated 100 watt tube amp to power my Usher Mini Dancer 2's and get the sound you stated. The wilson's are very nice but with the usher's, you get the Diamond tweeter and easier to drive with still delivering great s... 
Totem Arro or Sttaf or Hawk??
The arros performed very well in my small room with a jolida hybrid integrated. Surprising bass for a 4" speaker.All the other Totem speakers I have had, I would agree about the power demands and have stated this in other forums. I ran my Mani 2's... 
Who here loves his/her Rogue Audio Integrated amp?
I sold my classe separates and bought the cronus magnum with the kt-120 tubes. I did upgrade the preamp tube. I'm using the 4 ohm load settings for my usher mini dancer 2's. Works well with the diamond tweeter. The bass was bloated and out of cont...