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Your favorite musical non fatiguing speakers?
Larrybou, what have you learned from this thread? Any insights? 
Sexiest Speakers
I am very surprised that someone hasn't mentioned Ohm as the sexiest speaker. Shocked actually. Not my 100th choice either. 
Your favorite musical non fatiguing speakers?
I love Verity. I've cycled through many of the above and they sound the best to me. Even up against the marketing machine companies like Wilson or Magico I think Verity shines. If I had real money I would probably own Rockports.I'm curious to lear... 
Apartment Drama
Tell them you have a hearing disability and would like to get a subwoofer. Bring them in and go on line and see if they like Wilson or Magico. If you throw a whole bunch of confusion at micro managers they tend to go away. Once they find out they ... 
Help me find WARM speakers a la Sonus Faber
The Verity line is just musical. I've owned several pairs. I've worked for a few dealers and when the opportunity came up to upgrade for free to a Wilson or Magico, I've always held onto the Verity's. 
The most rich music database.
Single, I'm not following your recommendation. The only real electronica site that I see there is magnatune and it won't open. Am I ding something wrong?Czarivey, I was a Manhattan kid listening to club and electronica, acid jazz, r&r, as it w... 
Why do McIntosh come with cheap plastic remotes?
It should be made of titanium and have mini-me meters with an option to turn them off. 
Equipment that has made you 'stop' looking?
Luxman, Ayre, Nordost, Verity. Two years stable. If money were no object I would surf higher on the Luxman wave. 
Nordost QB8
I have the QX4 and QB8. I'm not sure about my configuration but have the manuals if you want me to look at the recommended setup. That's what I went with. 
Nordost Dawn LS Series Speaker Cables
When I changed my cables from Frey 1 to Frey 2 my dealer threw in a couple sets of Red Dawn 2 interconnects. I found them very close to the Frey 1. I had them both connected to my dac (1 was XLR the other RCA). The only thing that skewed my abilit... 
Rembering the 80s: College Rock
The NYC dance clubs were fun in the 80's. 
Can audiohile be done on the porch
My tree house system is approaching $30k and the sound is getting very good. Only problem is the McIntosh meters attract mosquitoes. 
Fake RRP on cables. A Joke
Just did a search 3/10/14. Vin2000, audiogon member selling Nordost cables due to financial hardship. Who buys a 3k speaker cable before going into financial hardship 30 times each year? He's a shady dealer or has a connection and is making $300 t... 
Anyone knowledgeable on the Mastersound 300B SE?
Awesome amp. I had one in my house powering a pair of devore super 8's and later a pair of nines. 24 watt's with not too much to double down on so be careful to pair with the right speakers. Smooth, detailed, full of bloom but not a dull bloom. Be... 
Audio Research pre-amps?
ARC sucks. Sad you have to hear this but it sounds like you understand. I've tried them as I've worked for an ARC dealer. They're smooth but tinny. Right?