zd542

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What speakers work best with electronic music?
You would probably like Meridian. 
aesthetix rhea with passive volume control
If you haven't bought anything yet, maybe consider a Janus. 
Aesthetix Calypso getting hot on the left side
That's where the tubes are. The tubes for the right channel are in the middle and the ones for the left channel are all the way over to the left. There are no tubes near the right corner. No tubes, no heat. 
Aerial 7T/6 vs Vandersteen Quatro/Treo/2Ce Sig II
My first recommendation would be to not buy speakers going just by reviews. If you end up with something you like it will be more of an accident than anything else. Given the choices you list, I would go with the Model 2's. I have them in my main ... 
Is there a problem w/ using both amp inputs?
Kr4 is right. The only thing I would add is that your BAT is fully balanced, why not just use it for everything? Its an outstanding preamp. 
PAD Aqueous 20th Anniv. vs Cardas Golden Ref. IC's
The Purist is a wow cable. You put it in the system and you hear a big difference. Over time, though, you start to hear the weaknesses. For me, the biggest issue was the high frequencies. With copper, if you don't get it just right, there is a rou... 
Budget cable chaos??? Is River Cable the new star?
Sunnyjim,I hate to say this but the more you post, the more confused I get. I honestly don't know what you are trying to do here."I never in any of my posts or threads stated that I was crying myself to sleep because the sound of the system was me... 
Radio Hum
Go inside your preamp and swap the tubes. If the problem moves to the other channel after the switch, you have a bad tube. 
The Conrad Johnson Premier 350: Revisited
"Even though the Conrad Johnson Premier 350SA is a vintage amplifier, it has achieved something a number of newer designs could not; the musicality and transparency that I've always wanted is now present in my living room to a degree that I was be... 
PAD Aqueous 20th Anniv. vs Cardas Golden Ref. IC's
I had both cables. The PAD is no upgrade. I got rid of it and kept the Cardas. The Golden Ref isn't perfect, but its a much better cable. 
Most transparent open & dynamic cables out there?
I would look for a different solution. You're asking the cables to do too much here. 
KAV-280P & TURNTABLE
If you want something very good all around and don't want to spend a great deal of money, you may want to look at cart and phono preamp combo. One I like very much is a Dynavector P-75 phono preamp matched with a Dynavector 20x low output version ... 
New on audiogon
What Wadia do you have? Also, can you give some basic info on your amp? 
Budget cable chaos??? Is River Cable the new star?
For what its worth, after reading your last post,I think I figured out why you are having a hard time with cables. You're expecting too much from them. Also, its very likely you are not giving as much consideration to the other components in your ... 
Blindly deafly? bought Purple Flare cables...
Biwiring is a tough call. The difference it makes varies for each system. Most audiophiles, myself included, feel it makes more sense to go with one run of better cable than to buy 2 pairs of lesser cables. There are exceptions, however. In my mai...