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The best speaker cables you’ve had
Just moved from Fidelium to Purist Audio Venustas. Very impressed. They added more depth and detail than I was getting with the Fideliums which I had used for approximately 4 years.  
The weirdness of it all
I never put much stock into power cabling as I never had a system able to reflect the improvements they may have provided. Now I have a system that is super revealing and I have spent the last 4 months auditioning and running experiments with a m... 
聖HIJIRI Users thread
Which Hijiri SC will?  
聖HIJIRI Users thread
We've already exchanged emails on the Sternklangs. I will try them to see if they dethrone my Fideliums soon. Did I mention I hate him. Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in again (M. Corleone).  
聖HIJIRI Users thread
I had the most impact on the amp, followed by the preamp when it came to PC's. Moreso exposing deficiencies in other cables then followed by drawing you in to the seductive sound. Then you try to go back or start mixing in different combinations w... 
The best speaker cables you’ve had
Silversmith Fideliums right now. Soon, will audition Sternklangs. Curious about Townshend's.  
聖HIJIRI Users thread
More shenanigans with power cables happening. A few updates on my system page. The Combak company is the real deal for musicality.  
PS Audio BHK 250 Power Amp owners?
Isn't a Magtech a Coda cousin? I have a Coda 8 Continuum and it has to be the best amp (of 35 owned) in 20 years. I'd love to swing a Coda 16. When I bought my Wilson Sasha's at Albert's shop we auditioned them with the BHK's and I absolutely ha... 
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I now live in Gallatin, but drive into west side of Nashville every day for work.   Moved down from Owensboro last year. Come on over and critique my gear. I'm trying to get Bill to come over as well.  
Why a dearth of some brands on the used market?
I have budgetary numbers I am comfortable with, typically based on what I may have paid for a product in the past that I want another of. When I see prices beyond what I deem reasonable, I pass, unless I am feely spunky that day and "lowball" some... 
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Yes. In heavy flux as I try to optimize sound.  
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Colin loaned me a Nagomi pc 2 weeks ago. I tried it first feeding the Puritan per his suggestion, but I did not really hear much change. More anticipatory excitement telling me I would hear something. But I don't think there was much there there. ... 
Silversmith Fidelium
Eventually I will try a pair of Sternklang to see if they can dethrone the Fideliums. Flat ribbon to flat ribbon comparison.  
Aric Audio's Motherlode II line-stage keep me up all last night
@yoby  I purchased many, and I mean many, butcherblock slabs over the years for isolation on the Adona racks and on the floor, etc. I just put small rubber bumpers or equivalent Vibrapods between the steel and wood.  No heat build-up on my compo... 
Aric Audio's Motherlode II line-stage keep me up all last night
@zm  I had a Sachs and really liked it, BUT, for the life of me I could not eliminate the noise it sent through the tweeters. I tried every trick in the book and eventually gave up. I had even wrapped it in Sapele Pommele veneer as I had enjoyed ...