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Amp for my Vienna Acoustic Haydns?
As much as I love the ARC CA-50 integrated amp (one of the best integrated amps made), I'd go for something with a bit more power. Tell us me your budget and I will make a recommendation.I am pretty familiar with Vienna speakers, I drive a pair of... 
I'm taking votes
No digital is worth $20k when it will probably be surpassed in 2 years or so for probably a lot less. I am sure the CD12 is an awesome CD player, but there is other digital that will get you close for less. Even a lot less. Unless I had about $12k... 
neutrality vs. realism
I think this thread might better be called Neutrality vs. Musicality.However, before I start, I must reiterate a tirade that I get into everytime folks start talking about realism. We must always remember that on every recording we play on our won... 
Whats the BEST audio site :
For what?For selling components: AudiogonFor Manufacturer and Dealer Audio Links: Stereophile.comFor generally uncensured audio forums: Audio AsylumFor Audio Reviews: Hard to say... Pick your poison: Audioreview.com, Soundstage.com, Audiogon.com, ... 
Attention: Dunlavy Audio Labs out of business
Lpgal, I would have a heart to heart talk with your dealer. Any reputable dealer would most likely give you effectively their profit margin back on the speakers. They should at least give you that amount in store credit.KF 
What do you think about this cable company?
Twl, your system is too tricked out.;-)No one knows what it sounds like...But I am sure it sounds pretty good. :-)KF 
No more music CDs without copy protection
BMG has no foresight.Some hacker will break their copy protection, and it will be all over the web in a blink of an eye.This happened with DVDs. The motion picture industry thought they had the silver bullet when they created the DVDD standard. Li... 
What do you think about this cable company?
BTW I was just joking about that Gosphel part in my above post. I had actually put 'Just Joking' at the end of that in lesser than and greater than signs, and for some reason it dod not come up as text. I am not much into HTML or imbedded links, b... 
What do you think about this cable company?
Ok, Trelja, ya gotta spill the beans. I do not like naming specific companies I am critical of (per se), but whenever a company does something positive, I name them and give them the recognition they deserve.What company did you have this positive... 
What do you think about this cable company?
No, Orbeck did send me an email, but they were very polite. Orbeck did not take me up on my offer that I made to them in my post on their thead.Always read a review with a grain of salt no matter who is doing the review. This is my motto. I tend t... 
What do you think about this cable company?
I like these rules Trelja. I am going to cut and paste them and save them.Also, folks I did not buy my new Rega P9 solefy for the review. However, I was motivated to upgrade my vinyl for the review. I probably would have put off buying a new TT fo... 
What do you think about this cable company?
Even with a discount these cables were expensive. However, I would have reviewed them from a NEUTRAL position. I had little insentive to like them since I would have had to sell my QF and SPM to get them (and pay a bit more). Why would I review th... 
Alon II MK2 vs Thiel 2.3: Best Value "Used"??
The Thiel is a bit more refined sounding speaker than the Alon.I have the Alon II mk2's and they are a well rounded speaker. They can play all sorts of music well, but their strengths lie in reproducing Jazz and Rock. When I think of the Thiel sou... 
Vienna Acoustics and cable
I have Mahlers with Nordost Quatrofil and SPM speaker cable.KF 
I'm Getting Unbalanced About Balanced
It all depends on which components you have.Some components are fully balanced, while others are not.Some components sound better using single ended RCAs while some components sound better with XLR balanced.It is all very component (and sometimes ...