twilo

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B&W or DALI Grand
The Dali Grands are much better. The Grands have a much better bass response then the Nautilus 802 and 803. I thought the Grands were smoother sounding. I heard all 3 speakers at the Stereophile show in 2002. 
Totem Winds are Too Bright
Jcbach, you are definitely underpowering them. I heard the Totem Wind speakers at the Stereophile show in 2002 on that large Totem intergrated amp. It looked the size of a Krell amp. The bass was great on the Winds. It was upbeat and tight. It had... 
What do you know about the Rehdeko speakers?
Here's a guy who owns the Rehdeko RK-175-5S speakers. There's a pic of his system and the speakers on here. http://aca.gr/pop_papaem.htm 
Amplification with Harbeth Loudspeakers
My friend is using a Meridian 557 amp, Meridian 502 preamp with the Harbeth. Thats a great combination. 
What mini-monitors should I audition?
BW Nautilus 805s are nice. They sound very articulateI also like the JM Lab Electra 906. Aurum Cantus Leisure 2 with g2 tweeter are good 
Best 4 or 5 shelf rack for electronics
I would recommend Sanus racks. They make 4, 5 and 6 shelf racks. They are really good.Also, there's this British company that makes great racks. There racks look so gorgeous. Here's a pic of them.http://www.customdesign.co.uk/ 
Best transport under $500 for Electrocom ECD-1 dac
Here's 5 Transports I'v heard that are really good for under 500. McCormack SST-1 TransportRotel RDD980 CD TransportCalifornia Audio Lab Delta TransportSony DVP S7700. This is DVD CD Player. The transport was great for CDs. I used it as a transpor... 
California Audio Labs Master Series
Its funny you mention this Cal MASTER SERIES SC-TEN Tube Dac. Someone just sold this Dac on Ebay last month. I still have the ad. I rarely have seen this Cal dac being sold. You can email the guy who sold it, also you can email the guy who bought ... 
Cinepro system at HI FI 2004
They look alot like the Tyler speakers with just different drivers. 
Dunlavy 4A, High Frequency Improvment??
RJA, there was a thread about this. The guy from Tubesville modifies the Dunlavy speakers. Here's the thread about what he does. http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?rspkr&1028246710&read&keyw&zzblackie 
$4000 to spend on a SS power amp - help me choose
Spectron Musician III Parasound JC-1 Halo MonoblocksMccormack DNA 2 
SS preamp to give wormth & bloom to Krell KSA amp
Krell KBL preamp. This was the matching preamp to the KSA series. It was a top notch preamp 
What are best speakers for low powered tube amps?
My friend is using the Referemce 3a L'Integral Nouveau'son his Jadis Orchestra amp. At first he bought the Reference 3A Royal virtuosos. The Royal virtuosos were nice monitors but they lacked bass. The L'Integral Nouveau's are the floor standing v... 
Any tube DACs with tight bass?
Best tube dacs I heard are.Jadis JS-1. This is a one bit tube dac. This Jadis is from the mid to late 90s. It sounded so airy and smooth. The power supply was a tubed power supply. Jadis JS-2 MkII This is the 24 bit dac version. Metronome C1A DAC ... 
What is a good Speaker with ASL Hurricanes?
I also recommend Coincident Super EclipseThey are great. I heard them at the Stereophile show in 2001. They sound very smooth with a great bass response.Here's a pic of them. http://www.coincidentspeaker.com/eclipse.htmThe Partial Eclipse is nice ...