marqmike

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Thiel cs2.4 upgrade to cs 2.4 se
Beetle regardding outboard xo's didn't Tom say something about the length of the wire to the drivers form the xo being significant to the design? Maybe not. If there is no adjustments for design criteria going to an outboard xo I would rather get ... 
Chinese fake cables How fake, how good?
I need to know who the fake chinese people are first. 
Your ship just came in! time to buy new gear..?
At least they were doing what they loved when they became soup. If I had to buy something audio related then I would probably by a better source then what I have now. Maybe a cable to go along. But after a certain point I am not one who thinks mor... 
$100k spent on music and $20k on the equipment or the other way around or 50/50 ?
50 to 800 ratio for me. I have closer to 50 pieces of equipment and 800 albums of music. Is that good? The musics value is priceless and I tell the equipment 'you can be replaced'. 
Thiel Owners
I have heard the Revel F208’s in a Listen Up show room. Not a bad showroom, actually a good one. I have the 2.4’s at home. The Revels seemed kind of dull or uninspiring. Now when I have listened to speakers at a dealers showroom, the ones I liked ... 
Small drivers vs big drivers
+1 shadornePlus Duke is a gentleman. 
Whats playing on your system today?
Stevie Wonder   Songs In The Key Of Life 
What is your approach to system fine tuning with cables and cords ?
Inna it is great to be at that point. I am now, but it took about three years after I replaced some very old stuff, and one thing leads to replacing another and so on. Now at about a year with magic dialed in my system. I think is is great fun to ... 
Arguments devolve on threads to wordsmithing contests
I don't use lights. They are snake oil in the nth degree. Everyone is delusional if they think they have light when they flip a light switch. There is no such thing as light. If you think there is prove it. It is just a lot of empty space between ... 
VIENNA ACOUSTICS- DIE MUSIC
Rod Tomson at 'Soundings' is an expert at this. Applying the 'Sumiko Master Set' is usually transformational for a speaker like that.   
An encounter and lesson in speaker prices ...
+ 1 GlupsonIt seems like a win-win-win situation. Buyer bought what he liked, seller sold what he could, Audiogon gets to pat itself on the back for being better than the fool who does not know what is good.He somehow manages to know what he lik... 
From tubes to SS amp : Ayre, Belles, Pass or else ?
Happy Belles user here. https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis9cb79-belles-350-a-reference-stereo-amp-solid-state 
The Science of Cables
prof1,732 posts02-21-2019 6:39pm@douglas_shroederI imagine that if you would dismiss all these persons' conclusions you would say it is due to confirmation bias. FWIW...I personally don't simply dismiss your findings as confirmation bias.Not tha... 
Full Range under $5k-ish
I think in the PBN speakers you will get exceptional sound. You will also get exceptional customer service. https://libertyaudio.com/service/x-vox-loudspeaker-system/  
Machina Dynamica New Dark Matter CD and Blu Ray tray treatment?
+1 GrannyringGeoff questioned my first language as English at one time. I wonder if his first planet is earth.