Hi there. This message parallels one I just posted in the "speakers" section. I'm looking for build a new stereo for my soon-to-be-refurbished office-cum-studio (~12x15, eight-foot ceilings). I'm looking for a system that soundstages and images well, and is detailed, dynamic, and transparent. I recognize that there are lots of tradeoffs inherent among those qualities at my price point, but those are the desiderata.

Hi there. I'm currently researching some new equipment for a two-channel system for my soon-to-be-refurbished studio/office. I'm not looking for the moon and stars, but am seeking an improvement over my current, decade-old Definitive BP8s (driven by a Rotel RSX-965 reciever). Two speakers that have caught my attention based on reviews are the Monitor Audio Silver RS6 (which I've heard, and like) and the Revel Concerto F12 (which I have not yet auditioned). Anyone have either and want to comment on your likes/dislikes?

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I have just bought a pair of B&W 805S speakers and need a suitable AV reciever to drive the units. My budget is 1500$ for the reciever. I would like to build a 5.1 home theater system later but these will be my front speakers. Can you suggest a suitable AV receiver/separates which would go well with these speakers. I would also like to know the features that give the best performance out of my set up.

Are there any articles that I need to read to understand a good musical system.

Any input will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Babu.

When will the Bel Canto e.One REF1000 review be published (in case it has been published and I missed it, apologies)?

It was a K-class component back in the April 2006 issue which would indicate that it was under review. If not then on what basis did it get into the K-class?

Was it on the basis of KR using it in his multi-channel rig as discussed in the November 2006 Music in the Round?

If so could I request KR to expand on his experience of the Ref1000, especially in the context of stereo listening?

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Earlier, in what amounted to an exchange with Yiangos about favorite violinists I made mention of Hilary Hahn. This young lady, all of 26, is my nominee for the standard bearer of violin music of the future. I have long used the Beethoven Concerto in D Major .Opus 61 as the measure of a violinist's soul. It is, I believe, not only as challenging a work as a concerto ought to be, but a powerfully romantic composition. Soloists are justifiably measured by how they render it. Hilary Hahn passes the test of that great composition with flying colors.