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Integrated Amp for Stratus Goldi
The golds love power. I tried four different amps: denon avr3600, adcom 5500, some 2x125 brand i cant remember, and an EAD PowerMaster 2000. By all measures, the adcom and the powermaster were amazing, with the powermaster sounded far far better (... 
Aquariums and Audio Equipment
Prpixel - What a nightmare! Wet/dry scares the bejesus out of me. The mere thought of 150 gallons of stinky, potentially salty, aquarium water on my hard wood floors, soaking into my Revel Studios, and leaking down into my bedroom horrifies me.I u... 
Aquariums and Audio Equipment
Obviously a quiet pump and a sump-less set-up is required, which probably rules out a salt water set-up. A fresh water aquarium w/ eclipse mount on top filters would probably be better, but how to defeat the imaging issue created by a 3-4' long gl... 
Best CD AND SACD Player under 1000
I'm definitely willing/wanting to buy used gear. 
Best CD AND SACD Player under 1000
Those of you who have modded your units - how have the companies warrantied their work? I'm a bit concerned with having problems... 
Upgrading to Analog Preamp for 2k
JWMAZUR - What do you think of having an integrated phono stage? Did you compare the copland to other preamps available in the used market for about the same price? 
What is a Choke?
Thanks for the on topic responses :) The others were funny, but I'm looking for a multi-outlet device that doesnt have the size/cost ratio of a PS Audio 600. 
Best inexpensive integrated for PSB Gold speakers.
...and you wouldn't catch me trying to power these boys with something under 100watts. My current SS amp is an EAD PowerMaster 2000, which dynamically steers power to the necessary channels. So, according to the manual, I'm delivering 2x3500 watts... 
which speaker recomendations for this system...
I wouldn't recommend upgrading to a DAC for it. Granted, it would sound better, but the digital out for that model is 48.something (yes, NOT 44 and unfortunately not 96). If you were to modify the input, I'd shoot for a new CD player that does 24/... 
Best Preamp under $5k??
The EAD Ovation costs $4500 and cannot be beat for simple stereo listening and is a phenomenal surround processor w/ video switching. It has a clear upgrade path (Ovation+ and Signature). I'd highly recommend it. Their website, with a slew of link...