MichaelsMinute
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Riiiiight....comparing unionized UAW autoworkers to the high end audio industry is so enlightened. #ProfessionalVictimAlert Once anyone uses the word "greed" to describe a product NO ONE IS FORCED TO BUY yet people keep buying of their own...

Perfect - so you agree with my post. And it sounds like you have no real world experience vs. my best friend who has almost 30 years in recording studios in NY, LA and Nashville. My point is our current technology can produce some fantastic...

Your points are 100% true. However most people are not educated enough to do what you just outlined. It's easier for them to be angry at the big bad evil world. They have NO concept of the expenses of owning and running a business in the high end...

How many years have you worked in a recording studio? I do find it entertaining how much MQA gets certain people riled up.

This is a great post Steve. There are recordings from decades ago that sound fantastic, and there are recordings from today that sound like crap. My best high end audio-buddy is a recording engineer. He's been telling me for 25 years that...

It sure is pretty! LOL. We haven’t connected it. We’ve been busy with demos. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Here is a link to the one I like: Access to this page has been denied.

I would also suggest a great headphone amp. I have tried over 50 different kinds and brands and LOVE the reasonably priced Rupert Neve headphone amp (I use their commercial mixing gear in my studio). It will make a huge difference in the quality...

Thanks for sharing your observations Steve. I don't care about MQA one way or the other so I don't have strong feelings. My only experience is that I did have Tidal with MQA and find Qobuz Hi-Res to sound better to me in my opinion. The Qobuz...

Oh yeah. It’s not as good as M3, but it’s amazing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

The New Magico S3 with Pass INT-250 and MSB Discrete DAC - YouTube Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

That is just one cog in in the list I stated of issues.

Our pair has now been playing for nearly 2 weeks. 24/7. They are so so so enjoyable. A real slightly warm, very organic, natural sound. As good as the previous iterations of the S3 were, these are clearly superior in every conceivable...

Sure Jim. If you say so. I'm happy to put my 4 years with a minor in economics and reality up against headline-repeating fluff offline of this forum any time for an honest in-depth conversation. I'm not going to discuss the realities of...

Hi - not sure if you are talking to me. I'm sorry you are so hurt that no one else on this forum is upset like you are. You seem to miss my point which I have clearly made repeatedly - consequences for actions. If you really think there...

At least our grand parents and parents actually worked hard, didn't play victim, and had pride, had real jobs by their 30's and didn't live in their parents basement until they were 34. The current parents and kids not so much which is demonstrable...

I do think it's a generational thing with all the snowflakes who are professional victims and self-absorbed. There is a small family owned coffee and donut shop by our house and I go by on Sunday mornings. When the older mother serves us she...

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I was offered a white background and I didn’t want it. I like the black background. What’s funny is that the online/print mags are asking for “glam shots” to accompany the reviews. Guess they don’t like my poor iPhone photos. Sent...

I actually prefer the La Scala's I got over the K-horns as I auditioned both. La Scala's are a HUGE step from the CW IV's I had. But's it's purely personal opinion. They are all great speakers.

Beautiful!!

Love the Cornwall's!

By FAR the best dealer in the US. Glad you're enjoying your new gear!

Looking good!! Congrats!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Serious question - is there an expectation / promise by shipper and delivery service that items shipped will be handled with kid gloves with white glove service from door to door? Is there a requirement that they hand carry and gently place it...

This is the US, not imaginary land. The suggestion that an insurance claim would fail due to lack of a sticker is uninformed at best.

Exactly right. People ignore stop signs, red lights, speed limits, text while driving, and more. Yet somehow a fragile sticker would suddenly induce an overwhelming sense of care and delicacy. I agree they still should put them on, but to...

Welcome to the latest generation of people we are now stuck with. They are taught to be professional victims, not real work ethic. It seems every week I read about door dash people caught spitting in food because they didn't think their tip was...

Beautiful pics!!

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The OCD in me TOTALLY relates to your concern. But the more reality-side based side of my brain does sometimes overrule the OCD part. That light toss is nothing to be concerned about and I promise you it suffered more on the travels overseas...

That sounds like a great trade in deal!

Hi Brian - If they price their gear too high people won't buy it and they will go out of business. This is regardless for the REASON they price too high. If people are buying the items at those prices (regardless of what we think of those...

In talking with numerous manufacturers, prices on their components have gone through the roof. Many are seeing price increases of 5x or more on prices of the major components to build their gear. Plus shipping has gone through the roof. UPS...

The Luxman website has all the specs about the unit.

It is rated at a full 30 watts per channel of Class A at 8 ohms. So once you turn up the volume to sufficiently get "past" the 30 watts of Class A, then it will move out of pure Class A.

From what I can see, I don't see any high end companies using Bluesound. Lumin - at least in my mind - is a much higher end product than any of the current ones I see using Bluesound.

I don't think it's that. He sent out some review samples to the normal round of reviewers and they all reviewed the same way in lock-step. That led to a surge in orders to a brand that was not well known among the masses prior to that. His lead...

My dream VAC is the Statement 452 iQ. :)

Seems like your WATT integrated is getting great reviews!

Your iPhone isn't supported any longer. But at least the calculator will still work: Will My iPhone Run iOS 17? - MacRumors

Do you mean you are running the 8th Gen iPhone as it it's how 6 models outdated? I don't think they can run the latest iOS on those phones, right? At some point the iOS is too old to run current app versions I would think as well.

Yes, the monos will ruin you! They are sooooooo good. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Fantastic write up. Thanks for sharing!

I completely agree! They’re one of two of my favorite amps in the store. And clearly the Master 300’s are best looking! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro