Hi, I've read both Avantgarde horn speakers and McIntosh amplifiers reviews on the magazine. Has anyone tried them together? The reason of asking is Avantgarde advises users to buy amps with zero or very low negative feedback due to its high efficiency. They say the noise may be heard via the sensitive speaker which is caused by the amp feedback.

Any advise? I really like them both.

I've got between $2000 to $3000 to spend on a new pair of floorstanding speakers, though the less I can spend on the speakers the better. My local hi-end audio stores carry Dynaudio, B&W, Paradigm and Totem. What would you guys recommend in that price range? Should I be scouting out other brands? I'm pretty much set on Rotel for amps/pre-amps, but I'm still looking into companies for a CD component.

Mystery solved! All indications are that there is no such person as "DUP." These forums get a little dull sometimes so JA and the editorial team came up with a computer construct designed to keep things lively. The program is simply written to negate any other opinion.

The evidence is overwhelming. Those poorly "photoshopped" pictures of the Sterophile crew supposedly checking out "DUP's" system was the first clue. Sure that really happened. And Derek Jeter dropped by my place to give my kid some pointers on playing shortstop.

I wasnt sure were to put this on your board. I am considering
getting a pair of sennheiser HD 555 cans. I have 2 questions are they worth the $$? Does Sennheiser have replacement pads and are the user replaceable? I have contacted sennheiser but they are taking forever.

Hi all,

I'm currently building/upgrading my Hi-Fi system. My room is a rectangular shaped 15*12 feet (4.5m*3.5m)with the hi-fi and HT systems placed in the middle of the longer side. The distance between the main speakers is 8ft (2.5m) if necessary I listen mostly classical but also rock and jazz.

So, I began building the system from the digital source, which is a lovely Rega Apollo