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:::::GENERATIONS:::::
Each major revision to my stereo system is listed below as a generation.  See the side articles on the right for additional reviews, thoughts and ramblings.

:::::GENERATION FIVE - british cd, dutch tube amp, italian speakers!:::::
Musical Fidelity X-Ray V3 CD player
Musical Fidelity X-10  V3 Tube Preamplifier Buffer
Kimber Hero Interconnects
PrimaLuna Prologue Two Integrated Tube Amp
Tara-labs RSC Prime 1000 bi-wired speaker cables
Opera Platea Speakers
Totem Beaks
Stanton STR8-50 Turntable

:::::GENERATION FOUR - houston... we have arrived:::::
Musical Fidelity X-Ray V3 CD player
Musical Fidelity X-10  V3 Tube Preamplifier Buffer
Kimber Hero Interconnects
Conrad-Johnson CAV-50 Integrated Tube Amp
Tara-labs RSC Prime 1000 bi-wired speaker cables
Totem Arro Speakers with beaks
Sunfire Super Junior Subwoofer
Stanton STR8-50 Turntable

:::::GENERATION THREE - bask in the glow of tube glory:::::
NAD C521 CD Player (used as a transport)
Creek OBH-14 Digital/Analog Converter (no longer used as preamp)
Kimber Hero Interconnects
Conrad-Johnson CAV-50 Integrated Tube Amp
Tara-labs RSC Prime 1000 bi-wired speaker cables
Totem Arro Speakers with beaks
Sunfire Super Junior Subwoofer
Stanton STR8-50 Turntable

:::::GENERATION TWO - money down the drain baby:::::
NAD C521 CD Player (used as a transport)
Creek OBH-14 Digital/Analog Converter & Preamp
Kimber Hero Interconnects
NAD C370 Integrated Amp (quickly exchanged for the following)
NAD C270 Power Amp
Tara-labs RSC Prime 1000 bi-wired speaker cables
Paradigm Reference Studio 100 v2
Stanton STR8-50 Turntable


:::::GENERATION ONE - a solid position on the starting line:::::
Harman Kardan CD Changer
Onkyo Receiver
JBL 4206 Studio Monitors


:::::SIDE ARTICLES:::::
Prologue Two full review
Opera Platea Speaker Review
Old shit I should probably delete

:::::LINKS:::::
Upscale Audio - tube pimps
Opera Loudspeakers
My Opera Plateas
Dynaudio - speaker pimps
Stereophile - review pimps
The Absolute Sound - more reviews
Totem Acoustic - exotic speakers, only smaller
conrad-johnson - the shittiest web site ever, 5 years running