Hey,
I am new here, but have been scouting out these forums for a while. I tried the search function for xr55, but nothing came up, so I am just asking.

I recently purchased a new xr55 after reading some rave reviews about the sound for music / movies. I was intrigued by the reviews and thought i'd give it a shot in my new system.

An artist named Dan McPharlin makes miniature representations of Vintage audio gear out of cardboard. Contact info on his flickr page. For the audiophile that has everything

http://www.flickr.com/photos/danmcp/sets/72157594294355299/detail/

Not exactly Hi-Fi but damn cool...

http://www.scienceandsons.com/ph2.php

Need recommendation on power amp. and other components for KEF 107 loudspeakers.

Is there a certain time of the year that its better to purchase equipment? I guess in other words does high end stuff ever go on sale or do they have model year closeouts or is it just MSRP no matter what? I

I would like your opinion on these speakers. I'm looking for a speaker that can fill my room with a pleasant easy listening sound, even if I'm not in directly in front of the speakers. My room is about 18'x12', actually larger, with 13' ceiling. I'm not an audiophile, but would like to nice pair of speakers that will image well and offer a nice soundstage. The room is not dedicated to listening only, so I won't have much flexibility in speaker placement.

I was speaking with Douglas Jesse from Reference Audio and he was telling me "The Oppo units fully modded are extremely hard to beat for the money" @ about $1600 for a fully modded unit.

That seems to be a lot of money considering I can buy a used Rega Saturn for about the same amount of money that Is also hard to beat. But I do have limited experience, so hear are my questions.

Does anyone have any experience with Modded units like Oppo?

Is It worth having a Oppo modded for better sound than players like Rega?