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I thought Martin Logan was Canadian owned. I guess it is more like was, then is, then was and now is again.
The story of Paradigm, Anthem, ML being owned at one point until recently, by a holding...

Hmm,
1) Me myself and I
2) Favorite Genre: That is a hard one for me, I like many genres. If I had to pick only one (mission impossible under normal circumstances). I can force myself to go...

I have Alexa (more like she has me surrounded) and I just stream Spotify from her into my system. I don't care about the quality of streaming because it is streaming and I do not sit and listen to...

Yes, totally agree. I know that, that's why I mentioned that I only have a couple of hours on them. I prefer to let gear that requires "break-in" (anything mechanical = speakers, headphones, phono...

Too bad the NYC CanJam already happened otherwise I would have suggested you make a travel to that. (We have one coming here in Cal in June, it will be the last or second to last one for California)....

Good idea, they might sound good to you now. I have a pair of HD650s, brand new. I have about 2 hours on them. At first, I thought, "christ, these are the worst cans I ever heard, where did the bass...

I don’t see what music style has to do with anything except the ability of the speaker to handle whatever style you are into. For those of us who cross genres at every turn, it gets more challenging...

Indeed! I personally think both MM and MC can sound fantastic equally, its all in setup.
I personally prefer MM because of:
Just easier
Easier to pair with phono stages
Less expensive (can...

I can't stand headphones and I own 5 pair (a necessary evil on occasion)and have heard a ton from $100 to $3000 and I still can't do it. At best I am good for one album side, but normally I'm ripping...

Yeah, I get that. I'm not an audiophile and my income does not allow me to even dream of anything in the mid four figures (at least not without saving for several years), but you are right. There are...

Yes, there are good carts for $350 and even below that! Also, yes, it is important to match cart and arm and without that info, it can't be done. The OP doesn't realize this or is purposely ignoring...

Ah, there we are, just as I thought! This is not about shopping phono carts, this is about arguing.

Yes, this is what I tried to say. I get the frustration. I'm not an audiophile and prices of audio are extra frustrating, but they don't have to be always. Cart prices have gone up on some, but...

I agree. In my opinion, he is looking for the non-existent at any price. I personally believe there are no such things as “giant killers” in phono cart land.
That said, while I believe the...

It is time to move my Musical Fidelity Phonomena 2 to the closet or holding area. I have collected more mono LPs and it lacks a mono switch. (I have a couple of stereo LPs that sound better through...

Am I missing something? This is of course another blog and the opinion is the same - same room as all other shows, past and present. Best of show = MBL six figure room or what ever it is.
I'm not...

The only thing that really bewilders me about these shows is the same room gets voted best of show by journalists and everyone time after time and it happens to be the highest priced room. To me that...

Yes, sorry. Too many players, can't keep the names straight.

Believe it or not, it was Mike Stoddard's wife that came up with the name! There is a whole story behind the company, but I can't find the link I once had now. You can probably google it.

All wood gear, nice! I'd dig it if I could get it except, I'm not sure I want tubes, I don't know, maybe.
I'm also really into Steampunk, talk about unobtainium! I'd like a steampunk themed rig some...

I’m not even remotely a high-end audiophile, but for me, it is 2-channel all the way. I used to run HT 5.1 for movies but found that I prefer 2-channel for both music and movies. My speakers are...

You want to make sure the cart mass is a match with the tonearm mass or nasty things occur. The arm on the SL D2 is considered a mid-mass arm (not a bad thing). I don't know what cart you are running...

Well, as I have come to understand "highly resolving" is where the subtle flaws in a recording or what have you are masked in a way by the native color signature of the speaker or system for lack of...

Not necessarily. It depends on the size of the room, the acoustical properties of the room and set up and it's not really a performance issue in and of itself. It is performance with your system and...

If you are interested in tubes, you could take a look at Prima Luna, good bang for buck. Their stuff sounds good and kind of like how you describe. Warm yet not too warm and just enough openness on...