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Top Ten Speakers of All Time? THE DEFINITIVE LIST BY CWLONDON: 1) Magneplanar Tympani 1-D 2) Quad ESL 57 3) Dahlquist DQ-10 4) Infinity IRS Series V 5) Magneplanar MG IIIa 6) Rogers LS3 5a 7) DCM Time Window . . .	313
The BEST system you've ever built !!!! Interesting to hear many of you mentioning your love of vintagey components and old systems. I would vote for a system I had in high school in 1979: Kenwood KD-500 with SME III . . .	283
Cars R OK, but what kind of motorcycle do you have 2004 Racing Yellow Triumph Daytona 600 A stylish and razor sharp 600 that still feels comfortable to ride. Hey if it's good enough for James Bond, it's good enough for me! . . .	183
Most sophisticated and intelligent musician Assuming we are talking about people and not music, can we please back up a minute here and define "sophisticated"? I may be wrong, I think a "sophisticated" . . .	98
Scotch? No thanks. Whats the best Vodka.? Tubeking is correct. I am not a vodka enthusiast, but I defer to the Russians. Russian Standard Platinum was recommended as the best to me by very, very, very rich Russian . . .	70
Top ten DD turntables of all time? Some of my happiest high end memories took place when I was using a Kenwood KD-500 direct drive turntable -- a high end cult favourite in the late 70's Tweaky platter mat, some . . .	68
SEPT 11? Writing from New York, I am very confused about the actual causes and the best solutions for the future. At the risk of being flamed however, and with sadness and compassion for. . .	51
Early 80's - late 70's best audio products Audio Research SP6B Magneplanar MG I b Yamaha C2a Yamaha PX-2 Yamaha T-2 Kenwood KD-500 Denon 103 Grado Signatures Hafler DH 220 and DH 500 DCM Time Windows Dahlquist DQ . . .	41
Best System for Pink Floyd Sonicbeauty Yes, a good point re headphones....but still not as much fun as speakers which can resolve all the weird detail, while imaging well. Hence, my question. I disagree . . .	40
The Cyclicality of Black Vs Silver I have never owned McIntosh, but they have their own timeless Mc style. Nakamichi machines came in both black and silver, but I think I am partial to their black machines	39
Most expensive Audio disapoinment? Anything purchased new after about 1990. Regards	38
Top 5 recievers of the 70's and 80's ???? I'm with Starcon	27
Addiction to Brand Elizabeth, Apart from your dislike, what is the commnon denominator for the brands on your last list, please	26
BEST AUDIOGON POSTS Nothing makes me happier than reading a post where old time Audiogoners speak the TRUTH, uncorrupted by commercial affiliations or agendas. Both the old timers, and those threads. . .	26
Audio's Biggest Loser? Further to the Nagra suggestion, like gold or Beluga caviar, perhaps we can incorporate a most expensive system per pound metric to further analyze audio. Stanwal, I am with you. . .	22
Where's the best place for used audio gear in NYC? Other than the occasional glimpse of some exotic gear, NYC in general is one of the worst places on earth to look at audio. Unless of course you enjoy being judged by the price of. . .	22
One Less Bose Wave Radio in the World Yes, part of my deal to assist will be to at least change the settings in his iTunes to Apple lossless	21
studio equipment that makes it into home hifi I agree, and I have been delighted using both ATC speakers and Behringer gear. At some point, however, this thread will no doubt prompt a rash of complaints disclosing reliability. . .	20
Smoke Head or Sherry Bomb? As a subset of this discussion, it is curious to me that many audiophiles might think nothing of spending thousands on weirdo tweaks of dubious origin, yet balk at the price of say. . .	18
You've Won the Lottery: Your Dream System, Now. Thank you everyone for your very interesting replies so far. Schipo, remember: for the purposes of this exercise all music is FREE. The question I have posed seeks to eliminate . . .	17
Replacing Nano with iPod for Best Sound Thanks for suggestions so far. Googling this topic suggests that the best iPod is not an iPod at all, but a HiFiMan HM-801.... Mapman, in other threads we have discussed that . . .	16
What is your favorite reference music? Despite your "downward spiral", there is still hope if you are not yet listening to test tones, the Sheffield drum record, steam trains, or anything by the Mannheim Steam. . .	15
Cult Classics for Young Future Audiophile All great ideas and thank you very much, everyone. While it makes perfect sense to buy newer gear that sounds good and works well, I was hoping to indulge my audiophile ego and . . .	15
headphones-amp combination Thank you to all as no one has yet said: "you should try head-fi.org; there's a lot of good information over there!" I am increasingly interested in high end but low . . .	14
Audiophile Custom Plates... BANMP3	14
Best Private Retreat Using Closed Headphones Has anyone tried the Audio Technica ATH-AD 700 as raved about in Stereophile? "I borrowed a pair of the Audio-Technica ATH-AD700 headphones Sam Tellig raved about in his . . .	14
The Best of the English Sound Thanks everyone. Jax2, as usual, I appreciate your analysis and comments. What is changing from the photos you saw is that I am going from 2 to 4 or even 6 bigger (32") . . .	12
System for weekly traveller to use in hotel room I use a Grado headphone amplifier which is relatively compact, gives reasonable battery life with a 9 volt battery and sounds very good with headphones. Do you wish to carry CDs . . .	12
Listening Through Walls at Show: Vodoo or Valid? Again, I wouldn't recommend making a major purchase decision this way, but I do agree there is something to it. It's as if the quick listen from outside gave a gut level, . . .	12
Best of the Best: High Fidelity, True Classics Hmmmm...just one response? Was I just out to lunch when there was a million other threads just like this or does the lack of response explain why Mannheim Steamroller and the . . .	8
Best Garage or Workshop Design for Audio Gear 4est Too many drawers? I can't find anything in any case, so I appreciate the feedback. And yes, assuming the rack is in between the speakers, I always thought it would be nice . . .	7
Best Way to Organize Audiophiles' Lives and PCs Bunconero, I am very familiar with the man cave phenomenon, which in fact inspired this thread! But I have to admit that I enjoy the cave even more when it is tidier and better. . .	6