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Pet Sounds: Most Overrated Album of All Time?
God help us all! Todays taste is all about not having to think or read into the music. Brian Wilson is a genius and was never recognized as such. Most geniuses are never recognized until way too late! I mean such statements as the above thread, Ch... 
the dead on tour again. ---two questions:
Peter s, Thanks for that cool link! I'll be listening for days now. 
the dead on tour again. ---two questions:
"Who is Warren Haynes?" That's like asking what's salt? He's only one of the five best remaining guitarist alive and he's from right in my home town of Asheville NC. 
Curious about your opinions new Pass Amps vs...
Go ahead. You'll love the X250.5! 
"Fun" Speaker As An Alternative To Revel Salon I
Go on and get a pair of single driver speakers (Cardersound Madison V2) and get a great 300B SET amp. I too have different speakers/amps for different moods. But, i find myself listening to my SET Single driver rig 80% of the time. 
Herbie Hancock, River: The Joni Letters
I'm going to stand on my own now! I've been listening to this some more since all the talk. This disc ain't bad! If your getting a lot of spitting then you might want to look into another DAC. I'm using a B. Canto Dac 3 w/computer driving via USB.... 
Pass X150.5 and Magnapan 1.6 speakers
If money is not an issue. I'd go with 250.5. 
Anyone on The Waifs?
Get "a brief lesson in history" Live! 
Peanuts from hell
Newspaper is the best packing material. 
Long USB Cable OK?
I would want it less than 10ft. 
Herbie Hancock, River: The Joni Letters
LOL! Audiophiles! Argue over anything!FWIW, I think the cd is not so bad. Norah Jones doing Court and spark leaves something to be desired but, overall not bad. I've heard a lot worse. 
Wilson Sophia II vs. Thiel CS3.7
IMHO the first speaker for an audiophile is the Vandy signature 2CE MK2 then the Thiel 2.4 then the Thiel 3.7 or the Wilson Sophia 2s, then finally graduating to the Magico v3s! Believe me or not from the Vandy 2CE sig mk2 to the Magico3 is only a... 
"D" amps, general discussion who's 1 and why?
Spectron and Nuforce don't use the B&O module or anybody else's for that matter. They use their proprietary module. 
Sell Hi-Fi and invest in stock market?
I would keep my rig! 
Spectron 3SE MK2 vs Wyred 4 Sound SX-1000 S Ii
I can only be so specific. Yes, I've heard in my room(side by side) all but the new Bal Canto Ref 500s and the top Rowland 312s. There is just a staging,imagery that the Spectron produces that the others can't match. Yes, the A. Research 150.2, CI...