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best Integrated amp under 4000$
Totem used to manufacture their own integrated. Actually I think it was made for them by Sim Audio. It is discontinued now, but you may be able to find a used one. I would imagine it would be difficult to find a better match for your Totems than t... 
Looking For New Component Sstand
Cambre 
Surround speakers
You really should try and purchase surround speakers that are timbre matched to your main speakers and centre channel. This will almost always mean buying surround speakers from the same manufacturer as your main speakers using some of the same dr... 
What Printed Magazine do you prefer?
Ill add my vote for Hi-Fi Plus, although hearing here for the first time that Roy Gregory is now working for Nordost, in what capacity I have no idea, this may change my vote as he really is the main reason I like that magazine so much. I have rec... 
"DAC MAGIC "Coax digital cable recommendation
Used, for under a hundred dollars you should be able to find a Harmonic Technology Cyberlink Platinum. Excellent digital cable. 
Speaker Recommendations for Soundstage and Imaging
Maybe the baby Audio Physics, or perhaps the Von Swenkert 4jrs, used of course. 
Can B&K 307 support Blu Ray Players?
I'm not familiar with that specific piece but, as long as the Bluray player has multi-channel analogue outputs you should be fine. 
Suggestions needed for 5.1 surround sound SACDS.
For popular music I would recommend, (1) Beck-Sea Change, a great album that is really well recorded and has a fantastic multi-channel mix,(2) Cowboy Junkies-Whites Off Earth Now, this is the Junkies debut album. Not nearly as well known as their ... 
Separating BiWire Cables
It hasn't converted me. I tried, I hoped, but nope.If the binding posts have large holes you may be able to fit the banana plugs into them. Be careful. If not you could possibly remove one set of bananas and insert the bare wire into the binding p... 
Separating BiWire Cables
Are these terminated in spades?If they are, can you not connect two spade connectors to each binding post?If not it shouldn't bee too difficult or costly to re-terminate one positive and one negative connector per cable.You can certainly do what y... 
Best pre/pro and m/ch power amp for stereo?
If you like your McIntosh equipment then maybe that is the way to go. They make a very highly regarded pre/pro, but it ain't cheap. Either way finding a HT pre/pro that will perform in stereo, at the level a dedicated two channel pre will, is very... 
"Cut from the original master tapes"
I think it is possible to have more than one Master. This is achieved simply by sending the signal from the console to more than one tape machine simultaneously. Each of these Masters would theoretically have identical sound quality as long as ide... 
should speakers be coupled or decoupled?
Markphd, I understand what you are saying and feel that your logic is sound, but recently I have read reports and reviews from credible and reliable sources that claim that the use of a decoupling device such as Symposium's Ropllerblock jrs., can ... 
Music player recommendations?
This is actually a good question. Despite the overwhelming popularity of the i-pod if you are looking for a portable music player that achieves good sound quality then the i-pod is definitely not the last word.My recommendation to you would be one... 
DIGITAL OUT: Optical Cable vs. Coaxial Cable
The large majority of Toslink cables use a plastic conductor that can compromise their performance. There are some Toslink optical cables that use a glass conductor which is supposedly much better but I haven't tried one. It has been my experience...