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Sophia KT88 vs. Psvane KT88
The black treasure KT 88z are amazing, i just got it in and it changed the way my avantgarde trio/audiopax sound . The difference is astounding! 
audiopax Model 5
you are looking to sell the 5? $$$??? 
Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive?
jaguar XKR,refined, sexy, fast,comfortable, impractical, exclusive,personal;just like my so call stereo!I think it is hard to be a conneisour in just one area. if you ahve highly tuned senses , you will just have to be a slave to that! BTW will wo... 
rear surround speaker
I wonder about the active preamps, i have been thinking of the tom evan preamp but you don't see them around much so i will have to wait. As for the rear, i decided on a pair of bipole/dipole speaker-craft wall mount with 2 tweeter and two mids/ba... 
Review: Dahlquist DQ-10 Speaker
The DQ 10 is what got me into higher end audio 30 years ago. It was the most amazing sound i have ever heard, at the time $900 seems like a million dollars to me and i never did get the dalquist. Years later when i got a real job, i got a pair of ... 
Personal speaker evolution
Braun 2 way bookshelf speakersome rip off 4 way speakerCelestion 4 way monitorJBL 200 studio monitoraltec voice of theateradvent 2 wayacoustat 3martin logan monolithavantgarde unothe avantgarde are by far the best and most musical, italso casue a ... 
Personal amp evolution
started with this hobby over 30 years ago Kenwood integratedSAE 200Dynaco 70Pioneer integratedBGW 750Hitachi receiverMuse 100Sumo goldStax Dm 100 monoblockKrell KSA 200BBryston 4BBryston 4B-STBryston 7B-STKR audio Antares 300Tom Evans Linear A 
avantgarde UNO nano seeking a matching amp
I currently use a KR antares amp using both the factory 842 vhd tubes and the TJ mesh plate 300B with my uno and it sounded great with lots of detail and emotion.the 300B has much better extensions and tighter bass but can sound a tad on the brigh... 
the smoothest sounding speaker
my latest speaker is the smoothest i have heard while still have the extreme detail and emotion. Avantgarde uno, previously i had martin logan and before that acoustats and they were smooth and detailed until i hear the uno's. what is also interes... 
What's your profession? Age?
own a retail business for 30 years.age 50, system cost about 40,000 changes all the time.