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Celestion 700's for HT, or what?
I own the SL12si's. Dragged them out of storage while my DIY speaker project takes form. I've always loved Celestion monitors. Mine are over 10 yrs old. Are yours the ones with the aluminum honeycomb enclosure? If they are then definitely keep the... 
Rowland 112 vs. Model 10
Jeeesh, doesn't anyone buy these things? 
OK folks, what the best pre for under 10,000?
BTW, thanks for all the awesome posts fellas. 
OK folks, what the best pre for under 10,000?
Yeah,(Essentialaudio) I've thought about that myself. I guess my thinking was, to get a system using balanced vs. single ended. I'm always willing to believe there's audio bargains out there and was hoping the A21 might be just that after I tried ... 
OK folks, what the best pre for under 10,000?
Also, I don't see replacing the 360S even though Levinson just discontinued it after suggesting in their site that they would offer an upgrade to allow decoding of hirez once that becomes possible/legal. So I have to use a preamp. Since I have the... 
OK folks, what the best pre for under 10,000?
A few have asked what makes up the rest of my system, so here goes. Sony scd777es, Levinson 360s DAC, Parasound A21. For speakers, I have an older pair of Celestion SL monitors standing in while I finish my project that uses all high quality compo... 
Mark. Levinson New Pre-amp
Last I checked under preamp on the Levinson site, the 380 is gone, and given what's happening with them, this economy, and come to think of it, all the good used stuff on this board, I don't think it's coming back. Very interesting. Always wanted ... 
Pass Labs vs. Levinson Pre's
Sgr, What do you own now, provided the decision was quality related and not financial. Not a wise ass Q, just though I'd qualify considering the economy and all the "need money" ads I've seen on this site. 
Levinson 360S and the quality of assoc'd transport
Thanks for the posts so far. I'm in the middle of a speaker design project otherwise I would have tried different cables. I recently got a free cable from the cable guy when he installed a new HDTV box. I'll use that as my "control" cable for A/B ... 
Anyone heard the Pass x.2.5?
Alliedtvandsound, Which preamp(s) would you say are able to reproduce the "lifelike tonality" that you say the Pass pre's lack. I'm not trying to challenge your conclusions, just trying to figure out which other units to compare the Pass with.Than... 
Mark Levinson Upgrade Costs?
All I know about Levinson upgrades is what I've heard on this site and that was the cost is more than the original cost difference between a version and its "s" couterpart. I'd say check with Levinson but, and I don't know if this has to do with t... 
Performance of the Mark Levinson 360S
In response to Walkingman's post I'd just like to point out the "reclocking" capability of the 360S. The Levinson manual for this unit suggests it's not necessary to have the best transport to make the 360 work well. Included in the dac is a devic... 
Parasound Halo JC-1
Romy, what was the nature of those deleted discussions. I'm also looking to cut though the BS, especially when it involves expensive amps that don't earn their keep. Was it about the parasound Mono's? 
Wadia, Krell or Sony SACD
Yeah, I'd have to agree with the others on their comments about the Sony scd777es. I recently bought one and now I'm searching for a good DAC for redbook play. This isn't all bad since I can use the Sony as a good transport for CD's for now and th... 
Levinson 23 or 331 - which one would you take?
I have a Parasound A21. It's the 1st expensive amp I've owned and I really like it. I have an opportunity to buy the Levinson 20.5 mono's for a good price. Anyone out there with experience with Levinson of this era. Sure, they're certainly from a ...