garebear

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Cardas Clear and beyond speaker cables.
The Cardas Clear Beyond speakers cables are neutral to a degree but very musical and backed by a great group of people. I own them and have thoroughly enjoyed them for the past 6 years.         
Does Formula 1 racing and high end audio go together for anyone else?
........did I miss something over the past few weeks ? Is this still the Audiogon  forum for questions and opinions on audio or did I hit the wrong key and end up on Wastebook ?   
New release - Shunyata Omega interconnects and speaker cables
I will be receiving my Shunyata XLR Omega interconnects today if Fed-Ex doesn't screw the delivery up and I will comment in a few weeks what I think of these cables. I have all Omega QR and QRs power cords currently in my system. There is one thin... 
Subs for SF Amati
.......giving this some thought and as a previous owner of the Sonus Faber Amati Traditions, instead of adding two subs why not look into moving up to the the new Amati's G5's ? It might be money better spent and I have '' heard '' that there is a... 
Can the level of pleasure derived from music be measured?
What ?????.........who cares and what is the purpose of this thread ?   
Caveat about the Cable Company return policy
I started doing business with them back in 1990 when Robert Stein owned this company and had a good sound business model for us audiophiles. It is no longer the same company as everything does eventually does change and I do believe that Robert St... 
Has anyone listened to or auditioned Verity's new Arindale speaker ?
.....just a follow up on my post since I took possession of the Aridale's on 01/12/23. This speaker takes about 600 hours for full break in and I only have about 120 hours on them now. They are finally starting to open up a little bit and I am beg... 
Has anybody tried or used Cardas Grounding Cables in their system ?
I guess I should have worded my inquiry a little differently now that I look at it . My question should have been ; " Is there a difference in the the way that grounding cables are manufactured to really make a sonic difference ? Let's try that on... 
Esoteric Grandioso K1x owners - have you added the PS1 power supply to your player ?
........as an owner of the Grandioso K1 x I have not experienced this at all. Very strange comment or observation to make.  Not true in my case ......                             
Esoteric Question - is the new Grandioso K1x that much better than the Esoteric K-01xd ?
Hello ozy .........I have no idea or experience with that particular observation. Very strange comment and in my set up it is not true at all. I don't even know how that would even occur. I find it amazing what people say about this hobby and equi... 
Franco Serblin Ktêma Loudspeakers
They are a fantastic speaker created by a great designer. The problem is the distributor here in the US along with an ineffective dealer network. How do I know , I tried purchasing them a couple of times last year and ran into a brick wall. I ende... 
New release - Shunyata Omega interconnects and speaker cables
.......hopefully after the show we can get some feedback on these cables as I think from what I heard that Shunyata was going to be demonstrating them at the show. If anybody has heard them it would be nice to see a comment.    
Speakers sounding dull? MUST READ! The truth about speaker design!
........what is the purpose of this thread ? They are always responded to by the same people and always started by the same people. They always  go sideways with no end in sight and accomplish nothing. Yet here I am......     Nonoise ...... The F... 
Are audiophile products designed to initially impress then fatigue to make you upgrade?
....what exactly is the purpose of this thread ?   
What can beat Wilson XVX for less money?
.......this is easy for me at least  ; I never liked the sound of Wilson Audio and I realize that many do. Too strident of a sound for me and I agree with others who have commented here that when get up to this level of performance ; the room acou...