Recent content by Mikado463

Speaking of China and trade balances............. https://www.progressiverailroading.com/intermodal/news/Imports-to-plummet-next-week-at-LA-port-director-says--74431?oly_enc_id=2682I2237256D4W&utm_medium=email&utm_source=prdailynews&utm_campaign=prnewsletter-2025

Craig, I'm not gonna 'share' one with you but I'd gladly buy you one ;)

I know, you walked a mile to school everyday, uphill, both ways ..............:rolleyes:

Hopefully 'you're taking notes' and when the dust settles you will have a bargaining chip or two. As for those manufacturers with short memory, adios amigos, plenty more fish in the pond !

Speaking of Malaysia.......... https://www.av2day.com/2025/01/yamaha-home-audio-exits-malaysian-market/

I for one would love to see it back on Canadian soil !

Trying to get my thread 'back on track' ..... ;)...

agreed, that, FWI wasn't the point of my post. More in-line with your last sentence, multiple plants in multiple countries could very well prove fruitful once the dust settles..........

Didn't Technics some years back move a lot of their Mfg to Malaysia or Taiwan ? if so depending on tariff implications I wonder if more will move or the opposite, come back to the 'Mother Ship' ?

Steve, back in the early days of my career (Penn Central years) derailments were everywhere !

as a retired railroader I always hated derailments ...........;)

i was merely pointing out that with respect to amplifier power, the speakers in question do not require the kind of power you think they do. As for Class A vs A/B, most competent A/B amps have enough initial Class A bias that I doubt very much that one would have 'tone issues'..........YMMV ;)

LOL, Gene has forgotten more than you will probably ever know. Comparing him to the other closet load of clowns out there is absurd.

I think you need to 're-think' your reply.......... As for the Op and his preferred speaker, Gene's video gives some pretty good advice..........

First off, welcome to the fold. As for what you're looking for, as 'bones' stated, it goes way beyond amplification. So anyone providing you with helpful insights will need to know more, namely speakers and the environment in which they reside(room dimensions, acoustic treatments, etc)