I enjoyed reading the responses to my last post so much I thought I'd throw another observation into the mix.

In my history of searching for AudioHeaven I have occasionally been struck by a phenomenon. The Jaw Clench. Usually accompanied by a phone call to a friend, smoking too much, and re-packaging of components, followed by another trip to the local supplier of esoterica and understanding.

Hola,

I've always loved the year end "Best of" lists, but I get all discombobulated regarding when what came out, or I forget that something came until it's too late.

So, in that spirit, how about some "Best of 2006" that are from BEFORE 2006, but that you formed a relationship with in 2006?

I have a few in mind.

1) Phil Manzanera had a good year in 2005. He released "6pm," "50 Minutes later," and "Vozero," all between June and October of that year.

I'm looking to get my first hifi system. Ideally I'd like to get some smaller floorstanders - something along the lines of the Monitor Audio RS6 or B&W DM603 S3 or Focals. These seem like they'd do the best job of providing enough bass for my listening (mostly jazz and classical, but some rock and pop - no rap/hip hop/country) without needing a subwoofer.

But my room is small, something like 12x10. And the system will have to be on the long axis.

Would I be setting myself up for trouble?

Thanks!

Hello,

In the review of the latest MF X series of components,I was a little surprised to see no comparison of the latest X series components (V8) with that of its previous incarnation, the V3. IIRC, Sam Tellig really liked the V3 series. A comparison between the two would have been much appreciated.....