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That's a very nice system. You will really like that Adona rack, it made an obvious improvement in my system. What sold me on Adona was the multi layered shelves and the threaded feet under the shelves. Do yourself a favor and use a screwdriver...

I blew up 3 tweeters in one day on my Advents. The dealer said"you need a bigger amp." I learned what clipping was that day, lol. I still have two spare fried egg tweeters on the shelf, I guess I should give them to someone who needs them.

If his legs are as damaged as reports claim, he might be finished with competitive golf. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Pass XP17. We had it in the store and loved it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Daft Punk Announces Breakup After 28 Years - The New York Times

This is a global problem which extends far beyond audio to appliances, cars and much more. It’s quite frankly, a global supply chain issue. For audio related, we could sell 20 times more if we could just get inventory. Companies like Lumin...

Aurender’s support remains the gold standard in my books. TROND - PM me your info and I’ll see if I can help. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

I listened to them almost all day yesterday and can't say enough about them. They are efficient enough that I was able to remove 4 EL509's from each mono block so that is a lot of less heat. Now they are at 15wpc which is more than plenty....

I heard them many times, lots in the Zesto room. Can’t say they wowed me really. Sometimes they sounded nice, other times, meh. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

I have used different kinds of wood and cables to change the sound of my system for 20 years. There is no doubt that changing and controlling vibration changes the sound. Shunyata uses damping on the covers of the Denali to change the sound, if it...

I didn’t. You find that one better? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Gold, Redbook, QoBuz. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Well, I got the speakers today and it was a very successful day all around. I got the speakers upstairs by myself, without incident. At 105 lbs each it was a decent workout, after I got the first one upstairs I took a short break and then got the...

Every single person that came into the store this week listened to the Kharma’s. Both pairs were universally loved as in “I want these”. Not one person wasn’t completely enamored and “drawn in”. There was no “not my cup of tea” or “too much...

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Actually, they are $37,500. Bring a tissue, these Kharma’s will rip your heart out, give you goosebumps and make you tear up. Super emotional sounding speakers. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

The Discrete is not changing in price. And I would sure have loved to have seen that price of $7k because that’s a big no no. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

If I will not be listening for 3 hours or more I turn everything off. My preamp and cd player are both tube and they have soft start circuits so powering them on and off is not a problem. I also don't worry about turning my F6 on and off as it...

Agreed. A good dealer would have told him that. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Kharma DB9-S + VAC Signature 200iQ monos + VAC Master Pre + Aqua La Scala + Aurender - YouTube Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Kharma DB9-S + Viva Solista + Aqua La Scala + Aurender ACS10 - YouTube Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Ha! You were no trouble at all and I enjoyed our day together doing shootouts. Agreed 100% on prices. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Tidal recently became inspired for design ideas for their speakers from Bugatti. Perhaps McIntosh received their industrial design inspiration for the MCD85 from the Fiat Multipla. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Some comments on FB. LOL. Guess I’m not alone. This one is my favorite: “Reminds me of my little sisters easy bake oven.” Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

I’m sitting in front of mine right now and it’s not “wobbly” or cheap. The VC is made of metal and not plastic. Here’s a video: Meitner MA-3 Volume Control - YouTube Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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Here’s the settings we like for them in our 17 x 25 room. Presence is not turned down all the way, the picture doesn’t quite show it, but it’s a couple of notches up. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

The upper ‘Energy’ control alters the level of signal fed to the tweeter, from the crossover point upwards, giving control over how bright the presentation sounds. The lower ‘Presence’ control only affects the lower treble region of 2.5 - 5.0kHz,...

Just sent! Try them and let me know your thoughts. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Looks awesome John. I’ll text you my F1 settings and you can try them and see if you like them. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

No, no, no can do. US only. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Very nice amps, IMO Parasound is very underrated. I like the fact you have switchable gain and a high/low bias switch. Can you tell us a bit about both and how they are set in your system and why? Both my preamp and cd player have switchable gain...

Yup, when when I was into the low efficiency speaker/big power amp scene I always looked for an amp that doubled the power from 8 ohms to 4 ohms.

A.Wayne wants 9000 watts for every speaker. :) The reality is, they are not hard to drive and quite frankly, we drive them easily with a Luxman 509 or 590. They don’t even make the 260.8 needles move in the 17 x 25 room....so, so much for...

Maybe it’s just his unit? The VC on the MA3 is excellent, not wobbly and there is no hum. I think he may have a unit damaged in shipping.

What quirks?

I made this quick video today: Kharma DB9-S + Classe? Delta Monos + Classe? Delta Pre + Lumin T2 - YouTube Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Sure. With T+A it was constant price increases which just made their top level stuff too expensive. There was also a lot of “T+A, never heard of it”, but I think I was helpful at educating folks on the brand. I am a big fan of the brand, and I...

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We are still trying to expand, but finding the right space is the issue. You also have to understand that we move out the non-performers like Stenheim, T+A and only evaluate items like Estelon. All good products, but we are a business and have to...

When MQA was first being developed, bandwidth was a big issue. That certainly isn’t the case today with gigabit internet.

In the Soundstage Buyers Guide they summarized them as: “Kharma’s dB9-S is a real prize in the ultra-high-end-speaker sweepstakes.” SoundStageNetwork.com | SoundStage.com - Kharma Elegance dB9-S Loudspeakers They are a modest sized...

I leave everything but my tube Phonostage and tube tape stage on 24/7. If I get the Boulder 2100 series phono, it will stay on all the time too. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

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