elizabeth

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Vote for best speaker value under 5K$
My vote is Magnepan 3.7.With a typical dealer discount they fall just under $5,000. 
Which Integrated amps should I audition?
'I" would just wait. If music is at all important, and you do not even know what the new place looks like, wait!You might find a way to keep your stuff.I used to live in a tiny efficiency with big speakers and lots of separates. Prioroties.. and, ... 
Looking for power cable suggestions
I have been a user of Pangea AC9 and AC14s for a long time.I just aquired a Pangea AC9SE and stuck it on the wall to Furman REF 20I power conditioner, just to break it in.(thinking it would not matter, and after i could stick it on the PC to amp l... 
Conrad Johnson wallpaper background for computer
Flip Google to "images". then type in (one at a time) Conrad Johnson. And any variants you can imagine.You can choose to see image size on left near bottom.. Or even limit images to large ones..I have 7,000 images i collected to do a slideshow as ... 
How to avoid being scammed?
Ask for a 'bank transfer' to receive payment.Once he sends the money, he cannot get it back, no matter what.If he really wants the item, he will pay for the bank transfer.You do have to send him your account number, and the banks international SWI... 
The color of audio and ambassadorship
Zero. it is not my job to twist anyone's arm. If they like it they will find it. if not... Who am i to show them the way?I do not believe anyone can be 'shown the light' unless they wanted it in the first place.And if they did want it, they don't ... 
Reference 3A DeCapo " Blue Tak" question
thinnest possible flat layer.It took a lot of work for me to stretch out a blob of BluTack like product so the final layer was about 1mm thick.I got it down to a flat surfacr kneading it about 1mm to 1.5 mm in places. Which was 'good enough' and l... 
Music that everyone else loves but you just don't
Rolling Stones. Never did like them. From day one. Yuck!I have to say some of their music is OK, but the members.. personally i just cannot stand them at all.Later Elvis.. Jeez give me a barf bag.These two alone should bring out a few big guns to ... 
Cable synergy applicable to digital ICs too?
Synergy is a hit or miss affair, and has little to do with brands... especially in cables.For componenets, at leaast you know the same brand is compatible, and that they made them to work together."Synergy" should be a step beyond simple compatibi... 
Pre pro-go balanced or not nad v. Onkyo
Yur Bryston 9B is not balanced internally. 
Laying it on the line
Best comment so far:""08-10-12: MapmanAudio is like cooking. All you really need to make a tasty dish is a good recipe and some good quality ingredients that need not be the most expensive.""Right to the point.Thank you. 
Magneplanar 3.7 - recommended preamp and amp
I own 3.6sIf I had to use a less expensive preamp I would be using an Audio Research Sp-15. The Sp-15 has a great three tube phono section, the rest is SS.I got one a few years back for $1,500.That $ was a little low, but that particular ARC item ... 
Unusual TAS bomb
Yes, all those small format TAS were great. i remember reading them all at the local library. 
Value Power Cords- LessLoss or Triode Wire Labs?
I am in love with Pangea power cords.Just got a four meter Pangea AC9ES and very impressed with it in the wall to pwer condditioner location.All my prior IEC cords are Pangea, and no AC9SE. So the latest is an AC9SR. I think it is great.Amazing IM... 
Unusual TAS bomb
Well, it gives Audio Research a reason to go build DAC8mk2