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taking the plunge into tubes
I too have Aragon amps and PSB stratus speakers. I auditioned several tubed preamps and liked the Sonic Frontiers, for the money. I sold out and went the hometheather route and purchased a Proceed AVP which is excellent, I just prefer tube sound f... 
Paradigm vs. PSB
There is an older post here that you may want to see. Paradigm makes excellent speakers but the Stratus line of PSB is hard to beat. I was in same situation and chose the PSB. I was not able to hear them side by side as since they are in a similar... 
CD vs. SACD vs. DVD-Audio vs Vinyl vs...
I too have noticed that many have just not heard the SACD and do not realize that they are making fools of themselves. Even my at one of the local hifi shops, one guy who has offered great assistance in the past, is wondering what all the fuss is ... 
Replace Aragon with Mcormack
Stereophile Guide to Hometheater rates the Mccormack amp for Hometheater AA and they rate the Aragon 8008 AAA. I take this to mean that they consider tha Aragon a better amp. You decide. 
CD vs. SACD vs. DVD-Audio vs Vinyl vs...
It is evident that neither of the other two have heard SACD. I would have agreed with them a few months ago. Vinyl does sound better than cd if you can put up with the pops and clicks. But SACD sounds just like vinyl!!!!!!! You can have your cake ... 
new crossover upgrade for Nautilus 801?
No, but Kimber Kable has created a circuit called the Kimber Diaural circuit that is said to make all conventional crossovers obsolete. Read about it in the current issue of the Absolute Sound. It was a big rave at the CES and has also been discus... 
Paradigm Studio or PSB Stratus?
Was in the almost the same situation deciding between psb stratus gold and paradigm studio 100. After a few weeks of listening and reading the reviews I decided on the psb speakers because I found the sound stage wider, tonal balance more realisti... 
Shipping via UPS.
You are implying that you will not be paid. You will. Ups will pay for the item had it been lost and will pay you even if the driver did not collect the money. It is the companies fault and it will take the lost if there is one. Most likely the pe... 
Anyone has heard the Sony SACD Player
Yes. Very relaxed natural sound more like live music. But certainly not as dramatic difference as between cassette and cd was. Better than cd but not worth 5000.00. Honestly I must say that I have heard some cd players that were far behind the son...