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Advice from vinyl types on a good CD player
I have 2 a meridian 596 and a esoteric sa-60 both very musical. The other that I would purchase is the ayre universal player. After these you go way up in price and there are many musical players. Vinyl is still better. 
Dedicated circuit's' ? or one dedicated circuit?
how many things are to be plugged in? In my case I have 4 mono amps, digital, analog and electrostatics speakers--Therefore I put in 6 dedicated 20 amp circuits 1 for each amp and 1 for each power conditioner analog and digital.Overkill but works ... 
i am looking for good small rack
try adona at adonacorporation.com or look up on agon. 
Best power conditioner for 4 monoblocks?
why just 1 conditioner? The best solution is to put in 4 dedicated 20amp lines and run 4 less expensive conditioners. I have 4 shunyata guardian two's on my 4 levinson 436's. each with a dedicated line. 
Top 5 recievers of the 70's and 80's ????
the yamaha 2010 back when yamaha built first class stuff. 
which kimber interconnects good for a neutral cdp
Kimber Hero's are great or if dollars are important the PBJ's can not be beat for the money. 
Is there better pre-amp for "bi-amp"ing ?
Bat vk51se has two sets of balanced outs as does a levinson 32. both would work fine. 
Amp Designs That Are Able To Drive 4/2 Ohms Load
the critical factor is the power supply. There is a reason a big amp has a huge power supply. also number of output transistors and size of capacitors can be big factors. Great amps also tend to weigh more than lesser amps. (of course there are cl... 
Need some recommendations on Tube Preamps
I had a BP 20 with a 4b on 3.3r's years ago. I then put a levinson 380S on it and it was like wow. I realize its a transistor pre, so the key is price. There are plenty of tubes that would be great. A few would be like, Bat vk51se about $4500 used... 
Transparent
the music wave plus will blow the doors off the oval 9's. 
Cat owner wants speakers
I had a girlfriend with a pug and same isuses (the most useless stupid shedding peeing whining etc dog ever) I had to get rid of the girlfriend! 
rhea better with high or low output MC?
i have used my rhea with super low and medium low output cart. my current is a shelter 7000 the super lows ie dynavector karat etc. are a little noisy but the sound is great. You only really hear the super low noise between tracks. does not benz m... 
Vandersteen 5a vs. B&W 802D vs. Maggie 3.6 vs.?
i had maggie 3.3 r's and given enough power they rock fine add two subs and the 3.6's will rock great plus you wont regret your choice. Maggies are a speaker you can live with for a long time! 
Any Newer Class D Mono Amps On The Horizon?
I am sure there super pricey but Mark Levenson is bringing out a new class d "reference" amp (not yet listed on their website-but was in stereophile) 
meridian g91a , dsp 5200 spkrs w/o 511 patchbox ??
I assume the G91a has a center channel out as well as the 1/1 etc. (I'm using an older meridian) Go to the left/right speaker with the digital lead and a comm from the front out then go out from the left/right to the other speaker. (make sure to t...