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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 
What works best with Magnepan 1.3 under 3k
If CD is your only source consider a new CD player that has variabe tube outs, like the Raysonic 168. I found the outs so good that I sold a $3K preamp 
Best Integrated Amp for Maggies MG12
A Wyred4Sound amp is FS here, today. As long as you won't be playing too loud, it will be fine. Terrific amp 
good isolation shelf for rega planar 2
Investigate Machina Dynamica Promethean Springs are extrremely cost effective. They would simply go between the TT and what ever shelf you use. Now, that shelf could make a sonic difference, but you can play with maple cutting baards, granite... 
PS Audio A-100 compared to Bel Canto S300
Also see Cullen Circuits stereo amps. sold direct, saves money. I own Cullen now, but had the PS Audio GCA series 
Monoblocks, Speaker Placement?
I disagree with shorest spkr cables, unless it's minimum 8ft. However, among the benefits of monos is total spearation of L/R signals. Depending on what you had before, you may need to play with speaker positioning 
budget balanced pre amp, tube or SS?
Someone is selling a PS Audio GCP 200/GCPS here.I am using the balanced tube outputs of my Raysonic 168 direct to my amps. It sound great, but if you need more inputs it won't work 
Looking for Polarity Invert Feature...
The PS Audio GCP-200/GCPS is an outstanding value, discrete balanced pre, XLR/RCA- I/OS PLUS polarity control(though it is misnamed phase) on the remote!IMHO, one needs polarity on the remote because many records/CDs are mixed up, and one needs to...