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SET-Cary, Unison, Wavelength, Other ?
If you can afford them the Wavac's from Japan ar absolutely incredible. The big HE-833 is the best amp I've ever heard by a huge margin. It can drive my Soundlabs with ease and the sound is hard to describe. When you something that s better than e... 
Using a demagnitizer on compact Discs?
Tom_nice is correct. the zero stat works well on CD's. for an explanation see Auric Illuminator's description of static build up on spinning CD's. Sometimes the scientific explanation actually works. Go figure. Cheers! 
Best Digital Front End Period!
So far its a Forsell MkII going into a Wadia 9 going straight into the amps. The more work on acoutic isolation and power conditioning the better this combo sound. Despite the age of the Wadia 9 it still sounds more like the real thing than anythi... 
Best Vanishing speakers
As a SoundLab owner I'm right there with Albert and company. They are unique in that you have only one fullrange driver. Pure phase coherency. If you want to experience something rather unique set up the A-1/U-1's and sit very close; in the near f... 
Upsampling DACS: Take the Pepsi Challenge
This is unbelievable. I'm reminded of the TV show 'Dallas' 
Walker High Definition Links
Oops! I apologize Mikeg for not reading more carefully. I also use the HDL's in my system. I will simply echo what Albert says about them; they work very well in producing a more relaxed, natural presentation of the music. You really will be surpr... 
Walker High Definition Links
They really do work, as hard as it may be to believe. I placed them under my DAC, transport and Amps and the improvemnet was quite obvious interms of increased clarity and definition especially in the lower frequencys. I'm satisfied that they are ... 
Best ever made & sounding CD transport ?
The CEC's are excellent transports. While somewhat dark at the topend they are very smooth and msuical. The Forsell Mk II is still the best in my experience, as musical as the CEC but better at the extremes (very airy at the top). Its not engineer...