Quote Originally Posted by Feanor
In essence a DBT/ABX cannot prove that the tested components sound identical.
Since DBT talk is so boring, I'm going to change gears a bit and say that your system is about the nicest "down to earth" audio system I've seen among the posters here. I'd be willing to bet you get a tremendous amount of enjoyment out of it, and don't waste much time worrying about little ancillaries like cables.

I don't see many of the Monarchy monoblocks around - how do you like them? Interestingly, the last pair I saw was driving Maggie 1.6's. Killer combo. Anyway, congrats on what appears to be an extremely well thought-out system. And it's mostly "down to earth", although I think that preamp has tubes in it! LOL!