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cary 306, meridian 588 or linn ikema
Have you held down the Drawer button while hard powering the unit on? This should recalibrate the drawer and fix any tray problems. About the other players, the Linn Ikemi is a great player, very musical with great resolution with it's only flaw b... 
Anyone has Marsh amp ?
There is a review on the Marsh pre/power combo in the British hi-fi rag "Hi-Fi+". It is in one of the last few issues. 
What amp to match with B W 601 s2?
The Marantz PM7000 is a great integrated amp for the $$$. It has plenty of power for the 601's and has a phono stage, source direct, etc. Other good amps to look at are the NAD C340 and Rotel RA1060. You couldn't go wrong with any of these. 
Bi-Amp or Upgrade to larger amp???
There are no bi-amp/bi-wire terminals on the 3.3s. Are you thinking of using one amp per side as monoblocks? My recommendation still would be to upgrade to the SA 250. It will really give your Dyns the power they need. 
Magnum Dynalab MD 208?
Thanks, I tried this unit overnight once and was quite impressed, oddly enough my girlfriend really liked the unit too. We also tried the Musical Fidelity A300, too glary but decent considering the price, the Krell KAV300IL, weak in the bass and g... 
B W 800N
There is not much info on this speaker yet except that it had two 10" bass drivers vs the N802s 8" drivers and that it is suppose to outperform the N801 with quicker bass response. It also is going to be available in a beautiful exotic wood finish... 
Linn Ikemi vs. Electro. EMC1 vs. 508.24
The Ikemi is very refined but also very laid back with soft bass. I am a big fan of the player but the 508.24 has a more powerful, controlled bass, a little more up front and overall I found it to be a more exciting player. 
Rotel conrad-johnson
I have a Rotel RB-1080 amp and have tried it with the PV-10B and it works well it just lacks some of the detail of the CJ MF2200. I ended up with the PV14 and am looking to upgrade the amp. The Rotel amp is quite a bargin considering it is less th...