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Shopping for speakers at $1500-$2000 is a chore.
"P.S. This quest for new speakers is making comrade Jim, less and less Sunny"That's a bit of an understatement. You weren't Sunny way back when you were looking for your amp. Now you're MonsoonSeasonJim. 
Parasound A21 or Odyssey Stratus
I had the same speakers and used a Creek 5350SE on them. It was a very fun system to listen to. Not lean at all. The only drawback is that it may not play quite as loud as you want it to.I'm not familiar with the Qdyssey, but the Parasound should ... 
Essence Electrostatic Speakers...A Bold Statement
"10-23-15: HifisoundguySome members from Space Coast Audio Society in Central Florida is going to go Demo these all new Audiostatic speakers when Essence gets a pair in to demo!"Post when the shuttle lands and tell us how things went up there. 
Bowers and Wilkerson B&W 802 D3: an impolite Brit?
"10-22-15: Aintitgr8No....Either not fully broken in or wire in the system that is not a neutral wire.""10-22-15: Aintitgr8I had just posted and made the point that the ruthlessly accurate speakers like Wilson Audio are system and wire dependent. ... 
Essence Electrostatic Speakers...A Bold Statement
I don't see how you can go wrong. The company that makes them fully endorses them. 0 risk in my book. 
A-B testing of cables
Maybe, he'll answer my question. 
Is Dynaudio forgiving speakers?
"10-22-15: Tarp38Instead of consulting forum members about audio, why don't you consult a grammar book."I'm willing to bet he can speak our language better than you can speak his. 
Quality Interconnects for recording
"10-21-15: KottaTara Labs "Luna" the newest version (7) is an absolute steal and sounds superb. Can not recommend highly enough." That cable doesn't exist. The Wireworld Luna 7 does, however. 
Cable Upgrades or Better Components???
"Some of you guys are very suspicious unforgiving and quick to judge."There's a reason for that. "Cable questions of the profound "what is the meaning of cable" are always entertaining by right of how many clueless people are going to give you the... 
Is Dynaudio forgiving speakers?
Hers a few options that most people would say are forgiving.Mission, Meadowlark, Mirage M series, Old Energy, Monitor Audio Silver series, Spendor S Series. 
Shopping for speakers at $1500-$2000 is a chore.
Where in California do you live? 
A-B testing of cables
"By definition neutral cable would be an absence of coloration, distortion, or imbalance of the complete tonal range. Anything that affects any tonal element differently than it does the rest is going to throw off the tonal balance."Great. But lik... 
Dispersion panels question
"10-21-15: SbankCheck out the Ethan Winer Forum section on audioasylum. Tons of discussion on this & related topics. Also DIY plans etc. Cheers,Spencer"If you can find some old issues of The Audio Perfectionist Journal, they give detailed inst... 
Plinius Preamp Remote control problem
"Could it be an easy fix? I wonder whether the motor that controls the volume knob needs lubricating."Pull the knob off and see if the volume control works with the remote. 
Is Dynaudio forgiving speakers?
I hope your wife is forgiving you for spending all this money on stereo equipment.