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Eggleston Works speakers: Expensive, but are they worth the money??
@sunnyjim I owned Andra II’s for 3 years. They are great speakers but I ended up selling them as my long term reference has always been Thiel, a very different sound.  I own 2 pair of them. The Eggys did a lot right, great midrange and bass, very ... 
Thiel Owners
Cool Jafant - sounds like a great day!  I still have my Classe CA200 amp and meridian Digital player I bought from HiFi Buys around 22 years ago when I lived there! 
Value of upgrading only 1 set of interconnects?
Late answer and I agree with Lak.  One IC upgrade can make a big improvement.  Most of the time when I have added a second one very little if any difference was noticed. 
Purist versus Shunyata Power Cords
you have a great cord - PC’s are an endless cycle of options.  Stick with what you have IMO. 
Thiel Owners
Thiel lovers and leaders, I just swapped out my C6 for my beloved 3.6 for fun.  I do this on occasion.  I am retired so I can play with the system when I have the urge.What a different animal!  Just so transparent and open, not that the 6 is a slo... 
Static buildup issue?
+1Schubert, bare feet is the only solve for me in the dry winter. 
BUY Bryston!!!!!
What a great reputation to have particularly in this industry! 
Have you ever wondered why speaker manufactures do not consign speakers to dealers?
If the retailer makes more than the manufacturer then that is truly upside down.  
What preamp creates the largest soundstage?
+1 phantom reco - also dehavilland ultra verve III - I am big fan of the 6SN7 vacuum tube for both soundstaging and dynamics. 
Thiel Owners
Erh....I meant 4 figure cables.   
Thiel Owners
rosami they are great speakers indeed, my favorite all-time.  My pair are in backup mode right now, I am using my CS6's which do deliver a little more bass and dynamics.  I have a rather large room.  However, the CS6 is not quite as transparent th... 
That "Wow" Moment!
Same experience playing in the store.   Michael Kay former Steppenwolf member. Great acoustic album.  
Jimmy Page, It's time to call your lawyers?
With all the garbage on rock radio I think it’s refreshing personally.  
Threat of fire from audio equipment
Well the question of whether to leave Amps on 24/7 has finally been answered.   
Thiel Owners
Tom - the Macs are rated at 500 watts from each tap, I have tried all 3 and prefer the 4 ohm tap, interestingly, the 8 ohm tap sounds good too. Bass is a little smoother. The 2 ohm tap does have a little more texture in the midrange - I need to tr...