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How good do SACD players play normal CDS
okay Resolution Audio sucks and is being posted on Audiogon but dealers. Figured. Online audio dealers are like horses. You can't avoid a big ass. 
Using Rotel RX-975 receiver as pre-amp ?
It works I used to use it just for surround sound while I used my Conrad Johnson Premier 14/11a combo for music. works well, you can just use the amps in there for the center and rears and get a stereo preamp and amp and have a cd player connected... 
Do Silver Cables Hurt Bass?
Do yourself a favor and call Celestial Audio ask for Ricardo and buy some Siltech. You'll be happy. The way the silver is made is liek no other how they fill the holes in the crystal with gold. Sound is out of this world. Works with any electronic... 
Speaker Cable : Low/Mid Priced Advice
Now I know that the lower kind Monster Cable sucks, but how do people like their high end M-Series cables such as the 1.4 or 2.4 biwire and the M1000i interconnect versus others? I find that they go well in a variety of systems. 
What the heck is Resolution Audio
I think I'm getting a CD55! 
KRELL KAV250CD vs ROTEL 991CD
I've owned both. There is no comparsion. The KAV250 is by far better. As long as you have the equipment to hear it. I used to have a pair of Nautilus 804s. Couldn't really hear that much of a differance because, while the 804s are good they are fa... 
Great amp for Aerial 10t's
I live right near Aerial Acoustics and have heard them on many occasions and I have to say that they are probably the easily load out there. They are 4 ohms but are basically perfectly flat. I have had success as well with a 70 watt Conrad-Johnson... 
linn kairn preamp vs VTL TL-5.5
Mine has remote no phono selling in order to get headphone system 
linn kairn preamp vs VTL TL-5.5
The 2.5 TL is just as good and I'm selling mine for $1000, only difference is the seperate power supply and face. Otherwise the two units are identical