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Adcom GFA 535 II
I have the 535 mk I. Not sure what the differences are between it and the newer version. The 535 is a forward, aggressive sounding amp. Its best mated with warm, laid back, rolled of sounding speakers. I found it to work well with a pair of Wharfe... 
Best headphone amp for new Senn 650's
If you like the tube sound, I recommend checking out the ASL OTL32 headamp/preamp or the ASL Twinhead headamp/pre or the RKV. If you want solid state, I think you'd be hard pressed to find anything better than a PPA amp, regardless of price. Sever... 
Best and Worst Websites in Audio'dom
Audio Magic has an awful website. They need to wake up and realize that it's 2004, not 1996! 
Paradigm Speaker Question:
If I were you I would keep your current speakers, I have the MA Bronze B2 and they are great speakers. I've not been impressed with Paradigm, not even the Studio series...There's a reason people choose the MA Silver over the Studios..... 
Headphone tube amplifiers and OTL
Yes, I have an ASL MG Head OTL tube headphone amp, and it sounds fantastic when matched with my Sennheiser HD580. Check out www.head-fi.org, a great headphone resource, particularly the amp forum, where there is lots of discussion about the MG Hea... 
Denon and Polk Combo
Dawg, the Polks he's talking about are $200/pair speakers. The GMA are $800/pair. For $200, why not get something like NHT superzero or Axiom M2i, or a good pair of used bookshelf speakers? I owned the Polk R15 for a few weeks and was not really i... 
Swan M200
I had a pair of M200's for several months...great speakers, will actually compete quite well with dedicated bookshelf speakers in the $200-$300 range. Great for PC use. No other PC speaker touches them under $300.