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Need recommendation for power amp under $250
Theres a half dozen B&K's on e-bay for under 250. Some Adcom's as well. 
Adcom, Rotel, Carver amp?
I switched from a Carver to a B&K 200.2 recently. I'll bet you can find a B&K in your budget. It was a lot more nuetral and laid back to my ears than the Carver. The Carver was loud but distorted compared to the B&K. BTW, I have the sa... 
Rotel class D amps. Buy or not?
I listened to my Studio 40's hooked up to a Rotel at the dealer when I first started looking at speakers and I didn't really care for the sound. In fact, I left there and went and auditioned some B&W's. I went back to the first place a week la... 
What cable first
Thanks for your responses. They may have saved me some cash. What I might do is pick one up and swap it between components and see if I hear a difference. If not, look for it on here for sale! I've seen PS Audio and Virtual Dynamics used for $100 ... 
Parasound vs B&K vs Acurus
I don't know about the other brands, but I bought a used B&K 200.2 a few months ago and I love it. I switched from Carver and the B&K is a much more nuetral sound. I'm driving Paradigm Studio 40's which tend to be bright and this helped ca... 
Tubes and Paradigm?
Thanks for the replies. I keep constantly changing my mind on what to do. I'll probably keep my rig as-is for a while and try to finish my basement before I do any upgrading. There's a guy here locally who sells Conrad Johnson and Rogue, I know I'... 
best small room 2 channel set up for under $2ooo
I shall correct myself. Shanling MC30, not MC3. 
best small room 2 channel set up for under $2ooo
I'm looking to do this same thing in a few months. This is what I came up with.Shanling MC3- basically an integrated with a tuner and cd built in-$700.00 (numerous sources are selling these for this price)I'm considering a used Dynaco or Dared tub... 
need help in spending 1500 on an amp and speakers
I currently have a set of Paradigm Studio 40 v4 with a B&K Reference 200.2., 225wpc@8 ohms.I bought the amp used for $650.0 and the speakers were $1400.00 with stands and ixos cables. You can surely get them cheaper used. The studio's were a l... 
Best and Worst Rock Concert Moments
Best was Pink Floyd at OSU stadium in Columbus. Me and the ex had terrible seats, way to the side, behind a column. As the show started, we walked around the ground level looking for empties a little closer to the stage to jump into. I saw a roped... 
Best Inexpensive Subwoofer
I purchased an SVS PB12NSD a few months ago on the advice of Bob Reynolds. I'll thank him again. I called and talked to the SVS guys and gave them some room dimensions and told them what my current budget was. They hooked me up and 4 days later a ... 
Best HT Receiver Under 1000$
accessories4less.com has the TX-SR805 and 806 for $499.00-$599.00 for new and factory refurbished. And thanks for the question, I'm looking for the same thing myself. 
Best lines in a song
Judith by A Perfect Circle."You're such an inspiration for the ways in which I'll never ever choose to be." 
some 70's and 80's receivers seem to be popular
Cool post. My mom just did some re-organizing of her closets and called to tell me she found my old Marantz 2226 receiver. I also have some old Carver equipment I was going to pull a second system out of, but maybe I'll just have the Marantz servi... 
IYO, Best speaker for rock music under $1k
A good friend of mine just bought a set of Klipsch F2 towers and a KSW 12" sub for a grand, brand new from a box store. They sound real good for the listening he does.