philjolet

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Speaker recommendations
Gallo Reference 3 seems like a good sonic choice. they may not be the easiest to drive though 
Michigan - Any Interest?
AKfest is well worth the trip and very fun, a nice setting too (of course hotel rooms can only be so good) recommended! 
what is the rule of thirds?
fwiw the rule of thirds was the best setup for my Maggie 1.6s 
Speaker cable options for Magnepan 1.6
search the archives. there is a ton of stuff about Maggies. fwiw i like the Alpha Core MI2 Goertz Veracity with Maggies 
are all amps equal
I have converted a few people to 'believe' in good wire after a simple demonstration. The last one was just a move up to AZ WOW ICs and the improvement was huge with a bigger soundstage and more information top to bottom. Neither of us could belie... 
Good USED Speaker Cable Choices for $300-$500 ?
AZ Satori or Hologram is warm 
Broken Interconnects-fix, trash or ???
I have a 20 year old Tara IC and when I asked them how much it would be to fix they said 'free' and also paid the return shipping! FWIW it is a Pandora S cable and still sounds great. 
Has Anyone Criticized The Choice Of Your Cables?
I think in general the person is a clod even if he was 'well meaning'. Some people like to pontificate and miss the possible offense they cause... 
Best IC cabling under $1000 for tube system
Mattzack2 do you mean $1000 each or for all 3 cables? 
are all amps equal
your ears will tell youI have not heard the Emotiva but have heard a few Mac amps and can say they are very nice 
Best IC cabling under $1000 for tube system
I hate to give the generic response but, I found the Gariel Gold cables to be so superiour to anything in it's price range I have to recommend them as well - if you can find them used, the Revelation mkI can be had for about $350 each (Facten, I t... 
Kirksaeter Prisma Speakers
I remember reading good things about them but it was several years ago 
Gradient Woofer for ESL 57
Sorry I do not mean to hi jack your thread but Quads are so fine and Duke is darn good at what he does.I wonder how Duke's Planetarium bass system (where he uses several subs to avoid room nodes) at Audio Kinesis would be with Quads http://www.aud... 
Baby name opinion....
no I do not think so - stereo is bad 
Anyone use a DVD player as a front end?
my Muse model 9 rev3 sig is amazing on CD at least as good as Meridian 508-24 but plays DVD to boot and for less moneyterrific picture too