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Looks like a new Magnepan speaker is coming!!!
These are for dedicated listening rooms only. How many audiophiles have a room large enough to optimally set these up?ZERO WAF. No one is going to get those giant things in the living room past their wife.I’m getting a set in all-black. 
Jazz for aficionados
Check out "I Called Him Morgan" on Netflix streaming.It is a documentary about the the life of the great jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan and the circumstances of his death. Great footage of Lee performing and outstanding photographs by Francis Wolf of... 
Have you ever met another audiogon member in person?
I've met the ones that I had to go pick up purchases from...or the ones that came to my house to pick up purchases from me.  Those were merely transactions...not much socializing.  Normally the transaction is completely done in 5 minutes or less.O... 
Potential fraudulent purchaser
Make sure you deduct any shipping you have paid before you refund anything. 
How many LP's
I have about 3,000 LP's.I have two turntables.I play about 5 LP's a year.I no longer buy vinyl, at 64 years of age, I already have more records than I'll ever have time to listen to.  I primarily listen to cd and streaming. 
Pioneer House Sound from the 70s
"if you can remember the 70's, you weren't there" - Robin Williams 
450 Pound Monobloc Amplifier
"A pair of monoblocs weighing right at a half-ton...amazing"The post says a PAIR of monoblocs! The pair weighs 900 lbs...which is "right at" a half ton (1,000 lbs)....geez, nitpickers. 
Recommend Sony Amp Repair In Los Angeles
I got it repaired at Isidore Electronics for $85.The resistors were not the problem.Thanks to all of you for your suggestions. 
Do people typically sell soundbars on this website?
...sandbar, soundbar...same thing. 
Can This Amp Power A 50 Foot Speaker Cable Run?
Admittedly, the amp that I was considering using is questionable for such a task (see the specs in my initial post).  I'll just bite the bullet and get a more robust amp to run those rear channels.  Thanks to all of you for your input. 
Can This Amp Power A 50 Foot Speaker Cable Run?
It is a single_ended multichannel amp.No option to run XLR cables.Speakers will be rear/surrounds.Amp cannot be placed near speakers. 
Has anyone considered rebuying a speaker you once owned??
Infinity Kappa 9. 
No Audiophiles in Hollywood
Bishop James Greenleaf on the cable TV show ’Greenleaf ’ has a set of Sonus Faber Olympica speakers and an Audio Research VSi75 integrated in his office. I did’t see a source in the office...probably a streamer is in there somewhere. 
8K for a one-time listen?
The responses to this thread have been hilarioussss!!!The thread and responses should have been under the Audiophile Humor topic. 
phase linear amplifiers
g_nakamoto, you should re-read your post. You had the amp for nearly 30 years before it broke down. 25-plus years of service is commendable for any amplifier.I’d say it was pretty well designed to last that long. After 20 years you should have had...