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Favorite Pre Amp and Amp with Vandersteen?
The Rogue Hera sounds unbelievable with almost any amp in the loop, especially the Rogue monoblocks! 
MacBook Pro or Mac Mini as music server
I have a sealed box (June 2010) mini MC270LLA.I want to try to fix it up myself, and get it as close to the Mach2Music as I can. What are the best steps to take? 
New Mac Mini Outputs
This string was originally about when mac releaseed the unibody Mini MC270LL/A 2.4GHZ 2GB 320GB HD...Now that is the old one and they just released the new ones: MC815LL/A and MC816LL/A (both with no drive built in anymore). I have spare outboard ... 
kef xq series
Anybody know if the XQ50 only comes as a center channel, ie XQ50C? Is there such a thing as just an XQ50 (without the "C")? 
New Mac Mini Outputs
This string was about when mack releaseed the unibody Mini MC270LL/A 2.4GHZ 2GB 320GB HD...Now that is the old oen and they just released the new ones: MC815LL/A and MC816LL/A (both with no drive built in anymore). I have spare outboard drives, so... 
Attention Vandersteen 5A owners/ amp matches
Chargerfan- you mention a new HP filter?The old one is M5-HP, is the new one just an update or a new model number? 
Reference DACS: An overall perspective
I am switching over from recent cd players like Esoteric X-03, and a Wadia 21, to a mac mini. I was thinking spending 1000-3500 in the used market for a USB or firewire dac. What do peaople suggest for my first DAC? 
Attention Vandersteen 5A owners/ amp matches
Has anyone tried 5a with either:Mac Mc275 mk VorBurmester 956 Mk II? 
Speakers for a 4m wide by 9 m high approx room
Are the B&W CDM-7NT still highly regarded? What would apair go for now? 
Vandersteen Quatro Crossovers
Can that battery in the M5-HP be easilly replaced by the end user at home, or do they need to be sent back to Vandersteen to be replaced? 
Which speakers... B&W 802D or Vandersteen 5A's?
On the Vandy 5A's, which would other users suggest...Mac MC275 MK V, or a Burmester 956 MK II?I hope it's ok to hijack the string, its been silent for about a month, LOL 
To those who've tkn Vandersteen 5A upgrade plunge
Do all those suggestions and market values (for 5's and 5A's still stand? It sounds like 5's are (purely coincidentially) woth say $5,000 where the 5A's (current model) bring about $11,500? (Plus some $ for a crossover?)Anyone know wah the current... 
Decco from Preachtree audio
It is now 2.5 years later, and Peachtree has nova, decco2, and others. how well is an original decco holding up in sound quality versus what is out now, ie how does the decco2 compare to the original decco? I think you can get an original for as l... 
The right amp to biamp with McIntosh MC275 Mk V?
Hello, I see all these references to McIntosh MC275 different versions. I wish someone could run thru (for me) any chronology and what the differences are (how to tell one version from another). The versions I am aware of are:1-I'll lump all amps ... 
Anyone hear a Hera?
Where there any responses about the Hera?