shel50

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Can Anyone Recommend a Good Speaker ?
golden ear technology--2500 bucks-awesome or focal chorus 826V 
Audience customer service...A+
I had the pleasure of personally meeting John Mcdonald from Audience-a gentleman and wonderful person from the word go----great company!!!!!!!!!!! 
The best CD Player for the money
cambridhe audio 840 c azur---end of story--1600 bucks 
Cambridge Audio 840C vs. Arcam CD-73T
I have both--the 840c has 2 dacs and upsamples way above the arcam--the arcam is very good-th 840c is great---period 
Good remote controled, used preamps out there.
rogue metis----brand new is 1ooo bucks!has phono stage I believe----excellent unit 
Speakers for metal, hard rock ... also SS amp
I would opt for the vandersteen speakers-anywhere from 2ce series and upward---maybe quatros or 5 series as well 
tub preamp vs ss preamp with ss amp.
The tube preamp and ss amp gives one the "warmth"of tubes with the overall bass and soundstage"control"from the solid state.Certain music pieces lend themselves to both,and that is where the "hybrid" scenario reallycomes into play.For example,Fran...