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Best tuner under 1K old or new?
nanderson has excellent, thorough info here. i wanna ad a couple tings, tho. adcom's tuna, the gft-1a, which was by far the best tuna they ever made, *also* rated as "best sound w/a strong signal", in that s'phile comparo which included the nec t6... 
Is it worth upgrade to Oracle Delphi V
dcaudio, i upgraded my original (version l?) to mkv when i bought it, so i can't compare before-after. all i know is the parts seem to make sense to my mechanics-oriented perspective. i like the gnu bearing, i like the chassis counterweight, i lik... 
Why Don't More People Love Audio?
people are too busy rating themselve on www chat-sites, to have time to listen to music, anymore... ;~) 
1K speaker advice?
i've always kinda liked the thiels - for relatively compact full-range floor-standerds, they do so many tings so well, w/o falling on their face in any one area. - accurate, transparent, decent - sometimes disappearing - imaging... if yer room isn... 
REGA 600 OR 900
i thought all the 900's were black, & the 600's were a dark silver... mebbe i'm mistaken? 
Difference Between 2A3s and 300Bs
dekay, ewe really need to czech these out - ewe seem like a prime prospect! seriously, these tings are wery inrtriguing... http://www.adminsoft.ch/Hedlund/HedStart.htm regards, doug 
Preamp Ideas For 777ES EVo Maggie IIIa s
vintageguru, are ewe primarily a digital kinda guy? if so, i tink this also may contribute to what yure experiencing - vinyl prolly woodn't show these symptoms as much.be that as it may, i can vouch for the cary slp98 - an *excellent* pre that wil... 
Another 2,000 Speaker Question
undertaker, i suggest ewe contact the mfr's of the models yure considering - they should be helpful in evaluating their product in reference to your set-up. i *know* john meyer of newform, will respond honestly & accurately if ya give him a ca... 
Get rid of excessive low bass
abstract7, no heresy charges here! :>) yure absolutely right - bass traps or system-equalization will be the simplest, most effective cure.re: moving the speakers around - try off-setting the speakers a bit - i.e.: have the left speaker either ... 
Inner Sound Eros Experiences
hi plato, i can't disagree w/what yure saying here - of course, *1st* priority is *ewe*, in the sweet-spot. :>) re: newforms, i haven't heard 'em either - but their 30-day audition policy seems fair enuff, & i'd only be out shipping, if i d... 
Another 2,000 Speaker Question
undertaker, ewe mite wanna look into the pathos classic one integrated - this is a drop-dead georgeous integrated w/a tubed preamp & solid-state amp. also has remote. retails for ~$1900, i've seen used/demo's for ~$1k-$1.3k. may be there's sti... 
Opinons on Musical Fidelity A3 cr Preamp
horizon, for that remote problem, ewe can buy an infra-red remote range extender from rat-shack for ~$50. mcm electronics had a similar panasonic wersion on-sale for ~$26 bucks.. 
Inner Sound Eros Experiences
plato, sure i listen in the sweet-spot - when i'm alone. lotsa times, that's not the case. in my current set-up, i can actually be, say, to the right of the right-hand speaker, & i still get a decent soundstage. granted, it's not nearly as nic... 
Soundstage - Too much?
craig, i can't say exactly *why* yure getting this effect, specifically w/those components inwolwed, but it woodn't surprise me that ewe could get more total *depth* w/any of 'em in yer system, if ya then start playing w/the speaker locations/soun... 
Musical subwoofer for under 1K
i can agree w/sugarbrie that the hsu tn1220 is good (still gotta get two, imo!), but i prefer the vmps...