Bruce,
Do you have any experience with the Crookwood Monitor Controllers (digital and analog)? I need some more flexibility in multi-source monitoring that I'm getting from the Avocet, but the Crookwood uses IC's (LME series) for its buffering (in and out). It's hard for me to believe that...
I'm currently using multi-bundle Litz speaker cables (7.5 awg equivalent) by Balanced Power Technologies. They seem very transparent and neutral, but on sources with some distortion (which is a large majority of POP music) tend to be pretty bright and edgy, at least on my B&W N801 speakers...
I want to upgrade my R2R playback which for 15ips is currently a high speed PR99 Mk3 and a Technics RS1500U (the Technics needs some mechanical work so is OOC right now).
Are any of the transports such as PR99 (modified to monitor out and IEC), Otari MX5050 B2 & B3, MX55, Sony/MCI, etc...