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Subwoofer recommendation
Thanks for all your recommendations. 
2C HiFi Epiphany - Worlds Best System?
Did you listen to a recording of a symphony orchestra?if so, how did that do? 
Amps from the 1980's -- What gear holds up sonically? Reliably?
I still use a vintage Conrad Johnson preamp, Dalquist 20 speakers and Theta DAC.  The first two have been modified. The sound is still wonderful. 
Disaster
Well,  I got my room, media and equipment back intact.  It cost $5000 (which insurance paid) just to rehabilitate the smoke damage to my equipment, but it came back as good as ever! Very lucky.All the records and CDs are awaiting the installation ... 
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I didn't realize it at the time, but we since found out that it was very close to life-threatening.  The furnace that caught fire is on the other side of an adjacent wall, inches away from where my wife was sleeping. If it had gone on longer the f... 
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Thank you for your post.  I'ts been over a month since the fire and I still have not seen my equipment. It was taken by an electrical restorer and not yet returned.  He's removing the soot and placing the stuff in an isobaric chamber for five days... 
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The insurance company is working on it and there is a company that restores electrical equipment with smoke damage on it too.thanks for your good wishes. 
Disaster
Thank you, Rodman. 
Disaster
You know, I'm not sure about the CDs, but the record covers are exposed to the air and the soot.They are telling me that it infiltrates the CD covers too.I will have to see for myself. 
Disaster
Thank you for our good wishes. I'm doing better.The fire started in the furnace room itself -- no flames just smoke.i just found out that all of my thousands of CDs and LP's may not be recoverable  because of the soot.A total wipeout of my musical... 
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Thank you for your good wishes.it would be nice to come one to a clean room with working stereo. 
Disaster
Rega RP3 turntable, TT PSU, Rega white belt, Grado Sonata Reference cartridge, Conrad-Johnson P-11 pre-amp (modified), Oppo Blu-ray player ( used as transport), Theta D S Pro Prime DAC, Cardas cables and interconnects, NuForce 9 Mono Block amps (m... 
Ellicott City, Maryland Record Shop Disaster Recovery
The heart the heart of the system is the Conrad Johnson, Dalquist and the DAC.please forgive the multiple posts. I m writing from the hospital 
Ellicott City, Maryland Record Shop Disaster Recovery
Especially the Wonderful Dalquists. 
Ellicott City, Maryland Record Shop Disaster Recovery
Rega RP3 turntable, TT PSU, Rega white belt, Grado Sonata Reference cartridge, Conrad-Johnson P-11 pre-amp (modified), Oppo Blu-ray player ( used as transport), Theta D S Pro Prime DAC, Cardas cables and interconnects, NuForce 9 Mono Block amps (m...