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What's the solid state amp to buy $2500?
Parasound A21 works very well with my class A tube pre . It responds to just about everything I through at it . Power cords, i/cs , fuses and spkr cables. I am now getting almost ridiculously good sound from my system. I am sure many of the others... 
Your last concert was to see who and when?
Greg Brown last night for wife's birthday. Small venue a full acoustic set, alone on a bare stage sitting on a old chair . The performance was fantastic, highly engaging. We were in awe of his talented songwriting, delivery and guitar work. 
A21 or A23 for KEF 700?
You are better with the A21 for better and more effortless sound quality. It is a good match with the Kef R series speakers . I am driving the R900s with the A21 and getting very good results. Make sure you are using a high quality preamp. Also th... 
Budget Pre with 2outputs, rectifier tube and.....
Consonance T1 gz34 rectified 4 inputs 2 outputs. Point to point wiring auri theta caps,class A circuit. With upgraded tubes this preamp outperformed a very popular highly rated $4500.00 pre in sound quality . Was a/b tested with group of knowledge... 
Incredible album by Laura Mvula
Thanks for the recommendation. I listened on youtube there is a lot to like and I agree with Ghosthouse on the production. I'm ordering the deluxe edition. Another new find for me is a well produced album Anais Mitchell Hadestown considered folk m... 
Zu OMEN - hmm
I attended Capital fest looking to find good floor standers . One of the rooms I stopped in was Zu and I left dumbfounded scratching my head thinking what the fuss is over this brand. That said if someone is getting enjoyment with them than good.I... 
Your last concert was to see who and when?
Pretty close I believe they are 70+ but look and sounded surprisingly good. 
Your last concert was to see who and when?
The Zombies 8/17/14 
Time for some new speakers
I would suggest while you are doing demo on the Kef 205/2 if possible compare the Kef R900 I found them to be more to my liking than the 205/2 , more dynamic and seamless and better with all type of music in comparison. Just make sure all speakers... 
Beloved?
My speakers have great bottom , hot set of tweeters , wears spikes and can be very alluring. That said they will stay beloved. Women are my thing. Martykl if I list my speakers you're safe , yes they're ported. 
Top brand speakers
Bo my wife asked what I wanted for my birthday. Because I already have 3D sound from my system I had asked her for a 3D television. I was very disappointed when I realized she purchased a 2D tv and called her a mongol. We are now splitting up . I ... 
Speaker decision $3000-3500...help
I'm with Ricred1 on this . I personally have never listened to a Monitor speaker that didn't sound tipped up and unbalanced. That said maybe Bo1972 has found electronics to get a balanced sound. As far as the 3 dimensional sound, I have heard many... 
In Awe of "Yessongs" Forty Years Later
I'm with Pops on this . My first exposure was the Yes Album and I was completely blown away by the performance. I still listen to their works today and smile . Great talent and revolutionary in the day. I read where a poster stated that Kansas and... 
A Must Hear under $5,000
I had demonstrated almost 30 floor standing speakers not long back. There was three that stood out,Joseph audio perspective over 10k Kef r900 and your dynaudio excite 36 I found the same qualities that you have and I preferred them over the 3.4 co... 
What to do with bad recorded CDs
+1 beewax. Also if I like the music enough and know it sounds better on other formats I will use a zero stat that is designed for Lps to remove static charge and many times will make it much more listenable. Don't laugh to hard , try it first . Th...