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Totem Forest, Zu Soul, or Superfly
The Forest is a very musical speaker when coupled with the right amplification. They need a lot of power and you have been hearing only a fraction of what the speakers are capable of delivering.If you sort of like the Forests, I would upgrade the ... 
ADS L1290/2 Speakers
I have a pair in my basement. The one thing I learned over the years is that they need a lot of power. I would be cautious about an integrated only because I think they need at least 200w per channel at a minimum and there are few integrateds that... 
Experience with portable "mp3" devices
In terms of mp3 brands - I would check out iRiver. I think their players sound better than the usual crap. I have recently migrated to a Slacker G2 which sounds as bad as the rest of them. However, I agree that the quality of the headphones you us... 
Passive Preamps? Anyone?
I run a Canary Audio CA-200 Passive Preamp between a modified Music Hall Maverick CD player and a Spectron Musician amp. I have experienced none of the negatives you usually hear about using a passive preamp. There is nothing fancy about the desig... 
Do all Passive preamps exhibit this trait
I think the simple answer is no. I have an old Adcom GDD1 that would change the sound whether in active or passive mode. I am currently running a Canary Audio CA-200 into a Spectron Amp and I can't hear it doing anything to the sound. Backgrounds ... 
Totem Winds
I have owned a pair for the last two years. They are expensive speakers to own. They will reveal every deficiency in your equipment and cables and you will begin a long upgrade odyssey. They need PLENTY of power - I am running them with a Spectron... 
Simaudio Vs. Classe for Totem model 1s
I hate to rain on your parade - but I would say neither. I had a CAP-151 that really made my Vienna Acoustic Mozart speakers sing. I then upgraded to Totem Acoustic Wind speakers. The local dealer warned me that the Classe integrated would probabl...