tcheathertree

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wadia 581, accuphase dp75, aero capital mkII, Mbl
Thanks for the feedback. I just took delivery of the MBL 1531 and am very impressed with the sound--much more natural, airy, spacial resolution, no harshness at all...not what I would consider warm or analogue like (Was using the Ayre Cx7e before)... 
Synergy between shunyata and Richard Gray
Since my original post I've done some experimenting. While I jhave by no meant tried every combination of connections, I have had best results thus far with the Cary monoblock amps plugged into the guardian 2, which is plugged into the 120V substa... 
Audiogon speaker wire gurus, please help me
Thanks guys. Here's what I did: I bought audience Au24 speaker cable which defenitely changed the sound...less lush, but more accurate and slightly less forward. I bought cardas golden cross interconnects for my CD player, which helped alot, and s... 
best preamps in the 4K-8K range
Thanks guys for the great advice. I believe it was "tvad" who put it best when he said that I was looking for a Rolls, not a ferrari. I am interested in the VAC and Joule preamps...also cj, but I am reading that their recent preamps are not really... 
How do you determine how much to spend on speakers
This is a good question to which I don't think there is a firm answer, as you can tell by the myriad of responses here. The question is basically: "which components contribute the most to the quality of sound reproduction?", since it would stand t...