I own a pair of Carver amps MONO 300 watts per channel. looking for a pair of speakers that will compliment the power. Rotel preamp, sacd, kimber cables. Problem is I only want to spend 1000-1500. Looking for suggestions. I dont want to mention my current loudspeakers so not to curve the suggestions. Thanks

As part of a discussion involving the future of classical recordings, my wife asked who I thought were outstanding young conductors. The only one I could name was Daniele Gatti. Anyone got any other exciting candidates?

This path has undoubtedly been blazed in the past, however, I am looking for recommendations for a compact (bookshelf-esque) two-way speaker with precise yet potent full-range reproduction. My goal is to emulate the qualities of a Dynaudio Special 25 but at a lower price. The McIntosh LS-310 comes to mind, however, none have been on the market for a long time. Any ideas?

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