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Has anyone heard the new ARC Ref 3 Preamp?
Excellent critique Jimburger,,,Bob 
CAT versus OTLs and Merlin
This will barely get you started,but more will follow....demoed a Berning ZH270 with some VSM-MM's recently.[Thanks Art]..it topped an Ayre V5x and Counterpoint Np220 on all levels.Magnificent!Have not heard your amp so wont comment except to say,... 
best speakers for Ayre amps ?
I demoed an Ayre V5x with some VSM-MM's,and it was a great combo,very layered and transparent,excellent,Bob 
Silly Question...does a transport have a "sound" ?
Thanks again to Sean and Metralla fo their insights.Off to another great day in the Year 2005 
King of the Hill
Thanks for your kind and biased comments,Artg, the only thing I'm onto is the fact that I have alot of wonderful and crazy friends,where else would someone recommend an ear category,we could put it below the Digital,but above the Misc. Audio categ... 
Best Line conditioner under $1000 used
Where can you get one of those Psychicanimal,I dont think I've heard of them...Bob 
Irving Bud Fried has died
As stated above Joe,I am sorry to see a good man and clearly a leader leave us.Take care,Bob 
King of the Hill
No,I wont 
King of the Hill
Stop it 
In what ways is Mark Levinson better than Krell?
Actually the name Krell comes from the 1956 sci-fi picture"Forbidden Planet"...its great,Bob...oh,they were a master race thar did amazing technological feats of building and had extremely high intelligence,but were killed by their Id.... 
There Ought To Be A Law, Or At Least A Rule
Eldartford,I love and totally agree with your first post.Or as Lou Reed says" I dont believe nothin I hear and half of what I see"For 55 years,I've been an optimist,but it sure gets harder,the older you get...and since theres no common ground betw... 
what speakers for 4k or less new or used
As the above posters have stated,go for the Merlins and dont look around.You will come home one day,Bob 
Paradigm Reference Servo 15 Version 2 Subwoofer
Be patient,its Easter for some.I have not heard any of their line yet,but hope to one year,Bob 
Is SACD a dead format?
Still deader than disco,not referring to quality,just everything else associated,software,hardware,marketing[read price]and especially availability.Anyone deep into music needs 10,000 to crop 100.Thats 1 out of 100,thats me at the store,YMMV,Bob 
TRL Sony 2000es or RAM Toshiba 3960
Have the RAM Tosh,EVS Panasonic S47 and the Stan Warren Aiwa X37c and they are all close.Will report back in 2 weeks after the Tosh breaks.Have not heard the Sony you speak of,but it sure is fun to be connected,Bob