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Who in the North New Jersey area. to set up and dial in turntable?
Joshua at scienceofsightandsound.comĀ  He is in the Princeton area. One of the best there is at setting up turntables....  
$16K new/used speaker question?
Also Sonus Faber Elipsa are very musical and I ve seen them BRAND NEW for about the same price. Just make sure the sound is not too warm , and too sweet. These and the Stradivardis are about the best in their line up.... The Bowers Wilkins have a ... 
$16K new/used speaker question?
If you can find just very recently discontinued demo units of Bowers Wilkins 802s at Magnolia Show room in your area, these are in a totally different league than any models mentioned above. I went to get them myself (as Best Buy offers 24 month i... 
With $20,000 in your hand, what speaker would you
Try Chario Sovran, or Chario Serendipity... Far more musical than any listed here, except may be B&W 802 D3. Also if you keep an open mind see if you can audition Eminent Technology 8bs. These are $2500 per pair, but boy do they sound like a $... 
Toslink/optical cable recommendations
I ve been using glass fiber Lifatec for about 5 years as well as german JIB glass , and sys concept plastic from Canada... They are all quality cables, as I ve compared them to the Cardas clear , Goldmund Lineal, and Ensemble coaxial cables in my ... 
Best DAC
Try IFI Micro IDSD if you are able...Its about $450. You will be pleasantly surprised me thinks.... Just keep an open mind and ears when you listen to it... You have to let it break in for at least 400 hours, then it really shows its full potentia... 
ProAC or chario
Robert,Have you sold your Charios 1s yet? I recall you were waiting on drivers from Italy last year...Thanks 
Mastersound final 845 monoblock driving DynaudioC4
845 monoblocks with the 100 per channel, are perhaps in the top 3 amplifier in the world!!!! I ve listened to them extensively both in regular version and updated with oil capacitors version.... They are amazing!!! Auditioned them with with refere... 
Eminent Technology LFT-4 or LFT-6
The current ET 8s are fantastic as well! One of the best speakers in the world, period!!! Their purity of tone as well as portrayal of instruments size is amazing, and I pretty much heard most whats out there.... 
Review: Tube Research Labs Samson monoblock amps Amplifier
Well are not the OTL's best suited for the Sound Labs? I remember roughly 15 years there was a company Sans Pereil which produced highly musical amps... I used to own Acoustat Spectra hybrids and on one occasion drove them with a solid state amp w... 
Review: Tube Research Labs Samson monoblock amps Amplifier
Grannyring,The Samsons were not up to the task driving SoundLabs?! Weird, given their high current, high voltage reserves....Did they "spit" sibilants at high volume I wonder?I ve heard the Atlas amps on couple of occasions and found them just ok,... 
Review: Tube Research Labs Samson monoblock amps Amplifier
Grannyring,Did you get rid of your Samsung monoblocks and gotten yourself Atlas tube amp? Reasons? Regards 
Goldmund Meta Laser One Transport
French Fries ,Do you remember by any chance how much did you pay for your new Meta Research Convert 1 Dac ? Thanks in advance !