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The Fastest most musical amp
Spectral SV series, best midrange Spectral has ever produced. 
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I'm not saying buy this gear for Thiel speakers obviously.Just curious about this brand. 
Best 40 to 50k used speakers
Will probably purchase Thiel CS 3.7s for the second time to build a small system for a couple of years.Later on when i can have a good size dedicated listening room i will look for used Borresen 05s. 
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Someone told me the 39k Leonidas integrated equals 100k worth of separates. 
The $20K Soulution Audio 330 Integrated Amp is a Bargain ?
What i call a bargain is a used Gryphon Diablo 300 for 7.5k 
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Anyone familiar with Pilium amplification ? 
Best Speaker for classical music
Kaiser Kawero are awsome for classical music. 
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@solobone22  I never liked Naim not my type of sound.I conquer Innuos is really good and very musical worth considering.You also have 432 Evo music servers that are starting to be very popular.Regarding amps there is a 3.7s owner on this forum tha... 
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@solobone22  Be careful Lumin is not very musical more on the analytical side, i would try the MSB renderer.A couple of years ago i made a shootout between Lumin S1 and Ayon S5, the later was much more musical, really didn't like the Lumin. 
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@yyzsantabarbara  Never heard any Luxman cd players, only familiar with C900u/M900u combo.Conrad Johnson Premier 350SA is known to be a great match for 3.7s but very difficult to find. 
DCS Network Bridge? Aqua LinQ Streamer?
@cal3713  d1-streamer is really made to work with d1-direct or d1-Twelve mk2.I would not purchase this streamer if not going full Totaldac all the way.Totaldac is the most analogue sounding DACs i've ever heard and i have heard MSB Select 2 and DC... 
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@solobone22 My response was for you sorry lol. 
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@yyzsantabarbara Big decision, I'm a big r2r ladder DAC fan therefore the 2 combos i have on my radar are either Aqua Formula xHD + LinQ or Totaldac d1-direct + d1 streamer.A guy that owned the Aqua combo and Totaldac d1-Twelve combo told me the A... 
DCS Network Bridge? Aqua LinQ Streamer?
Hi guys, i'm looking at Aqua Formula xHD + LinQ as a possible option for my digital.I am very familiar with Totaldac but not Aqua yet.Any idea if Aqua flagship combo would outperform Totaldac d1-direct + d1-streamer ?A guy told me he prefered the ... 
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@solobone22  Well i'm thinking of getting 3.7s for the second time and therefore this time i will purchase a used Diablo 300 with Gryphon cabling.Right now i'm looking at different options regarding DACs and streaming gear.Will keep you guys poste...