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Tubelike solid state: Ayre Vs Aleph
Blue Circle BC26 and the Sim Moon W5. 
Downsizing advice
YBA Passion Integre 
Most Sublime Beethoven Symphony
Karl Boehm's performance of the 6th is one of my favorites too!! 
Where to get chassis for monoblocks?
Gilbert Yeung at Blue Circle is using women's high heel pumps as a monoblock chassis. See them at:http://www.classicpumps.com/mpumps.htm 
Violin Concertos
Gregm....http://shopping.yahoo.com/shop?d=c&id=43726It is also available from the Music Heritage Society.Shumsky made this recording later in life, so it's not up to the peak of his powers, but still very impressive. It is probably the only Di... 
Innaugural DVD
Harrison Ford, in "The Fugitive". Does she like horror films? They are usually have good sound effects. 
Violin Concertos
Get the Chung, Montreal/Dutoit recording that has both Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky. Both are excellently played and recorded.Also check out the Goldmark concerto. Recordings are available by Perlman and Sarah Chang.The Perman Beethoven mentioned i... 
Matching preamp inputs.
You can also look for an Onkyo Integra T4017, T4087, or T9090 tuner. They all have a variable output adjustment knob on the back. 
CD Player with a Front Row Presentation?
It will be easier to get what you want with the choice of an amplifier, cables, and speakers, more than a CD player. Nordost cables tend to be forward, especially the Blue Heaven and SPM. 
Most Sublime Beethoven Symphony
Yes the Kleiber are worth getting. Also fun is the 5th and 7th by Benjamin Zander and the Philharmonia Orchestra that has a companion CD lecture by Zander of both symphonies. (Ben Zander also praises Kleiber in his lecture).I've heard all the comp... 
home theater in a box?
I would probably also go to Best Buy or Circuit City in your case. I think Mshan has gone overboard (ie, not idiot proof). Your friends sound like they just want to watch movies, and would not appreciate a Videophile setup. Onkyo makes nice stuff ... 
Any "musicians" in the bunch?
I sing small chamber works and large choral classical. If you're in the Baltimore area, we are performing again with Dave Brubeck in March 2003. The last two times we performed with Dave it sold out months in advance, so subscribing is recommended... 
Preamps w/ built in Tuners
B&K, Rotel, Audiosource do also. Buy why? Do you have space issues? If not, you are better off with separates. 
20th Century Composers
I agree with the Debussy. He actually wrote what could be called the first music in "20th century style" the "Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune" or Prelude of an afternoon of a fawn. It broke the lock of the romantic style and paved the way for ot... 
20th Century Composers
Film scores are not music ??? Thanks Tarando for proving my point with your comment. What I meant about John Williams being like the others; is the others composed what they did, when they did because that is where the money was then. They were ju...