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Is Audience or Cardas a better choice than Kimber?
I use the Au24 with my Merlins with excellent results. I have also used both the Cardas Golden Cross and Acoustic Zen Holograms with the Merlins and they were also a good match. In all instances, I prefered the cable single wired and ended up usin... 
preamp tube hiss from my SF Line 1
I can't determine from your post if you tried swapping the left channel tubes with those of the right channel. If the hissing changes from the right speaker to the left speaker, you now know that you have a bad tube. Once you have established that... 
What Speaker for 50 wt Tube Amp-
Merlin TSM-MM or MX speakers. Excellent with tubes and very easy to drive. 
Classe DAC-1, service around Austin ,TX. HELP
Phone Classe (514) 636-6384, their customer service is first rate. If the unit does need to be returned to Classe, their prices are fair and the turnaround is quick. 
Which digital cable to use with a Benchmark DAC-1
You answered your own question........Stereovox HDXV, you can't go wrong and for the money, it's a steal! 
Sonic frontiers Line 1 2 3 owners
I emailed tech support at the Parts Connexition who are undeniable the most knowledgeable when it comes to the SF products and asked their opinion on this upgrade. Below is their response:In our view, the improvement which could be attained with t... 
Oddball question, hooking up REL Storm III Subwoof
It sounds like your sub did not come with an owner's manual. You can download the Storm users manual at http://www.rel.net/index2.htm 
Speaker replace Mani-2 Sig.
I found that my Mani-2 (non-signature) limited my choice of amplifiers, therefore, I switched to a pair of Merlin TSM-MM with a REL subwoofer. I now run with tubes and have never looked back. 
Optical Cable Question - AT&T To Toslink?
Use a Genesis Digital Lens, it can accept any digital source (RCA, BNC, AT&T, AESEBU and Toslink) and outputs the signal in either AT&T, RCA or AESEBU. 
Dunlavy SM-1 Resale Value
Official Orion Retail Blue Book ReportBook:Audio Type:SPK Sunday, February 06, 2005 DUNLAVYSM-I KEVAZINGA or ZEBRAWOOD Retail used A- BEST: $950 Retail used B- BETTER: $800 Retail used C- FAIR-Good: $700  
A big thanks to Thiel
I have to second your comments. Thiel is just a first class company that stands behind their products. 
Best Stand for Totem Model Ones
The absolute best stands available for the model 1 are the discontinued Target R4 24 inch stands. These stands are generally available on the used market but at a premium. 
EAD 7000 digital flywheel?
"BRF Is there any external indication between the 7000 and 7000 m2?" No, the Mk1 and Mk2 look identical with no external differences. EAD did not silk screen Series II on the faceplate as they did with late production Series III. Many of the origi... 
EAD 7000 digital flywheel?
If you email me privately and I will send you a photocopy of either the original DSP 7000 or DSP 7000 M3 manual (I have both). Here is how you can tell what series your 7000 is:Series 1 - original 20 bit dac, it also has a de-emphasis indicator li... 
DIY mesh sleeve
You can try this Canadian online retailer who has quite a good selection of DIY products and have what you are looking for.http://www.takefiveaudio.com/cable_sleeve.htm