twoleftears

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Speaker recomendation
OP left the building days ago.audiotroy must have frightened him away. 
New D'Agostino Monoblocks...$250,000
Is a power cord included?No; rather, they include your own concierge electrician who comes out to your house and installs four dedicated 32 amp lines. 
Current, Amperage
Efficiency and sensitivity are not the same thing, although many people think so.https://www.galaxyaudio.com/education/efficiency-vs-sensitivity  
Classical composers, symphonies
Scriabin, Glazunov, even Borodin and Balakirev 
Best sounding compact integrated amp < $2k?
@kclone +1.  Evolution 100A. 
Mono Blocks on a Budget, is it possible?
I'd have thought the PS Audio Stellar M700's would be an obvious recommendation. 
What are the best entry level integrated amps and speakers?
@wim1983 Have you heard any of the S- or Z- series Quads? 
Best sounding compact integrated amp < $2k?
Creek. 
Stand mount loudspeakers
Joseph Audio Pulsar. 
New or Old CD Player?
An omission (mea culpa).  I am reminded that the Simaudio Neo 260D at 3K is another direct competitor to the Bryston, Hegel, and Primare. 
thread for PMC owners
On that same auditioning binge, I also listened to some Facts (I forget which model, not the biggest floorstander).  I liked it too, but thought it perhaps a little more strictly neutral in presentation, whereas the twenty's just had a hint of war... 
What are the best entry level integrated amps and speakers?
There's also an almost new Creek Evolution 50a, which would be a very good buy.  Combine with speakers of choice, but I doubt you'd beat the aforementioned Silverlines. 
thread for PMC owners
PMC and Focal have very different presentations.  As a PMC owner, you'll understand that I prefer its sound profile.  I was able to audition twenty.23, Focal, and twenty.24 on same day/consecutive days.  There's a strong family resemblance between... 
Good Speaker within a budget of USD10,000
PMC Twenty5.26 or the Twenty.26 would both be very good. 
Who wants the best improvement in their system EVER!
@falconquest Having heard their baby brothers, the Liszt, I have no doubt that the Music would be absolutely superlative.