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Simaudio Moon Eclipse vs. Wadia 861B
I'm very interested in this comparison as well. The Sim Audio Eclipse seems like one heck of a player. 
Cincinnati, OH, any audiophiles?
I live in Lexington, KY. Would be very interested in meeting other audiophiles and hearing other people's systems. A local club would be a great idea. 
Lost in Speaker Cable Land - $350 Budget
AZ Satori's sound great. A shotgun bi-wire pair of AZ Satori's beat out a pair of AQ Dragon bi-wires and a pair of Homegrown Audio Silver Lace bi-wires. 
How much does your system retail for?
Have spent $12,653 including racks, tubes, tweaks (everything listed in my "system". Retail is $30,278. 
Best small speaker
If you have a chance, you should give the Proac Response 2 (original version, not 2s) a listen. The original version Response 2 is front ported which makes room placement less subjective opposed to the 2s which is back ported. They are used in sev... 
Do I need an headphone amp?
Grados are efficient and can generally be driven straight out of a headphone jack of a receiver pretty nicely (32 ohms). The Sennheiser 580/600s are really inefficient at 300 ohms and a headamp helps a lot.