24phun

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Best Country/Rock - Poll
Jupiter Coyote. Uncle Tupelo. 
Choosing speakers for room w/ obstructing sofas
I have Ohm's latest effort in a horrible, misshaped & obstructed room, and they're doing very well. I still have time left on the in home trial, but they're most likely staying. I don't know what - short of MBL 101s (@ $20-48K) - would do bett... 
Nice looking - for living room?
Thanks for your responses."a Consonance Droplet to a Wavelength Duetto feeding a pair of Cain and Cain speakers"I thought about no pre, and the Consonance would make that possible - but - will the sound suffer?A one piece would probably please my ... 
Solid state amp ultimate stop...
Surprising to me that within a budget, no one has suggested Ayre. They are quite respected by several long timers in the industry who are known for their critical listening.Sim Audio makes some verrry nice products.I own a Pass, won't be my "last ... 
Which Tube Pre for 5K?
CAT is not balanced. I am not either, apparently. No remote either. My bad.Calypso was my second choice, but I didn't need the remote, and felt I didn't need balanced after hearing the CAT.So my vote is Calpso (new) or VK51se (used). 
Nice looking - for living room?
Shanling and Consonance players look very nice, indeed. 
Which Tube Pre for 5K?
CAT SL-1 
Ayre V-5xe best tube pre-amp to match with?
I'm about ready to pull the trigger on a CAT with the V-5xe. Marvelous! No the CAT is not "fully balanced". But the sound has that, how you say - Synergy?Bob at the analogshop has succesfully paired these two many times. Use the sound, Luke, use t... 
Audio Debt?
No way. Never. Cash only.Then I learned about MBL 101's. Now I'm scheming....I've got the fever... 
Matching preamp out imp to amp in impedence?
As a follow up:Pass preamps put out 360 ohm balanced, 150 ohm unbalanced.I'm looking for some tubes in my box, but I'm pretty sure the Pass preamps work well with their amps, so this should be some kind of reference.I found a review of the CAT tha...