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Large speaker recommendation
Stradivari, Cremonese, and Amati are certainly on my radar screen too. Too bad my local dealer stopped carrying Sonus Faber all together, so, much harder to get around a pair to try. My wife loves Sonus Faber, the sound but particularly the looks,... 
Large speaker recommendation
I would like to thank everyone for your valuable inputs. Many of the speakers recommended here are totally new to me. So I had to google them. The looks are obviously a very personal thing. I narrowed down to a few and started auditioning them in ... 
Anyone heard the Krell KCT Preamp?
Thanks for the suggestion. I listened to the same speakers in a local store driven by big macs and, as you said, did not sound very good. Also listened to them in the store driven by a REF 5 (not the SE) but with Mac amps, I was not impressed eith... 
Anyone heard the Krell KCT Preamp?
Thanks, Steve. Will try to find a used one on Audiogon. 
Anyone heard the Krell KCT Preamp?
I really enjoyed reading the posts here. I currently have a pair of Sonus Faber Elipsa speakers driven by Krell FPB 250mc mono blocks, which replaced the Parasound JC1s recently. I think the FPBs are sweeter and warmer than the JC1s. I am not so h... 
USB DAC better than optical?
lossless AIFF files 
USB DAC better than optical?
thanks for the suggestion, Rbstehno. 
USB DAC better than optical?
I imported the music files to iTunes from my own CDs. Thanks. 
HRT Streamer+
I am new to this so please bare with me. Has anyone compared the Music Streamer+ or II+ or V-DAC with USB connections vs. connecting the computer's optical output to the optical input of a high-end processor? I have a Mac Pro running iTune and AIF... 
Best Speakers new/used for around 2k
Both the Revel Conderta F12 and Paradigm studio 100 got very good reviews. Can anyone comment on these? which one is better for home theater? Will be used with old Anthem pre/pro and old Krell 5-channel amps. Thanks.