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Pass labs XA60.5 anything wrong with them.
She's right. I know 2 audiophiles that lost their lives with those damn XA60.5's. One minute its just sitting there floating calmly between your speakers, and without realizing it, the amp slips out of balance and starts spinning. It rips the spea... 
Peachtree Audio Nova125 & sensitive speakers
Its a common problem with efficient speakers. There's too much gain. Your old Rotel preamp was acting as a buffer between your amp and your sources. I don't know a lot of technical details regarding your Peachtree but it almost certainly doesn't h... 
Best Soundcards for PC or MAC
I've never heard of a sound card that sells for that type of $. You would probably be better off just getting a DAC and using your computer as a transport. Thats what you would be using the sound card for anyway. 
suggest an under $2000 amp to match 4ohm speakers
You should have no problem at all getting something that sounds great within budget. A question first, though. A CJ PV-10, unless I'm mistaken, is a preamp. Not just a phono preamp, but an actual linestage as well. If thats the case, you'll be nee... 
Best way to warm up the sound
Something's not right here. I don't doubt what you are saying at all, but before you go out and buy more gear, I can't help but to think you may have a setup issue, or something similar. The first thing I have to ask is how much time do you have o... 
Esoteric MG 10 vs Magnepan 1.7
Your 2nd response provides a lot more info to work with. Unfortunately, there's no easy way to go about this. For example, when you talk about sparkle in relation to you amp, its hard to focus on exactly what you mean. I kind of get what you are a... 
Conrad PV-12 Preamp Sub Woofer output
The PV-12 doesn't have a sub output. What kind of sub do you have? 
Best way to warm up the sound
What exactly does your setup do that you don't like? 
Classe SSP600 Standby 44 Celsius
What does Classe say about this? Is it a known problem? 
Esoteric MG 10 vs Magnepan 1.7
I had the 1.7's. I know a lot of people like them but I think they are very overrated. My advice would be that if you can't do a really thorough demo, don't even consider them. 
Help problem with Soundlab Dynastats
I still say try your old amp. If the speakers were damaged in the move upstairs, what are the chances that both speakers took the exact same kind of damage? 
advice on configuring a laptop windows system
What would you use Audacity for? Unless it does things that I'm not aware of, I don't see the need for it. 
Where to go from Rogue M-150 amps?
"The M-150s have a retail of $5K. So, I would be looking for something in the $6K to $10K MSRP range."Why would that even matter? Spend more just for the sake of spending more? I won't tell you what to do, but I highly recommend picking a new amp ... 
advice on configuring a laptop windows system
You will probably have to make a few choices but here's one thing you to get you started right away. To rip your cd's, the best program to use is a free one called EAC. Just do a search and download it. Others will tell you not to use it because i... 
Rotel speaker pairing advice
Saki70,What type of Rotel amp are you talking about, the newer Class D ones or the older, traditional type?