68pete

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Have you ever thought it would be cool to have a stereo reviewer come to your house?
I suggested this to TAS a few years back. About reviewing a subscribers stereo system. May be help with positive suggestions. Speaker placement etcetera. Even approach the manufactures for possible up grades to the equipment you own. At a fraction... 
Transparent Audio cables are AMAZING!
swede58 The Transparent Ultras are a good cable. But the Reference line or higher is much better. I had the ultra in mm1(i think or one before the MM level) it was a long while ago. when i moved up to the Reference MM2 the change was very noticea... 
Speaker Cables for Class A amps
I would look at Transparent or Rick Schultz Audio (former High Fidelity Audio)  
Transparent Audio cables are AMAZING!
Transparent makes some good cables. I feel the magic really starts at the reference line or higher. From the reference line up Transparent cable calibrates the cable for the gear it is connected to. And its just not tube or solid state. I have dem... 
Tin Pan Alley and Thanks to You- which speakers play the tap on the snares the best?
Why do you say speakers? Maybe your amps is not up to it? Speaker cables or any other cable interconnect? Maybe your source is not up to it?  Just thinking  
Your oldest gear?
B@W Matrix 8oo speakers.  Mark Levinson 335 amp  
Who here continues to regularly use a CD player?
my Esoteric SACD/CD player is all i use  
High current amp search
i would look at a Mark Levinson 3 series, 335 or 336 the both double down to 2ohms.    
Power cables of your choice, and why?
Rick Schultz Pro Power Cables really made my system better  
Stereophile review of the $30,000 tekton speakers
I guess i am different, I will take a so called ugly speaker. If it is the best sound i can afford. Build quality  come right behind sound quality. It can be built like a tank, but if sound quality is not good then that will not work either. A spe... 
Interconnects/Cables of your choice, and why?
 Rick Schultzs  Apparition cables- Speaker cables and XLR replaced my Transparent cables.  
My Favorite Tweaks, What is yours?
Any of Rick Shultz plug ins  
CD's or Vinyl?
CD/SACD  
Does Anyone Else Have a Very Slow Connection to Audiogon?
Can be very slow to log in and some times it will not let me until the 3rd or 4 try. it will log me out some times  
DIY Speaker Kits, a good idea?
PBN audio makes several speaker kits Peter makes some nice cabinets