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Bose 901's with "highend ancillaries"??
901's are the perfect club speaker. You can run a ridiculous amount of current through them before they break up. We would run 1 Bryston 4B per speaker (usually 6-8 per venue) for ear drum shattering spl's. They would handle mids and uppers well b... 
How important is a good rack?
What you are trying to accomplish is isolating external vibrations from your components. The best rack will accomplish little if it is sitting on a bouncy floor. Wall mounting on a bearing wall usually results in the best isolation. 
High End Audio-Gaining Higher Ground?
Todays generation has been abducted by sensory overload and most do not have the attention span to sit down and focus on the nuance of great music. Music is something that is background noise while doing homework, texting, facebooking etc. My 20 y... 
what amp under a grand?
Run a digital rca from cable box. 
Best $600 integrated for Monitor Audio RX-2?
There is no phono stage on the Complete. 
Audio Refinement Complete 'a' Integrated preouts
I own this lovely integrated and there is no pre out on mine. The beauty of this integrated is the synergy between amp and pre so it makes no sense to split them. My next move up the food chain would be Odyssey. That said this is a very formidable... 
Best $600 integrated for Monitor Audio RX-2?
About 6 months ago I purchased a YBA Audio Refinement complete for $600- used. Not only is it a built like a tank with aluminum remote it sounds fantastic. It is a bit laid back and almost tube like. I am powering a pair of Joseph Audio RM7 monito... 
Got an LP cleaner you want to make money on?
It's pretty much settled science that sealed records should be properly cleaned before playing if you have a worthwhile system. After paying close to $800 for my first 2m Black I have been a little more fussy about this practice. DougDeacon explai... 
audiophile help needed in CT
Hello fellow CT'ers, I am from Clinton, about 15 mins from Deep River on the CT shore (previously from Balbrae in Bloomfield DougDeacon) I do have a high powered scope and could certainly check your stylus and set-up. Take-Five in New Haven could ... 
Turntable on suspended floor - shelf or braces?
it depends on how technical you want to get. Your interior walls that you may want to hang your table could be supported by the bouncy floors you mentioned. An exterior wall would load down to the foaundation in most cases and be the best solution... 
B&W Matrix 801 Series II
As my fellow CT resident Ct0517 has described his experience with this speaker I realized how good they really are. With the room dimensions mentioned you should be able to let the 801's bloom with authority providing you are willing to put the h... 
B&W Matrix 801 Series II
I had a pair that took me a couple of years to get the best out of them. I initially powered them with a 250w Bryston amp but it was not until I added another 250w Bryston that they really bloomed. I had the original stands but I found that they w... 
Help designing a home theater/listening room
With that budget I would visit a few high end audio professionals and listen to some of the rooms they have set up to get a taste for what you might like. They will help with the system synergy and all the details that will make you satisfied. 
MIT Terminator 4 Bi Wire?
Best bet is to pay for A'gons service that will profile latest sale prices. I have found it a bargain and actually will get you better prices for your items. Easily pays for itself. 
VPI Direct Drive Turntable
Dear Deadhead, it was you that brought politics to this forum and now you are going to diagnose my psyche after reading a few posts? I am offering my experience and support to anyone interested in VPI Products. I have purchased several turntables ...