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Genre: Folk Released on 2/1/11 on the Sensibility Music label this full length debut called "Barton Hollow" is by the folk duo The Civil Wars. The Civil Wars duo consist of John Paul White and Joy Williams. They have great chemistry together and John plays a great acoustic guitar while Joy...

First off, welcome to the forum Pro! I'd go for the EM ESL's; get the better speakers on the front side! Your receiver should be fine to start with but make sure it has pre-amp outs so down the road you can add an external amp if needed. I can't comment on the Motion series or the Dynamo as...

Genre: Indie/Folk/Americana Released in 2001 on the Acony Records label is Gillian Welch's 3rd album "Time (The Revelator)". Gillian Welch handles vocals and guitar, she is backed by David Rawlings who also harmonizes vocals and guitar. Nice musical arrangements with a variety of song styles.

Are you opposed to buying used equipment? Check out Audiogon and search for amps 1k or less. You'll get a few choices! Consider a used Sunfire, Aragon, Classe, etc.

Welcome to the club Paul! Nice clean looking system!

Welcome Jim! Great looking CLX system!

I went from a Pass X250 to the XA60.5's monos and haven't looked back! I don't think you could go wrong with the XA30.5. The power output doubles down as the impedance drops. It also depends on other factors like room size, room treatments, etc. Can you demo the amp?

Genre: Contemporary Folk/Acoustic I recently discovered this band and on this 2005 Dualtone Music Group release "Weather and Water" The Greencards deliver great acoustic music. Good stuff!

Gordon, I'm using a Signal Cable "Silver Resolution" with my DAC and the Signal Cable "Magic Power Cord" for some of my other components, both with good results. As stated already Frank is easy to work with and sometimes offers free shipping.

Welcome to the club Carlo! If you get a chance post some pics of your system in the "Member Systems" thread.

Genre: Contemporary Bluegrass On her 1999 Rounder Records release "Forget About It" Alison Krauss layers nice harmonies with a lush sound. This release has her regular Union Station band and guests include The Cox Family singers, pianist Matt Rollings, drummer Jim Keltner and mandolinist Sam...

I run a single JL Audio F112 with my CLS IIz's with excellent results. How big is your room?

George he's talking about the speaker and the speaker is the Martin Logan Source model.

Folk/Progessive/Neo/Bluegrass band Crooked Still's 2006 release "Shaken By A Low Sound" on the Signature Sounds Recordings label highlights the smokey vocals of Aoife O' Donovan and the chamber grass sound. This disc also includes cellist Rushad Eggleston's cello being both bowed and...

Congrats on the CLX's!

Genre: Folk/Acoustic/Bluegrass The Greencards 2007 release "Viridian" on the Dualtone Music Group label is wonderful acoustic based music. Carol Young plays electric bass and has that seductive voice. This disc has 12 tracks. Good stuff by this trio!

Yes, a separate pre-amp and power amp and in my case having mono amps, basically an amp for each speaker.

Genre: Americana Carrie Rodriguez's first solo release from 2006 on the Back Porch label "Seven Angels on a Bicycle" highlights this multi-talented player and singer. Carrie plays fiddle, mandolin and 4 string tenor guitar. She plays an incredible show, as I've seen her live several times!

Yes, Adele has some serious pipes, her vocals are pretty awesome!

Genre: Americana Laura Cantrell's "Humming by the Flowered Vine" is her third release from 2005 on the Matador Records label. Laura has a unique voice that showcases her musical tastes. The disc is highlighted by my favorite track "Old Downtown".