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The Hub: Bowers & Wilkins 801: Good, Bad, or Ugly?
hI,Where is the 801 serie 3 in your explanation? You jumped from series 2 directly to Nautilus...Oh! series 2 are the ones for sale! 
How important are the Speaker Cabinets?
Hi,You should have started the thread by asking if speakers need a cabinet at all? A speaker cabinet is a cheap (if not free) way to produce "bass". A dipole - open baffle speaker will solve the problem more efficiently. Just save your $30,000 in ... 
Most achingly-beautiful music
Mercedes Sosa, her powerful, musical and sweet voice, her entire career towards human justice...always Mercedes!!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyOJ-A5iv5I 
Favorite Female vocals that give you goose bumps
My vote for the best female voice goes for Mercedes Sosa. (Argentina)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_SosaSee the following videos on Youtube and let me guys know what you think .)Martinhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyOJ-A5iv5Ihttp://www.you... 
Verity Parsifal or Magico V3 or Wilson Benesch ACT
Dhaan,Please, read my answer again. What I wrote before is that the WB's ACT cabinet uses a sandwich of composite materials w/ a high density foam core.The ACT's cabinet is made of an internal layer of fiberglass, a high density foam (Last-a-foam)... 
Verity Parsifal or Magico V3 or Wilson Benesch ACT
Dhaan,I do agree with you that carbon fiber is widely used in product design as a marketing tool. However in the case of speaker design, Wilson Benesch has demonstrated that it is not neccesary to form a "Univerity of Sound" :), but have a couple ... 
Integrated amplifier below 1.5K for Sonus Faber?
Musical Fidelity A3.2 Integrated amp. Or even A3.2CR power and preamps both units for less than 1500 total. 
Krell KAV-400xi vs KAV-150a vs Outlaw Audio vs ?
Hi,1) Get a Musical Fidelity A3.2 power amp for around $700. Made in england, with choke regulators, great looking, a real, bargain for the price. Crystal clear sound.2) Get an Oppo 970 CD player for $130. Plays SACD. Awesome sound for that price....