johnwern

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Due to the incessant spam ads on this forum I'll stop contributing
Call representative in your district to pass a legislation for capital punishment for all ad sponsors and spammer.  Then I will find them whatever it takes. 
martin logan speakers
ML helped me a lot to make a decision to go with Maggie in less than ten minutes.  It seems ML is targeting mass market.  
Room improvement
Adjusting my ears to the speaker and room worked perfect and cost nothing.  
Magnepan 20.7 and Subs
It's been over a month since I got my 20.7 as a new unit. It had too much bass and treble in the beginning, and I had to use attenuator for treble and adjust the bass with equalizer. It took over a month finally to stabilize the balance, I removed... 
Sanders Magtech Amp or Bryston 4B-SST2 4 Mags 3.6
mijostyn:Apology if my comment offended you. But I didn't mean to degrade Magtech. I like Magtech and believe it is as good as Bryston or better according to half of reviews. I just expressed my concern for Magtech's going concern as a business en... 
Tone, Tone, Tone !
Beauty is on ears of beholder.  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Mugugaipan and clam with black bean source. 
Should I keep the Turntable or sell it?
I thought that the turn table can be found only in Smithsonian Museum.   
Buy a pair of ten year old $40,000 speakers for $4,000 or new ones at that price point?
Any amps or speakers, new or used, sound awesome when you mix with a bottle of vodka.  
Sanders Magtech Amp or Bryston 4B-SST2 4 Mags 3.6
The huge difference between Bryston and Magtech is the shopping experience itself. Buying Bryston is as buying Apple, HP, Dell, GM or Mercedes with formal contract document with receipt as proof of purchase and buying Magtech is like buying a plie... 
Why all or most audiophiles are men?
boxer12:The best comment. 
Why all or most audiophiles are men?
photon46:Thanks for enlightening me. Yes, Mahler didn't want his wife getting into composing and Einstein didn't want his wife to be a renowned physicst which put her into clinical depression. And music is regarded as a career socially less respec... 
Why all or most audiophiles are men?
Larry, enjoyed your post. After I bought Sony stereo from Montgomery Ward, it took two months for my wife starting to talk to me again. Since she's gone to eternity, I am free whatever I want to buy. But I dearly miss her though.  
Why all or most audiophiles are men?
Hmm. Men like shiny object! It sounds very scientific. That's why men are bald on head earlier and more.  
Why all or most audiophiles are men?
It seems men are more driven by ego obsessively. All the composers of mid century classical works are men and most of them were egomaniac. Now women turn into egomaniac gradually at this turn of century.