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Speakers to hang on to for LIFE The four best speakers I have ever owned were the Joseph Audio Pearls, the Magnepan MG20.1, The Avalon Eidolons and the Sonus Faber Guarneri Mementos. All were definitely ". . .	717
Personal speaker evolution ELECTROVOICE EV-2 (1963) DYNACO 25 TANDBERG LOUDSPEAKER DOUBLE LARGE ADVENTS KLH-9 ACOUSTIC RESEARCH AR 3A MAGNEPLANAR TYMPANI IU ALTEC VOICE OF THE THEATER GALE LOUDSPEAKER OHM F. . .	683
Is There any Truly "High End" Integrated Amp? I have recently heard some very good things about the new Gamut DI-150 integrated amp that was introduced at CES. Is anyone familiar with that amp? It is supposed to be a . . .	142
Best solid state pre-amp below US $ 10.000,00 ?? The best preamp under $10,000 and actually, one of the best at any price is: THE SPECTRAL DMC30SL. I replaced an $18,000 Levinson No. 32 (with phono stage) . . .	94
Ayre C 5xe Universal vs. Cary 306 SACD I actually own both players - the Ayre C5Xe and the Cary 306 SACD. I've had both of the players for over a month now. They are both unbelievably good! Thus far the major . . .	43
Magnepan owners : past / present I started with Magneplanar - Magnepan speakers when they first arrived on the scene - Tympani 1U, a couple of other Tympani, ending with the Tympani IV-A, also owned MG-3.6r and . . .	40
mcintosh vs jeff rowland I recently sold a Rowland Continuum 500 and bought a McIntosh MA7000, driving a pair of Sonus Faber Guarneri Mementos. Thus far, I have not decided if I am happy with the . . .	40
ESOTERIC X-03 VS. AYRE C5XE I have owned both the Ayre C5XE and the Esoteric X-03. I originally sold my Esoteric and bought the Ayre. I couldn't wait to get back to Esoteric. I kept the Ayre machine . . .	34
Integrated amp for Eggleston Andra II Sorry to be late in responding - but - I am using a Rowland Continuum 500 integrated amp on a pair of Eggleston Andra II speakers and the results are excellent. Clean, pure, good. . .	33
Kharma CRM 3.2F vs. Avalon Eidolon and Diamond Getting back to the original topic which was Kharma 3.2 vs Avalon Eidolon (How quickly we forget). I have owned both. I bought a pair of Eidolons in 1999, kept them 5 years, loved. . .	32
Budget Amp for Avalon Eidolon Obviously, the Avalon Eidolon is much too good a speaker to use with a "budget" amp. The better the amp, the better the Eidolon sound - - - however - - - there are a . . .	20
What amp/amps to drive magnepan 20.1's I agree with the "Take it Slowly" approach that "Howie" espouses. I own a pair of Magnepan 20.1's and I know first hand that "Pure Power" is . . .	19
Well Tempered Signature turntable and arm I am very sorry but I have just noticed your post for the first time. I actually owned two Well Tempered Signature turntables for several years. Sold the last one in 2005. . . .	16
The best speakers to pair with McIntosh MA7000 ? I am using Sonus Faber Guarneri Mementos with my MA7000 and the results are phenomenal. I would suggest looking for a used pair of these speakers or giving consideration to the . . .	16
Musical Fidelity A5 CD player - long The January 2005 issue of the British magazine, HI-FI News has an excellent review of the A-5 CD player (and the A-5 integrated amp). This review may be downloaded from the . . .	14
Esoteric DV-50s Modified by Reference Audio Mods Thanks for your inquiry - NO, I AM NOT EVEN REMOTELY RELATED TO DOUG JESSE OR REFERENCE AUDIO! Never met the man, but he is very helpful and responsive on the telephone and . . .	11
Sonus Faber Electa Amator mk I vs Auditor M I own a pair of Guarneri Mementos and also have Spectral electronics (although I usually use those in another system with Avalon Eidolons) I have switched the Mementos into the . . .	10
Ultimate pre/power amp for Sonus Faber Memento Believe it or not, I have experienced extremely good results using a plain-old integrated amp with my Mementos - well, maybe not so "plain-old" but an integrated never-. . .	10
Levinson 383 or Rowland Continuum 500 I have owned both the Rowland Concerto and Continuum 500 integrated amps. Both were stellar performers. The Continuum 500 was very refined, very transparent, portrayed an . . .	9
All in one CD/DVD/Blue Ray player. Any exist? For a lot more money, Marantz, Lexicon, and McIntosh make "play everything" machines that each promises is "better". I look forward to reviews before I . . .	7
Wilson Watt Puppy 8 Speakers Let's hope that they will use a new tweeter. The Focal titanium inverted dome tweeter that Wilson (and others) have used for years, is an old design and has an inherent harshness . . .	7
Spectral Audio users need your input I am a very happy Spectral owner/user (DMC-30SL preamp & DMA 250 amp) and I have found a number of digital players that work very well. You might look at a thread I started on the. . .	6
Question for Cary 306SACD owners In his Positive Feedback review, Dave Clark recommends the 512 setting. In my own experience, this setting sounds good on virtually all redbook discs. In truth, however, I have. . .	6
JM Lab Electra Be 'LIMITED'??? I bought a pair of these speakers and they are exceptionally good. I put them in a spot that had previously housed a pair of Thiel 2.3's and before that PSB Platinum M2's and . . .	6
Graham Nightingale, anyone? I have owned a Graham Nightingale for about three years. I use it with the Graham 2.2 arm on a Basis Debut V Vacuum table and I have never heard a cartridge/arm combination that . . .	6
SF Cremona Auditor M as good as Guarneri Memento? I have a pair of Mementos and love them . . . . but I recently listened at length to a pair of Auditor M's at a dealer in Chicago (Pro Musica) and was mightily impressed. This . . .	4
Sonus Faber monitors vs. ??? It appears that you have a very good, well balanced system. The Sonus Faber Domus speakers are qute good and probably well matched with the Musical Fidelity 308cr amp. . . .	2
Cary 306 SACD power cord recommendations I'm using Virtual Dynamics Nite II power cord very successfully on my Cary 306 SACD player. This cord seemed to open the 306 up a bit and it gave the player's already excellent . . .	2
Why so many JM Labs Electra LE Be's for sale? They are apparently being closed out because the new Electra speakers (1009 & 1027) have the beryllium tweeter - and I have been told that the new speakers "sound better&. . .	2
Bel Canto PL 1A vs Esoteric DV 60 The Bel Canto will blow the DV-60 away with all audio sources . . . . Redbook, SACD, DVD-A are all extraordinary on the Bel Canto, while the DV-60 may even be a step backward from. . .	1
Integrated Amp Phono sections The A5 phono stage is good - but is moving magnet only. I own an A-5 and bought a Lukaschek step-up device for use with moving coil cartridges - It is now great	1