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April 16, 2023, 09:43 PM
Thread: Best of show opinions......
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Re: Best of show opinions......
Oops - you are correct!
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April 16, 2023, 08:59 PM
Thread: Best of show opinions......
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Re: Best of show opinions......
M-10X mono’s and c900u pre
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April 16, 2023, 08:58 PM
Thread: Best of show opinions......
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Vivid with Audionet
Avantgarde Duo (active)
The Magico rooms were all pretty good but the big room with CAT was exceptional
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April 16, 2023, 08:51 PM
Thread: Axpona 2023 Photos
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Re: Axpona 2023 Photos
This was the best sounding of the big rooms IMO. Very nice.
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April 14, 2023, 01:23 PM
Thread: AXPONA 2023 - who's going?
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Re: AXPONA 2023 - who's going?
Best restaurant in Chicago IMO.
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April 8, 2023, 10:17 PM
Thread: DAC (Re) Search
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Re: DAC (Re) Search
+1 on La Scala and LinQ combo. I have been running it for nearly a year and I am very satisfied. No upgraditis (yet)!
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March 4, 2023, 11:27 AM
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Re: Best Pure Musical Amplifiers (power not important)
Don’t want to put words in Ralph’s mouth, but he has described the Class D’s as having nearly identical distortion spectra as his OTL’s.
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March 1, 2023, 12:33 PM
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Re: Best Pure Musical Amplifiers (power not important)
He can pick up mine as well. I purchased the Atma-Sphere Class D’s and they are outstanding. Replaced Class A and I’m not looking back.
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February 27, 2023, 12:26 AM
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Re: Anyone own KEF Blades - either version? Thoughts?
No surprise as a former Blade owner. They love lots of juice. I tried the Hegel H590 on mine and it simply wasn’t enough horsepower to make them shine. Congrats!
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December 9, 2022, 09:53 PM
Thread: Ethernet switch test
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Re: Ethernet switch test
I made the exact same transition on the hardware side and couldn’t be more pleased. My ethernet cable is a Wireworld Starlight 8 and I2S is Ghent. Haven’t taken the time to compare to anything else....
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November 27, 2022, 08:14 PM
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Re: Has Jim Smith discovered a magic formula for placing speakers correctly?
Jim definitely recommends pulling the speakers out into the room. I used the 5’ minimum suggestion as a basic starting point.
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November 27, 2022, 07:19 PM
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Re: Has Jim Smith discovered a magic formula for placing speakers correctly?
I think if audiophiles did three things as a start to their system setup, they would be in very good shape.
1. Pull speakers 5’ or more from the front wall
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November 16, 2022, 10:56 AM
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Re: Has Jim Smith discovered a magic formula for placing speakers correctly?
Determining the correct listening position is the first step and often the most misunderstood. The use of the ratio Jim has found to be effective works only after listening position is determined...
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November 14, 2022, 08:17 PM
Thread: Are they going to destroy audio?
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Re: Are they going to destroy audio?
We get it. You love the free market.
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November 14, 2022, 12:59 AM
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Re: Has Jim Smith discovered a magic formula for placing speakers correctly?
What amazes me is that discussions about system setup get very little love on audio forums. Working with the room is the most important aspect of getting great sound but all people want to talk...
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November 10, 2022, 08:11 PM
Thread: Are they going to destroy audio?
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Re: Are they going to destroy audio?
Having flashbacks to The Octopus.
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October 30, 2022, 01:42 PM
Thread: Morgan’s system
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Re: Morgan’s system
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Still a work in progress, but getting closer. -
October 30, 2022, 01:33 PM
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Re: Shunyata Launches - ALTAIRA GROUNDING SYSTEM!!
Keep us informed on how the Fyne test goes. Very interested to hear the results.
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October 16, 2022, 08:00 PM
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Re: The help of measurements allowed me to take my system to another level
Did you measure different listening positions to determine which position had the smoothest bass? I didn’t see any mention of it and it really should be the first step in the setup process.
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October 12, 2022, 09:59 AM
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Re: When you need to fire your branding/marketing department…
Truly remarkable.
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September 27, 2022, 08:58 PM
Thread: DAC's $5k - $11k
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Re: DAC's $5k - $11k
Aqua La Scala is fantastic. Pairing with a LinQ (thanks Mike!) takes it to another level. Also agree on the NOS tubes. I added some Telefunkens to great effect.
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Re: Magico M9
The problem with all of this is that it is so gear focused. A big reason why some of these elite systems sound the way they do is that they are in dedicated, treated listening rooms that have been...
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June 22, 2022, 07:18 PM
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Re: McIntosh Group Acquired by Highlander Partners
This sums things up pretty succinctly.
A Box of NOTHING from McIntosh – Industry News | TONEAudio MAGAZINE -
June 22, 2022, 01:08 PM
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Re: McIntosh Group Acquired by Highlander Partners
$1,500! Incredible.
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June 21, 2022, 10:41 PM
Thread: Arrived: New Kuzma R with 4Point
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Re: Arrived: New Kuzma R with 4Point
Congratulations. Gorgeous and very capable table, tonearm, and cartridge. End game stuff!
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I upgraded the power supply on my Gigafoil v4 to a Weiss PSU 102. It’s very nice step up. But with the new model, you’re looking at $2000 before even investing in a SOTA linear power supply.
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