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do fancy fuses help?
Do tell anyone, I melted my wife's wedding ring and created a specracular gold plated fuse. It really took my system to a whole new level. Stay tuned for my full blown review. 
Cary SLP-30 vs Cary SLP-50 vs AES AE-3 Preamp???
I have the SLP 05 too and until death do as part. 
Who is your favorite jazz pianist
Keiko Matsui 
Please disclose your commercial affiliation
Ah...this is funny. Long time coming. No questions, absolutely agree.Let the disclosure start right now. 
1 piece of audio gear I really regret selling is..
Oh my Cary 500 MB mono amp, I miss you so much, when shall be we meet again? 
what happened to Cary 500MB?
Sold mine last week, and now crying like a baby. You always think the grass is greener with another product, I will end up buying one again. 
What piece of music can you play over & over?
"Hail to the RED SKINS" and "Down with the COWBOYS" 
Problem when volume turn up
This is the feedback I got from Cary"I spoke to my Designer. The volume in respect to the speakers may be to high in regards to the signal being fed to the CAD 500MB's which could be causing an over current condition therefore the reason the units... 
Problem when volume turn up
Have Ayre CX7e, no vol control, running everything in balanced mode. 
Problem when volume turn up
It happens anytime, either as soon as I turn it up or playing for a while, 1/4 from zero. When it is up less than 1\4, everything is normal, no issues. I only have one source, thats the CD player. I have already called Cary and they are researchin... 
Impedance Matching Preamp/Amp Assiance Pls?
Nick,I think what matters is the output impedance, which is 400 ohms for the Cary SLP-05. Given the Spectron's 50K input impedance, you should be fine. The rule is 10:1. 
Which is the most tubelike solid state amp around
Cary MB200 or 500 
fathom f113 vs. 2 velo. dd-10 s
I have 2 F112s (4 music) and 2 Paradigm Signature Servo Subwoofer (4 HT)I am not really impressed with the F112s. The paradigms IMO sounded and integrated better when I use them 4 music. 
The best speaker you ever heard?
I would go with the paradigm s8. Oh my goodness what a sound.