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What is the amp for magnepan's: tube or solid?
Hey Gladstone, sorry about that- I was quite harsh with out cause, add 6 pints of Guinness to that and well you see what happened. Let's not turn this into the DarTZeel thread though :^) I am swamped right now, but I will call you before the weeks... 
What is the amp for magnepan's: tube or solid?
Gladstone why don't you have Wolcotts then? So then what amp under 12k do you say would outperform them? Stop trying to stir up turmoil(lord knows you love to :^)- you know they're REAL good for the money, you even said so here. In fact you though... 
What is the amp for magnepan's: tube or solid?
Jayoo- I have tried more then a few amps and have heard nearly everything out there and under $15k you simply can not beat the Parasound JC-1 on Magnepan's(the JC-1's retail for $6k fwiw). 
Rowland 302 V. Krell 700CX
Check out the Boulder 2060, David Shapario(a member here at audiogon) has gone through TONS of large SS amps(including the brands you've mentioned) and he feels the search is now over with the 2060. If your looking for SOTA very powerful SS amps y... 
Best of your best - Your Top 25
Gunbei- Really! I live in this town called Kinderhook. Its the home of the not so famous president Martin VanBuren and the story goes like this. When he would sign a bill so it would become a law he would merely right "OK" at the bottom of it whic... 
Best of your best - Your Top 25
The town I reside in really offers nothing except 1. The saying OK came from it 
SACD 2
This has been nothing more then a rumor for around a year now. IF and that is a big IF SACD2 were to come out the current players would not be able to play the SACD2 discs because one of the big "improvements" that is mentioned is greater security... 
Are You Happy With 2 Channel SACD?
On some recordings I must admit I am curious as to how the multi-channel version sounds. I don't regret going 2 channel because most discs I listen to are stereo only, of my 200+ SACD's there are only about 5 multi-channel discs in heavy rotation.... 
What type of copper is best for power cable?
Can you still get Marinco connectors? I thought Wattgate bought the exclusive rights to Marinco- I could be mistaken, just what I've heard. 
Favorite Music When Having Sex
Hey Pat isn't "Get A Grip" Aerosmith??? :o) 
Dartzeel NHB-108
What'cha'll pickin' on us west virginians fo? We's can't help it. Ya'll know that I couldn't let this go with out poking my head in and adding my 0.02 though in my case its probably more like 0.01 :o)Never before have I seen a product that so few ... 
Favorite Music When Having Sex
Niravp- Massive Attack is good if your in that kind of mood, "100th Window" and "Mezzanine" would be my first choices. I know die hard fans love "Protection" and while I enjoy it, I wouldn't want to engage in...... well you know ;) while listening... 
Favorite Music When Having Sex
So many good choices, but for me Enigma does it, Peter Gabriel's "passion", large scale Mozart pieces, Bethoven- any of it, Mahler's large scale pieces, Respighi "pines of rome" and "fountain's of rome", Al Di Meola- any of it!, Arvo Pärt(yea I kn... 
Mozart Piano Concertos 20 & 21
I really like the RR-68CD Eugene Istomin on the Piano with Gerard Schwartz Conducting the Seattle Symphony Orchestra its a great performance and great sonics as well. This is unfortuneatly 21 and 24 but the 21 is amazing the first movement is one ... 
Who Was Your Favorite One Hit Wonder
I think the groups name is Ah-ha the songs name was "take me on" it was a revolutionary music video for its time, and the song is as 80's as it gets!