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Amplifier advice for Wilson Sophia speakers
Jond. Look at the recent threads. There was one the other day, just "two down" from this one that raised the question of Krell going out of business. You should be able to find this thread with some kind of search--unless the gon gods pulled it. I... 
Tyler/Salk sensible alternatives to Gallos?
Fostex single-speaker, high efficiency, no crossover, low tube powered amp...it rules!! 
Cable Elevators
This is called time dilation, I think. And since the frame of reference changes when you add stilts it takes a lot of math to predict the effect. 
Cable Elevators
Dialetrics or dialetcics or skin effect or etc... 
Amplifier advice for Wilson Sophia speakers
Look at the post right above yours! Krell seems to be the answer--except, according to posts below yours, Krell is going out of business. Good luck 
BAT VK-D5SE CD Player for Wilson Audio Sophias
It is a match made in heaven 
Cable Elevators
The only 'fool' would be the guy who paid $100K for Kables. Electricity is real, for sure, but the effects of surroundings on the SOUND quality of the signal carried is less real. 
Anybody know the Descartes amp?
The answers so far ARE respectable. Philosophy, French, what more could you want? 
Cable Elevators
Ncarv, the same holds true of cat hair in my house. I believe that elevators raise the sound to a nother level. 
Anybody know the Descartes amp?
A true Descarte amp is by definition unknowable. Go with the Cogito. 
Mcintosh C-2200 phono stage
I woke mine up with a solid state phono preamp. 
Sound Labs Renaissance - anyone heard them?
I had the Sound Labs Baroque's and liked them alot 
Internet Music Vs. CDs
MP3 wins hands down for me in terms of convenience price and how many I can put on my server 
How to flatten Vinyl Albums
But the singularity is infinite and black holes can preserve information, although there is a sh*t load of jitter associated with it. 
Sennheiser HD 650 Headphones
My sony headphones are better than my speakers. Hands down