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New Bel Canto REF600M using NCORE
Of course, things made in Minnesota are always best . 
The great Phil Woods has passed.
Hope he's up there jamming with Coleman Hawkins and they are still playing when/if I get there. 
Bookshelf Speakers for In-Wall Book Shelf
+ 1 for Rega RS1 or R1 .Very natural sound esp. on acoustic music .== 
Who has some history with the Bryston phono stage?
No I have not. When something sounds like live music to me I generally leave well enough alone .I mentioned the AVA only because it is such a great value . 
Who has some history with the Bryston phono stage?
The new Van Alstine Vision phono amp is flawless at $499.Dead quite with great instrumental placement soundstageand imagining .Tremendous dynamic range and low-level detail , most realistic presentation of symphonic music I have heard at any price... 
What's with the short speaker stands?
Thanks, Map-I just ordered a pr . 
Japan - Recommendations
Indeed , nothing like an STD to brighten up your life ! 
Just ordered Gallo Classico 3 Speakers today
Might want to call Ohm as well . Certainly have what you want and from all reports are happy to chat on phone .Their 90 trial period would put your mind at ease in any event. 
Do you Bi-Wire, if you can?
Its like every other thing in Audio, you need to try it inyour system with your speakers in your room with your music . 
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Americans are brainwashed at an early age to never talk about religion or politics unlike the rest of the world which talks about them incessantly for the simple reasonthey are the most important thing to talk about .This leaves our conversations ... 
Speaker Power Requirements
I've heard them driven to great effect by a Van Alstine Synergy 450 amp which puts out about 450w @ 4 ohms .Bass was very clear and tuneful which is not always the case with these. 
I screwed up
+1 for the EE Avant ,its not a gaint killer its THE giant killer. Fantastic rhythm , instrumental tone and seperation. and wall to wall sounstage with great depth .No weakness .IMO tube pre w/o tube rectification is a waste of time .Beat up on my ... 
Just ordered Gallo Classico 3 Speakers today
Considering Gallo's original price was to be 2600$ it sure is .I don't remember if they came with spikes or not, irrelevant to me as I never use them since I discoveredHerbie's threaded glider footers which are fantastic, best tweak I ever found .... 
Enjoying My New Focal Sopra No2's
French speakers have always sounded good to me.As far as I can tell Triangle is no longer distributed in USA, I thought they were tad better than Focal. 
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