Well I'm back. My "Best of Stereophile" needs to be revised with my latest upgrades. I always felt my speakers (MMG and Q100e) were my weakest link and that has been confirmed. With the addition of the Martin Logan Scenarios and the upgrade REL Strata III, I have more detail and solid bass than I ever imagined was possible on my budget. The Scenarios play much louder with less power required than the MMG. The REL Strata III is much more flexible than the Q100e. In addition, it provides deep bass without the strange noises at higher levels. I cant imagine any other changes that could provide this level of improvement
Muralman is right on the money with the Jolida JD100. I replaced the stock chinese tubes with Electro-Harmonix and it sounds gorgeous, even through my Outlaw 950 (in bypass mode) and Sherbourn 5/1500A amp. I'm taking delivery of a Portal Panache Integrated next week and can't wait to hard that combo...
