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Amps or Speakers which one to upgrade next
I think we all have a list of LPs we’ed like to acquire. A speaker upgrade is one of the more noticeable and satisfying expenditures. You being a current Vandersteen user I would warn against considering another brand. Your ears have grown accusto... 
Emotiva xpa 1 monos
An absolute JOKE!Powering pairs of Avalon Acoustics Eidolons, Monitors, Triangle Comets, and compared to an Ayre V-1xe, Hypex nCore 400s, Carver VT180s, Pioneer Elite SC-07, the stereo emo was stunningly bested in EVERY aspect of an amplifiers per... 
Well Tempered Reference Arm and Koetsu Rosewood Signature Combination
To the elderly but well tempered. Wishing you all a fine Holiday. Whether you end up in that semi-comatose state of being that we've been practicing our entire lives to do elegantly. Or you fall back on the, 'I'm old WTF do you expect,' All the be... 
Why no discussions of Paradigm Persona for Home Theater?
I'm really interested in the new Paradigm Persona speakers; but all the posts in this forum are focused on 2 channel music. What about home theater? Paradigm even makes a Persona center channel speaker. Also, why no discussions of the Persona B... 
Audible Illusions M--Are you using built-in phono or external phono preamp?
Send the M3B back. It should only take a few days to find out for sure. ...what 
Pairing Planar Speakers With A Subwoofer (Eminent Technology)
I tried my two 12" Plus using separate left and right signals and located near the speakers which seemed OK but left many room nodes. Summing the signal at the same speaker location increased solidity or possibly just loaded the room better but th... 
Well Tempered Reference Arm and Koetsu Rosewood Signature Combination
Lewm, regarding the Well Tempered forked tonearm I, for one, understand and agree with your point regarding the semantics around the word bearing. My concern is the issue that would have allowed you to visually notice a change in azimuth as well a... 
Pairing Planar Speakers With A Subwoofer (Eminent Technology)
What happened to the DD-18 on your list? If you still have it I'd slave it from a 10" or 12" DD Plus for a sort of modular 1812. I had one brief experience a few years ago setting up a pair of DD-10 Plus with a receiver equipped with Audyssey (I d... 
Well Tempered Reference Arm and Koetsu Rosewood Signature Combination
Speaking to azimuth and the original Well Tempered turntables Player, Classic, and Reference models. The platers have a slightly concave record surface. Along with a an assortment of threaded record clamps the combination is intended to address wa... 
THE LITTLE BLACK BOX, 399.00 ABSOLUTLY NUTS
Did did you check Cardas Phono Boxes? 
Best Volume Settings?
My preamplifiers volume attenuator has a mechanical range from 7-5 o'clock. At 11 o'clock the amplifiers were driving the speakers to a rarely used high volume.The designer/manufacture of the preamp made an internal adjustment that made 1 o'clock ... 
Velodyne DD-18 vs Martin Logan BF 12”
+1 blindjimEven the early DD-18 (not the Plus) Room Optimization is some of the most detailed on board equalization available. Coupled with its remote controlled preset flexibility it allows the user to make many on the fly adjustments. It bettere... 
Got the upgrade itch, fellow audiofiles!
 I went through a myriad of electronics and it was the speakers that were simply cohesiveThis sentence should read, (speakers that were simply not cohesive) 
Got the upgrade itch, fellow audiofiles!
My entire audio involvement change when I got off the Paradigm merry-go-round, Studio 100s V1s, V2s, and S8s. I went through a myriad of electronics and it was the speakers that were simply cohesive. You can clearly hear the tweeters, midrange, an... 
Avalon Time vs Avalon ISIS ?
If only I could contribute to this thread beyond my standard Eidolon experience. Color me green but content.My experience with a REL Studio III using their speaker (high) level connection affected the Eidolons sound stage slightly and I found slig...