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Floor Stander with Small Footprint 7K - 15K
Shelby+Kroll Reference I have the Nano Series and absolutely love what they do with acoustic and voice. They throw an sound stage that is spooky real. They have impeccable tonal balance with clarity in spades. My room is 11' x 15' x 8' and they wo... 
What companies, out of Business, did you LOVE???
SNELL! 
Best Minimalist DAC?
iFi Micro iDSD for $500.00 is an awesome little dac that doubles as a smokin' headphone amp. It handles all digital formats from PCM to DSD.Worth a look! http://ifi-audio.com/portfolio-view/micro-idsd/ 
Review: Crown International XLS1500 Amplifier
I have a XLS1500 in my system and really like what it does. Follow the link and read the many reviews and tweaks you can do to get the best from it.http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=130191.0 
Kanye West - Grammy comment, re Beck
If you didn't see the performance click on the link, scroll down, take a look/listen and be impressed!http://www.inquisitr.com/1828179/annie-lennox-and-hozier-put-a-spell-on-the-grammys-audience/ 
Kanye West - Grammy comment, re Beck
Yes Kanye is a media whore! Heck look at all the attention that we the well informed are giving him. Anyway the best performance of the night went to Annie Lennox and her show stopping, blow the roof off, performance of "I Got A Spell On You" No d... 
The end of pono?
Go over to the Pono forum and read about some of the user issues that need fixing.An interesting concept that insures you get what you paid for, and not up-samplings of lower resolution files. I was on the site this morning and was pleased with th... 
Does the Transport make a significant difference
I use a 47 labs Flat Fish transport that is modified with Black Gate caps and an upgraded Super Clock. It is powered by a custom battery ps and sounds superb! I have pics of it in my gallery over on Audio Circle and You Tube, search rodge827 on bo... 
Tinnitus
What Roxy54 said! +1 
Bass Attenuation - best approach
+1 on the Dual Core 2.0 
Which Class D / gainclone for 1st row presence?
I have listened to the J2 (didn't like) and the TBI. The TBI MG3 brought the sound stage closer to the front than any of the other amps I have had over the years. If you go with the TBI pair you might want to look into the Astron 11A linear power ... 
how much did you ever spend on a cable?
$500.00 for DNM HFTN IC's awesome cable priced way to low. 
Need to Downsize: Small Speaker Recommendation
Look at Shelby+Kroll Nano monitors and matching Woofer Monitors. Nice stuff I have had mine for 3 years and like what they do. If your in NJ stop by for a listen. 
1 large subwoofer or 2 smaller ones...?
I went the 2 sub route and use a Dspeaker Antimode Dual Core 2.0 with mine. For HT I use the Dspeaker 8033s. Either of these units will take care of peakes and nodes in the room.Good luck, 
SGC Vortexbox Audiophile
To All,Thanks for the info, my main two concerns are sound quality and build quality I have looked at the Antipodes unit and the cost is too high for my budget. Please keep the comments coming.Chris