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Straight tonearms without offset angle
Pindac, wow, I have no idea of you’re trying to say here. I had a wonderful writing professor in college which would point out that your "fog index" is through the roof lol. You’d be well served reading the Elements of Style (Strunk and White) and... 
The Horror
I too own Maggie 1.7i’s, but powered by a Rotel 1090 amp and Musical Fidelity v90 DAC. Mamaw always told me, don’t mess around with audio heroin, there are people out there running with AV receivers and Polk speakers. Be thankful for what you have... 
GREAT MUSIC - SO POORLY RECORDED...
I always thought it ironic how bad Neil Young's albums are recorded. And he's the champion for hi res! Hmmm, I guess that kinda makes sense in a way ;) 
Stereophile, no more bench tests????!!!!
teo_audio: "In the meantime, reasonable, thinking people... either put up with them, ignore them, or leave the forum, or some combination thereof." Umm, you might want to wake up for your second of reflection and rethink your reference to "reasona... 
Is it the beer or do speakers/electronics really need some extended warm-up period?
So it turns out from legit scientific studies that alcohol has a ten fold influence on sound than thermal effects on electronics. You can try it yourself at home! It kicks in about 20 minutes, coincidentally about the same time the amp is running ... 
Wilsons are the best speakers in the world
Any one of you need a gardener or something? I've got a pair of Maggie 1.7's we could set up next to the pool :) 
Best produced rock albums.........
Hands down, anything Steely Dan. Babylon Sisters is my go-to equipment demo song. And for the most part, anything Elton John. I do have a bone to pick with someone who mentioned Van Halen. Did they have a bass player? It's certainly not evident on... 
Anticables
Enough. Are you aware of the thousands of young people right here in America listening to 64K mp3's on Beats earbuds! Stop your $600 interconnect bickering and let's work to eradicate audio poverty :)