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Anyone use Audio Physic Avanti III?
narrod, thank you. what upstream components do you use? 
Anyone use Audio Physic Avanti III?
mdhoover and narrod: thank you very much for the response.narrod, how do you find the mid and bass? i have heard that the avanti is light in those areas. also, did you audition other speakers? i am also looking at Sonus Faber Cremona and Vienna Ac... 
Upgrade order? Preamp, amp, speakers
Ejlif, I am leaning towards starting with the preamp, then speakers, then amp. So far I really like the Ayre K-1xe preamp. It gives a nice warm sound with great vocal dimensionality and imaging. I will also look at the Plinius M8. As for speakers,... 
Upgrade order? Preamp, amp, speakers
Bdgregory:good point. here is my current setupB&W 804S speakersCary 303/300 cdpParasound Halo P3 preampParasound Halo A21 amp 
Ayre K-5xe preamp? How close to K-1xe?
I just auditioned the k-5xe and k-1xe with b&w802d + V-1xe amp. The differences between the k5 and k1 is not subtle. The k1 just did a better job of presenting the music in more real manner. Voices were more 3-dimensional and palpable. The k1 ... 
Anybody tried 20th Anniversary Purist cables?
i am currently auditioning the Aniversary Aqueous cables in my system right now. They are definitely nice cables. Pretty smooth in the mid range with a nice full bottom end. The cables have only been in my system for 2 days...I will comment more a... 
Does having an object inbetween the speakers bad?
Thanks everyone for the response.Unfortunately, since I have been banished from my study (the wife turned it into a playroom for my kids) I do not have a lot of flexibility in terms of speaker placement. I cannot move the speakers that far from th...