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flasd

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What selections do you play when showing off your system to others?
When I Showcase My Rig … It’s ONLY Vinyl 👍 King Curtis - Soul Meeting WAR - The World Is A Ghetto  SUPERTRAMP - Brother Where You Bound GRP - Live in Session James Cotton - High Energy  John Mayall - 70th Birthday Concert   
Bluesound node + INNUOS PHOENIX USB? 
C658 had too much under the hood ! Just ditched my NAD C658 after a week of ownership being it was so buggy requiring numerous factory resets to unfreeze the unit. Heck, spent more time fussing with the thing than listening. Until the Mfg’s stop t... 
Magnepan .7 Alternatives
My mistake … My Bluesound Node is the N130 not the 2i   
Magnepan .7 Alternatives
Hey, I’m back… Had to fly up to NJ for my mother in law’s funeral and couldn’t get a flight back to Florida due to the Hurricane…Got back on Sunday to minimal damage and once situated took Jonny R’s advice from Audio Connection and ran the Bluesou... 
Magnepan .7 Alternatives
Been a very rough couple of days, especially the last day and a half, Mother In Law just passed away this morning around 2:00 am, So I won’t be able to get back to the discussion for several days. Thank you all for understanding and will try to r... 
Bragging rights.....
@mapman No Doubt … If only the mfg’s would work out the kinks 1st rather than rushing to market 1st, that would be great !  
Bragging rights.....
Yep… My Folks had the same idea in the 60’s with our Magnavox Console TV / Stereo Unit…LOL  Funny What’s Old is New Again… Separates at one time were thought to be the “Leading Edge” As for me… Too much under the hood ! Just ditched my NAD C658 ... 
Magnepan .7 Alternatives
Most of the time my .7 Maggi’s sound fantastic, just a little finicky. I know my room is smaller than I would like, but unfortunately this is the room I have to work with. I certainly understand the “bloom effect”. My (2) REL T5x Subs blend beau... 
Magnepan .7 Alternatives
Thank you for the responses and recommendations…keep ‘em coming. I listen to Jazz, Blues, Classic Rock (Not Head Banging Stuff), Reggae, etc. I did look into the LFT’s prior to my purchase of the Maggi’s over a year ago, but what scared me away ... 
Triangle Antal 40th Anniversary get rave review in Stereophile Magazine
My 2018 Comete’ EZ’s were “Ear Drills”… At first I loved ‘em, but soon after the honeymoon period of owning new speakers ended and the critical listening began the buyers remorse set in…The tweeter was just too much. Had the White One’s, absolutel... 
Magnepan .7 Alternatives
At times… Other times, the most amazing speaker I’ve ever owned and then can jump to foggy, etc… Very finicky 🤦‍♂️  
Magnepan .7 Alternatives
Speakers are out 3’ from wall, 2’ from Side Walls and on Airborne Magna Risers …Subs I feel are dialed in very well….Off a CD Calibration Disc, 1st set sub gain to match and not overpower my mains, Then Used a 60hz to 20k Frequency Sweep while adj... 
Where did you buy your first audio gear?
* Tech Hi-Fi, Rt.22 Springfield, NJ. A Nikko Receiver, Technics Turntable, Ohm Speakers Tech Hi-Fi’s Catalogs were as good as Playboy ! 😂 * Drucker’s - Newark, NJ (Who Could Forget Their Sunday Ads !) Teac Casette Deck, ADC Sound Shaper EQ * ... 
Transients hurting my ears on hifi solid state amps
Look at Oddessy Audio… Klaus the owner is well respected in the industry. His Khartago Extreme SS Amp can be had for $1450.00. One of the best builds for the price… Read the reviews these amps are keepers you don’t see many of them used and they c... 
Does dose anyone see these speakers in real?
Thought they looked familiar…Last week at Home Depot a Guy in a white van offered me a pair, said they were overstock and could make a deal.  When I came back from the ATM with the 3 Mil (took some time for all that to come out), he was gone… Oh w...