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    Stereophile's Standards and Principles

    I can vouch that Mark indeed buys his own gear…even gear he’s reviewed and wants to buy. And his speakers are so old, he would have had to get them on loan from Gordon Holt or maybe even George Washington.
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    McIntosh Amp For Sale Asking $200k

    I had the pleasure of listening to original Mc2300’s at my friend Rick’s house. They don’t sound anything like the Mc’s of the 90’s and early 2000’s. Mc redid the 2300’s. I’m wondering if they provided any inspiration for the new lineup, which is quite a departure (in a good way) from the...
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    Wadax Studio Player

    I thought so. How do you even begin to motivate yourself to do a review?
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    HIFi Five youtube channel

    Thanks. I do my best.
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    Esoteric announce Grandioso N1T network transport

    Congrats!
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    HIFi Five youtube channel

    To be fair, we aren’t immune to the occasional banning, but it is rare. That being said, we welcome everyone. Heck, the WBF members can create their own deleted-WBF-threads thread. What gets deleted, locked, etc. there can open up new here! Should have plenty of new threads then! 🍿🍿🍿 We...
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    Wadax Studio Player

    I’m curious, do you ever get a piece to review you really don’t want to or don’t care about and the entire review seems like a chore?
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    HIFi Five youtube channel

    All true. Let’s change that! Help us grow the site.
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    Wadax Studio Player

    I have 😆
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    Wadax Studio Player

    As someone who is in manufacturing in audio, some of our material costs have gone up as much as 97% over the past 12 months.
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    VAC 172iQ

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    Esoteric announce Grandioso N1T network transport

    Someone may have the Grandioso streamer inbound. Well, at least ordered. 🤭
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    HIFi Five youtube channel

    So…someone just texted me that the HiFi Five has been silenced on The Who’s Deaf Forum?
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    The Ghost in the Machine.

    Sounds like the plate or load resistors need replacing. These resistors break down over time and develop a thermal noise that sounds like tube rush. I have so much vintage gear around the house. That’s how I know. LOL.
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    Tone Magazine

    The overall quality just gets better and better. https://www.tonepublications.com/MAGPDF/TA_125.pdf
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