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Thiel Owners
IMF were best speakers I ever heard for Symphonic Music ! 
Classical Music for Aficionados
Just one , but from and by two of the most neglected and underplayed Greats at this time in USA . Imogen Cooper plays Schumann /Chandros "Davidsbundler",Abegg Variations" , Novelletten" and "Geistervariotionen "  Sublime .  
Speakers (and system) for a small-ish room
Rega RS3 or RX3 .Any small Silverline or Totem . 
Focal Kanta No.2 speakers - any thoughts? Also in comparison with Sonus Faber Olympica 3s?
Yes , lifestyles of people who love jazz . 
New Yamaha a-s3000 and a-s2100 integrated amps ??
Same reason as kids like the new  toy better . 
A Love and Hate relationship - Ortofon
chakster is telling it like it is !The P77i  is  to die for ! 
Brand new to vinyl: Help!
Some of the Bach stuff is not bad as a reference . 
RCA vs Phono cable
The ZU Mission phono cable I bought is outstanding . And better than the Mission IC I was using . 
Classical Music for Aficionados
rv, I assume you got the box with the duos, I have them coming .I have the 4 CD Sarasate for Violin and Orchestra . First time she did a war horse I had to play it 3 times just to get a handle(i hope) on her playing . Got a Julia Fischer out on sa... 
The ups and downs of tube vs. SS...
Yes , I have . For the Classical music I listen to I didn't much like it .Of course , we all listen with our own" hears " . 
The ups and downs of tube vs. SS...
jtweed, beats me , don’t think I ever heard one .boxer12 , The SS Valet amps which I have heard several times with Classical music on Brodmann speakers are the most musical SS amps  I've heard . 
The ups and downs of tube vs. SS...
I’ve found that yes, hybrids are ok in pre-amps and phonos,but you get the worst of both in amps  That said, of  the twenty or so tube pre-amps that have passed through my hands in the last 50 years , the one’s with tube rectifiers were better . 
The ups and downs of tube vs. SS...
Tubes, at their best, do sound better but the cost is not insignificant .If you want REALLY good tubes the cost can easily be twice the original cost of the amp over its lifetime . 
Diana Krall
Much better?I don’t think it get ANY better than Simone singing "Porgy " .A great artist, not to be confused with a good entertainer . 
Classical Music for Aficionados
Jcaazodor ,What a lovely description of Arrau ! As well done as can be done .He played an all Brahms program one time I saw him .I swear, and not as a figure of speech , one could feel Brahms in the hall .If you haven’t already try Perahia's Bach ...