maplegrovemusic

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Questioning the need for a DAC
Wait a few months and see what the new $800 Oppo dac has to offer . Hoping it is equally as good as a 105 . Better would be nice . 
Honing down the speaker shortlist ~$5K
Wow!The shortlist is getting substantially longer...Thanks for the many suggestions.Eventually every speaker ever made under 5k will show up here . Good luck with this ! 
Did I buy a counterfeit REL T5/i sub??
About 5 years ago i bought a new in box t5 off craigs list . The owner said he won it in a company raffle and had no use . It was discounted half of new . Sold the t5 months later . The new owner contacted me days later and was suspicious of its a... 
Questioning the need for a DAC
Do you need a different dac ? Who knows . They all have a slightly different presentation no ? What do your system and your ears need ? Claims have been made that pro audio dacs will be the least colored of the bunch . Maybe you like colored thoug... 
Dipole Asymmetry
If you have one speakers wall 4' behind it and the other 15' behind it your going to have an issue . These guys were fretting over having a rack behind one speaker  and not the other . Ill take a stat 2' from a back wall over boxed speaker 2' away... 
Best amp for natural timbre of unamplified acoustic instruments & vocals w/ Revel F32?
if your like me and are always buying used gear off craigslist i would have more than one amp , dac on hand for evaluations . Notice no preamp . 7 out of ten times the preamp is the root of what the op describes in my experience . Now a passive vo... 
Dipole Asymmetry
The op was scared away from bad advice early in the forum post . Too bad . Hope he gets to hear some stats in his future . 
Dipole Asymmetry
kalali ,You do not need to have bridges for sale , just fancy overpriced audiophile marketed  equipment .  
Vintage Wadia Repair Recommendations in U.S.
Might try contacting Exogal.  
Using tube amp with electrostatic speakers.
My main point would be don't get hung up on the watts of a tube amplifier and research the current it can provide .  
Using tube amp with electrostatic speakers.
jimbreit - I have some experience with your question . I also posed the same question a few years ago . Only a few people responded with less than great advice . Most stated a couple hundred Audio Research watts would be needed with my stats (King... 
Cerious Technologies NEW Graphene Cables
I wonder about the added bass using these cables . Described as extra bass . Almost too much that adjustments were needed . Is there no end to bass ? Will the version 2 of this cable when it comes out have even more bass added ? Can one ever have ... 
What do audiophiles want from a cable?
For anyone not brainwashed yet - http://www.roger-russell.com/wire/wire.htm 
Dipole Asymmetry
She’s a Bullmastiff ;-) 
Dipole Asymmetry
Listening to my dipole speakers . Funny thing just happened . My dog just walked behind one of them and the soundstage stayed consistent . No adverse affects were audible . Crazy !