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What preamp creates the largest soundstage?
roger, what are you mating the Rhumba to?   
T+A elektroakustik HV Series Components
Please share more details. Also, did you have the chance to compare 3100HV with other top integrated like Gryphon, Vitus?Or Absolare, Ypsilon, and AudioNet.   I would love to hear the AudioNet Watt. 
Ayre V5-Xe or Jeff Rowland 201 Mono Blocks?
F1wheels:  I have the combo you aspire to own (v-5xe /K5-xeMP and am looking to upgrade, which tells you something.  I find the combo to be a little lean IMO.  I can't comment on the Thiel synergy but if you really desire to stick with Ayre why no... 
Best Class A / Class AB SS Power Amplifiers between $5000-$10,000
Kink56: methinks you,re living in the past.  Things have come a loooong way since1990.  Trust me.  My s300 series two has been in my basement covered with cobwebs for 20 years.  Every time I have an urgent feeling to send it to Jon sonderbergfor u... 
Mixing balanced and unbalanced inputs/outputs on Ayre preamp - amateur question!
I have a lot of gear (Phone, CD, Tuner, tape deck, Stax phones) so I have to use ALL the inputs (balanced and unbalanced) on my K-5xeMP.  Ultimately though the outputs tie-in to a (balanced) V-5Xe. 
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3 dog night (with the emphasis on dawg). 
Cary Audio, Customer Service
And now for a different point of view.....The problem for any hi-end company I suppose is at what point do you cut-off service for an older product?  Inclusive of that is how long do you keep an inventory of common maintenance parts? I know it's a... 
Curious what people think is the best "value" high end speaker (~5K to 15K)
A lot of interesting responses but one speaker that I would really like to hear would be the Volti Alura.   
BEST FEMALE VOCAL EVER
Can't believe no-one mentioned Edif Piaf.   
Streamer Advice: Bluesound Node 2 vs Aries Mini vs Oppo
Back to the Ethernet connection on the 2i:  Do I have to use this to make it work?  I don't have a LAN line in the room I plan on installing the 2i and introducing an adapter doesn't seem like a good idea.  Can't I just use this via wifi?  I'm str... 
best interconnect at decent price
I guess it comes down to what is considered a "decent price".  Some of these mfr. recommendations seem to be on the high side of "decent"  (Darwin for instance).  I'm certainly interested in Grannyring's cables due to the fact that if I like the c... 
Are Pass Labs amps probably the best ever you can buy ?
One thing to consider is that there seems to be much more enthusiasm for Pass amps then preamps.  I have a an old aleph ono phono preamp.  It's very clean but way too lean for my liking.   
Integrated Amp to match with Magico A3
Sinewaveron:  Can you at least tell us what mode you're running your Vitus in?  is it pumping out 25 WPC or 150 WPC and if the latter, do you feel this is better than the RI-101? 
New Bluesound's Node 2i
Id love to see this offered w/o a dac at a lower price...kbuzz: my thought exactly. 
Hendrix 50th Anniversary Electric Ladyland Box Release
1967 this album came out - think of it!  Only 22 years after the end of WW2.  Yes, it is a masterpiece but this album for me was 50 years ahead of its time.  I'm just hoping that it will be reasonably priced.  So much of this stuff is geared towar...