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Cheaper substitute for VAC Avatar?
Another worthy choice- Ming Da 34 AB. See Pacific Valve and Electric website. Also see Positive Feedback review 
High Quality Fuses in Amps
Deep cryoed ceramic- OF COURSE! What a great idea. You can buy these at RS and freeze them for a week or so, slowly thaw and you should have a much better sounding fuse than not doing so, or spend a few bucks for real deep cryo. I have done this w... 
Reference 3A Grand Veena Placement
Yes and no. Yes, they will play. No, you won't be getting your money's worth. Some of this is room dependent, but speakers need breathing room, without it, it is impossible to capture the size of the venue. In fact they often need to be WELL out i... 
Any thoughts on Ultrabit Platinum??
Don't let any overspray get on a rug or floor. It is very slippery! 
best loudspeakers for full Gryphon system
Definitely check out planar-magentic type speakers- Magnepan, Podium Sound, Inner Sound,... 
Spectron MIII MKII after market tweeks ?
We own similar design amps- mine is Wyred4Sound multichannel, as I am biamping.I highly recommend Clear Day solid core silver speaker cables. I am using the double shotgun. The improvements over many far more expensive cables was startling. 
Preamp recommendations up to $2000
Though they do not come up FS often, look for PS Audio GCP. I owned on for a number of years. 
transport help
I think there is a McCormick transport for sale here. Top loader 
Hi End rack really deliver?
Depends. If you only have a few components consider a long/low piece of furntiure with a surface area large enough to hold all your components. Here's the twist: Each component (maybe 2 max- size dependent) will be placed on a maple type board, un... 
Help - Need Preamp under 5K for Class D amps
First play with speaker positioning. In the wrong spot speakers will not open up. Sometimes you only need to move them a half inch. Also, are you biwiring or biamping... are the amps balanced? Biamping, and running balanced (when your entire sysyt... 
200-amp Breaker Panel Question
I read somewhere to actually get a separate panel for your A/V system(s) 
Classe DR-5
I had one 15 years ago. My sense is you can do better today, but it is built like a tank, with plenty of room inside to upgrade with better parts. 
Preamps with HT pass through?
PS Audio CCP 200! 
Speaker shopping Help?
Magnepan 20.1 or a 3 series with double subs.My room is 19 X 31 with 14 ft peak open beam ceilingI am using 3.5Rs biamped with a SVS powered sub. THe sound stage is big, but I could use a second sub 
Recommend Amp/preamp 1000k with Acoustats
PS Audio GCC 250 or 500 would be awesome