vladimir

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What is the single best pre amp you have ever hear
Audio Research Reference 5 SE and the latest iteration of Mark Levinson No. 326S. Haven't heard the Berning. 
Old TT vs New TT: Rebuilt Dual 701 or Rega RP3
I love old Duals and the Shure is better if in good shape, but Tbromgard is right and there is also an upgrade path for the Rega with aftermarket companies like Groovetracer and tonearms mods like Funk. You can do it as budget allows, to take the ... 
turntable isolation feet
I would save money to eventually buy Stillpoints Ultra SS feet. You only need 3. 
Dbpoweramp .flac
It's your best option if you have plenty of hard disk space, which is cheap nowadays. Since I manually tag most of my music, I would use WAV. 
Stillpoints Ultra SS under your speakers?
And Stillpoints Ultra 5s are probably still better, under any speakers. 
Nola Metro Grand Reference Opinions
The announcement is a new Avalon speaker, the Compás, as shown on The Audio Beat. 
Nola Metro Grand Reference Opinions
Luvs2listen: This is one of the problems with listening critically at audio shows. Either the room is too small or too large for the particular speakers, or too badly treated, or listeners are too close to the speakers, etc., etc. 
Raidho C1.1
Does the Raidho C1.1 still have non-adjustable feet? I can't imagine anybody paying that kind of money and then having to shim the shaky thing with little pieces of wood. 
French Speakers?
Agree with Rocc1007. The Cabasse Riga is another superb speaker when combined with two good subs. 
Is Clayton Audio Out Of Business
I could be wrong, but I understand this is the Clayton Audio homepage:TRI Audio Marketing 
What’s hot in monitors from $2K to $3K in 2012?
For almost any monitor, regardless of price, 35Hz flat is utopia. In your price range, I would recommend LSA1 Statement speakers. 
Automatic Turntables
Dual still makes automatic and semi-automatic turntables. 
best in-ceiling speakers
Easy one. Thiel PowerPoint 1.2 speakers. 
Amphion Argon 3 or Lenehanaudio ML1
I guess the armoire is flat against a wall. My opinion is that you should not spend this kind of money when the positioning won't let either speaker sound their best, unless it is temporary. Both are great stand mounts at their price points. 
the perfect tonearm
The new Funk F-XR II.