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Amp recommendations
I just read a review of the new Rogue DragoN that quite impressive $3995hth 
Budget tower speakers that rock!
Check with Underwood HiFi. He buys top brand close outs and sells at very reasonable prices 
Where can Open Baffle speakers be placed
As a long time OB owner, part of where to place them has to do with your room dimensions, but a good starting point is ~ 1/3 from the front wall. I keep mine on Harbor Freight dollys which makes it easy to move them, especially if you can't keep... 
Best integrated for my needs????
I can highly recommend contacting Underwood HiFi. They have name brand products (as well as their own) at some awesome prices. Walter is the owner and can help you put together a total system, including all cabling 
High end Class D amps?
greenwichctI am envious of the Black Ravs. I heard them here. They were extraordinary, especially the doubles, but too rich for my blood 
High end Class D amps?
madavidoThe problem with Putzy's quote is that many aspiring a'philes cannot afford class A $$$$$, not just the initial purchase, but also the cost of electricity to run it, and cool it, especially if the owner lives in a warm climate, as I do. Wa... 
Dynaco PAT 4 Pre-Amp ....Why is it Bashed??
Man, you're dating me. In the mid 70s I built a PAT 5, then after reading a review, I had it modified by Van Alstein? It was then called a FET 5 
McIntosh fuse changeout to make better sound
GFiare you going to believe us, or your lieing ears?  
High end Class D amps?
aolmrdI bought a pixie dust sprinkled EVS 1200 dual mono from tweakaudio roughly a year ago. Prior to buying it I had the PS Audio M700s which I liked quite a bit, but my quite large room needs even more umph which the EVS1200 delivered in spades-... 
Need advice replacing my preamp
AtmosphereWhen Paul McGowan started selling reasonably priced true balanced preamps I made the switch. True balanced preamps I have owned includes several PS Audio preamps, Lector Audio (special ordered), Parasound (although the pres are 100% true... 
Casters on equipment rack?
Those casters look cool. I will investigate furtherIn the mean time, OP, my condolences for living in a condo. Before I bought my house (~26 years ago) I lived in a 10 unit condo. Neighbors kept calling the police on meAnyway, 99.9% of all listeni... 
Need advice replacing my preamp
Ralph knows his stuff, BUT, 'my' personal experience running 100% true differentially balanced systems is that "I" have heard the difference between 0.5M XLRs and 1.0M XLRs from the SAME company: Eichmann Express Copper. Now that was ~ 10 years ag... 
How do you avoid buying new LPs that sound just like CDs?
My CDs sound VG to Great. System dependent for sure. What record player, arm, cartridge, phono preamp, cables, speakers... hth 
How do you avoid buying new LPs that sound just like CDs?
Reading the OPs initial post here, sounds to me like his issues lie elsewhere in his systemMy cds sound vg to great and I have 500+ of them 
Elac s New Fela lineup
Maybe the OP triedI have suggested to Tami that the template desperately needs updating.I have to hit the paragraph break 3 times, which is too far apart, but 2 times does nothing