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I too was listening to this CD the other night. Most impressive.

This is what I am considering: http://underwoodhifi.com/mod_raysonic.html Or the Shanling: http://underwoodhifi.com/mod_shanling.html But I don't think the Shanling has xlr outputs, if that matters much. Brad

Thai, Nice reviews. I am very happy with my Sony DVD and it's 3 1/2 years old and not a single reliability issue. Mine is not as fancy as yours with no upscaling and just a progressive scan unit. I was going to replace it, but using it with the video upscaling of the Yamaha AVR resulted in...

Yes welcome to this site. :D You have a very nice AVR. It actually has 125 wpc x7 into 8 ohms or 160 wpc x7 into 6 ohms. The op manual does not indicate use of speakers into 4 ohms. My experience when I researched AVRs is that Marantz probably does not recommend use into 4 ohm speakers...

The addition of a sub to my system was the hardest of all components to choose. I value 2-channel most, but like HT as well. So double duty for all my components. I home auditioned and store auditioned these subs: RELs, JL Audio, ML Descent and Depth. I liked the REL fine for music but...

My take is put them at the very beginning; at the source. At least that is the experiment I am going for. I plan on adding a tube CDP such as a Shanling or a Raysonic into my system. I also did not want a tubed amp or pre because my system is always on even just watching TV or HT. I did not...

I would go with the Claritys for the mains, Fresco i or better a used or new Fresco for the center and Montages for the rear surrounds. The Montages are the same price as the Vignettes and you don't need an expensive stand or wall mount them. I have this same setup except Vantages as mains and...

I agree with Dave that the Vantages can run with the Summits under certain conditions. There are some ML employees that indicate they like the new Depth i over the Descent i for music. They indicated that the smaller 8" servo sub-woofers were able to respond faster and keep up with the estat...

They are worth the upgrade. Those Eichmann copper bullet plugs are the only ones I use. They provide a very firm connection. The best way is to heat the ends up with a hair dryer then plug them in. This gives a very custom connection. I have not done that on all connections but only on...

Brian, I know the feeling and it is a great one. Frank at Signalcable is awesome to work with. He will only sell you some thing you need even if it's cheaper than what you asked for. I exclusively use his cables for every thing. Some thing to say for consistancy. That way I stay a way from...

Excellent choice! She will be very happy with it. The Leica lens is great with optical image stabilizing and 28-280mm range (10x optical zoom). Brad

I highly recommend the Panasonic Lumix series. They use Leica lens and they build the camera and electronics for some of the digital Leicas. I am also a Nikon film camera and lens owner. They mostly sit in the closet now. I some times wonder what I should do with them. ;) Brad

Thanks Thai, I am actually quite pleased with the Yamaha interface and sound quality. Lugano has the same unit and he is quite particular about things. If I had to do it all over I may have got the Denon. I only watch about 5% of my time with movies, but when I watch TV I use the AVR for...

Thanks Nik, I will stop by and take a look. Brad

James, I was thinking the Descent as an option, but only one on the gon and it's $1,500. I'm thinking he can get a new warrantied Depth delivered for under $1,200 maybe closer to $1,100.