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What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Bettye Lavette Things Have Changed  
What are the best GaN Amplifiers available today?
Strongly consider getting a used LSA Voyager GaN 350 (saw one for $1250), have it sent to Ric Schultz for moding (very reasonable) and live happily ever after  
Upgrade thoughts
@kerrybh Similar age, music preferences and room dimensions I was shocked when I replaced a Pangea Premier XL 1.5M coax ($169) with a 1.5M Chinese Nordost knockoff. And since it was so cheap I also got a 1.0M which I held back until I felt the ... 
Tony Bennett has passed away.
I have a couple of his duet CDs. They are excellent. He was smart to introduce younger people by doing duets with many popular singers from various genres  
What are the best GaN Amplifiers available today?
@yyzsantabarbara    Always appreciate your thorough assessments. I have a Voyager and love it. I also have a Ric Schultz EVS 1200 and love it too  
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
LED ZEPPLIN 4 cd box set disc 1/4  
PS audio m1200
fUNNY, CAUSE THIS WAS MY TAKEAWAY "Putting a much lower quality amp like PS or some others recommended here is not going to result in a great sounding system.'  
PS audio m1200
@ghdprentice  while I agree that PS Audio tends to over value the MSRP of their products, they aren't garbage either. Michael Fremer kept the M1200s he reviewed. I have a Ric Schultz EVS 1200 dual mono (one chassis) based on the same IcePower mod... 
Coaxials - Reality vs. Experience?
Eric, in my case the 3.4 is my first coax  
Coaxials - Reality vs. Experience?
Ive been ridiculously happy, for a couple years now, with my very efficient Emerald Physics 3.4s. (12" woofer with 1" polyester tweeter) Most of the music I listen to does not go much below 40hz. My amps are LSA Voyager GaN 350 or EVS 1200 based o... 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Dire Straights Sailing to Philadelphia Import  
Solid State amp to go with Audible Illusions Modulus 3a preamp
Absolutely check out LSA Voyager GaN 350 which can be found used ~ $1500 (Ric Schultz aka Tweak Audio) does a mod for them too. The GaN based modules should ne magical with a tube pre of that caliber  
Distance from wall for KEF Reference 1s
Every room is sonically different; different construction, walls, floors ceilings windows...try one of several available set up discs. My go to is from Stereophile decades ago. Maybe they still offer it  
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Lyle Lovett and his Large Band  
Audible illusions L3 vs L3B
Only if you plan to upgrade your source and amplifier. I made that switch 3+ decades ago. IMHO, balanced is the only pure way to fly