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Long IC Cable Run
Even XLR cables this long can degrade the sound- RCA much worse. Check with Rogue that the output of your preamp can drive it.Your best bet is to rethink positioning the system to accomodate <1.5M cables 
Spectron 3SE MK2 vs Wyred 4 Sound SX-1000 S Ii
I have not compared vs Spectron, but had PS Audio GCA 250 and W4S SX 500 monos. I now have a W4S MC 250/500. I just put a Tek Line Cable Reference power cord on it and am blown away. Also replaced a DH Labs Revelation with a PS Audio Transcendent ... 
Bi Amping with Rotel RA 1062 & RB 1070
The purpose of biamping is to separately control the speakers highs and lows. This requres an active XO. No biggie. Behringer and DBX make nice analog XOs for less than $200.You plug your CD or preamp L/R ouputs into the XO. From there, the low/hi... 
Pls help me to choose amplificat to devore nines
PS Audio GCC series. This gives you fully balanced pre/amp. Several great reviews, just google. Better still f you find one with either Underwood or Cullen mod 
Power consumption
Contact PS Audio. They have a fantastic ac regenerator and can answer your questions 
Best Martin Logans for under $2000 used?
I had a pair of CLS MkIIs with modified ladder. I could not get past the very tight sweet spot.I recommend Maggies- 1.6-3.5. And so do several highly respected reviewers. 
Which is the most tubelike solid state amp around
I am using a Wyred 4 Sound MC 250/500 to drive my Magnepan 3.5Rs. Great sound on tap, but you need to give iyt quality cables. I settled in with:Tek Line Cables Micro Reference Xtreme power cordsClear Day solid core silver- double shotgunXLR inter... 
Request opinions on SACD/CD Players.
Having owned several SCAD/CD players, my take is:While some SACDs are excellent recordings, most are not. Whether you will get your money's worth, depends on how many recordings that you like are worthy.Combo players do a poor job of CD playback, ... 
Looking for some cheaper Speaker Cables-$600 or so
Definitely Clear Day solid core silver- 8ft pair of double shotgun is $500. he advertises here 
Cable & Interconnects for a Plinius 9200
3 productsPower Cord- Tek Line Cables micro ReferenceInterconnects- Morrow Audio or PS AudioSpeaker Cables- Clear Day solid core silver (he advertises here) 
Integrated Amplifier balanced
PS Audio GCC series is fully balanced and excellent sound. 
IEC inlet socket
Alas, an all too common problem. I ordered my new amp with a 20 amp input IEC, and will transition to same throughout my system. Not only does the housing fit snug, but the actual connection is improved allowing for better current transfer.Wattgat... 
feet and legs
Get Machina Dynamica Promethean Springs, cut your 4" in half and make a sandwich. You will have a fabulous equipment base 
Tweeter Differences
SOME ribbons may distort at "lower" freqs. Ribbons like the Magnepan can go pretty low, allowing for uncrossed over vocal range purity.Once you have heard them there is no going back to conventional tweeters 
Best speaker under $1K...... used market
Ditto the Maggies