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803D or 802D
Go with the 802 D's! 
P-Upgrade for Wadia 301
Hello, what is the P upgrade for the 301? I have a wadia 302...are there any upgrades for my model? thanks 
Has Anyone heard The Wadia 581i se CD player?
Talon4, I am very curious to know what specific changes did GNSC do to your new 581se? 
Most important component??
It seems to me that, with most "better" components, almost everything concerning how the system sounds can be rather subjective and personal. Before any objectivity can even be approached regarding a quality evaluation of any individual component ... 
Kenny wheelers "what now"
Here are three other great Wheeler CD's. "Gnu High" ECM label "Angel Song" ECM label"Flutter by, Butterfly" Soul Note label 
Records that made you reassess your music beliefs
Tomyan...yes, I do listen to trout mask replica once in awhile...also The Bonzo Dog Band, The Fugs, Hatfield and North, Egg, Brian Eno, Harold Budd, David Sylvian, Riuchi Sakamoto, Hugh Hopper, etc. 
Records that made you reassess your music beliefs
John Coltrane "A Love Supreme"Frank Zappa "Waka Jawaka", "Grand Wazoo", and "The Yellow Shark"Captain Beefheart "troutmask replica"Arvo Part "Tabala Rasa"Gavin Bryars "Jesus Blood..." "the Gambler"Marilyn Crispell trio music on ECM label (exquisit... 
What's that tube you have there?
Hey Glory...if you think the Sylvania wgt sounded great in your system, wait till you hear the tung sol's!! They are just fantastic and will take your sound to an even finer level of performance. 
What's your favorite remake of a song
Bob Dylan's Mr.Tamburine Man 
dehavilland ultraverve preamp with ss amp
Jbhorn, Kara at deHavilland will tell you that experimenting with 6sn7 tubes with her preamp is akin to trying different wines. Of all the tweaks I have made to my system, the ones that were immediately the most audible were from trying the many d... 
dehavilland ultraverve preamp with ss amp
I use the Ultraverve with a Bryston 14bsst and find it very warm and detailed. I totally disagree with Mrtennis. In fact, everyone who has listened to my system is amazed by the full soundstage and naturalness of the system. This question has been... 
Modern day female jazz recommendations
Joni Mitchell who, IMHO, is a wonderful "jazz" songstress. 
Most Influential American Musician of All Time?
Frank Zappa, Leonard Bernstein, Robert Zimmerman, Miles Davis and Frank Sinatra 
Most involving and thrilling moviemusic?
"The Last Emperor" 
Tube preamp noise question
I would say you have some bad microphonic tubes. I also have 6sn7 tubes and they will, can, become unstable from one day to the next. Also, the other day I left my music playing while I ran on an errand...when I got back I saw that my cd player wa...