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Rec a 300B for Wavelength Cardinal Monoblocks
best bet would be to contact Gordon Rankin of Wavelength direct ... I BELIEVE there was a version designed specifically for the WE 300B but my memory could be faulty. In any event Gordon most likely tried them with a number of 300B tubes during th... 
New source.
you would give up SACD if you replace the Sony ENTIRELY with an ARC player ... maybe use a current SOTA outboard DAC with the Sony as transport and also the Sony direct to your preamp for SACD??you could also consider having the Sony "modded" but ... 
Amps under $5k that are resolving at low volumes?
Best set-up I ever owned for low volume listening was a Pathos Twin Towers into Vienna Acoustics Mozart's ... a close second was a Cary 300SEI into ProAc 1SC's 
Has anyone noticed...
don't forgot the lovely Duevel speakers on "House"!! 
Looking for a small, good receiver
Denon DRA-CX3 is a newer unit but small ... retailed for @ $1200 but can be found used for $600 or lessWell reviewed, built like a tank and looks great! 
My Rethm Maarga Speaker Purchase
had the same experience with excellent customer service from Jacob George MANY years ago when I purchased a prototype of the 2nd Rethm speaker ... Jacob was as courteous and responsive as a close friend would be. He even offered to stop by my home... 
Advice from apartment dwellers
best "bedroom" systems I had were:Pathos Twin Towers mated with Vienna Acoustics MozartsCary 300sei mated with ProAc 1scSource in both systems was a Naim CD3. Either set-up would be excellent in an apartment setting where you do not want to "shake... 
Is $3000 pushing the limits for a geat monitor??
be careful with monitors (or floorstanders that lack stability) if you have cats ... I speak from experience :( 
compact cd transport
The Project I have only seen in ads and it looks well builtWoo Audio has a small chassis top loader that LOOKS beautiful ... it is a transport/DAC comboan older CAL Delta Sigma or Alpha combo might workThere is always the option of a Mac Mini but ... 
How does one do WTB?
have often wondered the same ... USED to be easy but things have changed since I last posted one 
SPEAKER SUGGESTIONS
not sure it is POSSIBLE to have the "same sonic signature" in speakers as headphones as they present sound in a totally different manner. also in a bedroom I ASSume there will be some compromises to be made in WHERE speakers can be positioned.that... 
BANG for the BUCK
Based on the current used prices:Forte 4A power ampAudible Illusions M3 preampSamadhi Acoustics Ichiban speakersNaim CD3 disc player 
Best CD transport?
I would look for a "transport only" ... going to assume there IS a budgetary requirement. Try a CAL Delta ... reliable, inexpensive and parts are still available I believe. Also had very low measured jitter 
solid state integrateds that will hold their value
sorry I thought it was obvious I was referring to USED gear purchases that hold their value well ... obviously ANYTHING new is going to drop like a stone at least initially. The Rowland and YBA pieces I mentioned are relatively old but both seem t... 
No audio playing SACD"s
if you are using a dcs transport designed for SACD and the Puccini can decode SACD then there is most likely a problem in the chainif you are using an SACD player and the digital output from it to the Puccini then the other messages are correct