aewarren

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If you don't have a wide sweet spot, are you really an audiophile?
Your choice of audio gear plus your speakers and their placement in your room determine the size of the sweet spot. But even a wide sweet spot has a sweeter spot within it. A sweet spot so narrow that the listener is afraid to move an inch is not ... 
If you had access to a time machine, what concerts would you go back to see?
Jesus Christ’s Sermon On The Mount. I’m not even religious, and not literally a concert, but that would be awesome! 
Open House With Audio Components
How about having an open door to the room for potential buyers to look into the room but having it roped off so they cannot enter? You can escort seriously interested buyers into the room yourself. That would save you the hassle of having to pack ... 
If you had access to a time machine, what concerts would you go back to see?
Miles and/or Trane. Any time, anywhere. 
Straight out of the box doesn't work.
Like many manufactures of audio components, ARC electronics have a system synergy among themselves. Since you already have access to an ARC preamp, you should enjoy the ARC 75SE more in your system even though the PL is a fine product. 
Sota or Technics
Looks like you're sold on the Technics, especially since you actually like its appearance. The quality of the sound of a direct drive TT is dependent on the quality of the drive motor. Quiet motors are expensive to manufacture and that price has t... 
Help my analog sound as good as my streaming
MC is right, your ears have been 'digitalized'. Your analog rig as is should sound as good as streaming at the very least. I don't think that reversed cable will make much difference, you may just need to learn how to be a better listener, but do ... 
Driver breakin period, what’s the science?
It really does depend upon the type of speaker. Planers especially benefit from a break-in period. But mostly it's psycho-acoustics in that it takes time for the listener to convince himself that his speaker purchase was money well spent. 
SQ vs. Music
The sound of music. 
Help me tame my out of control bass
Get rid of the cat. 
Looking for a new phono preamp
+ lexx21 
I nominate this company as building best speakers!
It's nice to see someone genuinely excited about a product he auditioned, especially since it's differs from the usual favorites gushed about on this forum. I hope a second listen will bring you the same amount of pleasure. 
Looking for a black brushed mental bookshelf speaker
Buy the bookshelf speaker of your choosing, then apply your desired aesthetic finish to them. 
If you hopped into your time machine and brought back audio gear- what would it be?
@thecarpathian   Yes, if my wishes are to open and /or close the garage. 
If you hopped into your time machine and brought back audio gear- what would it be?
To all interested: A "Genie" is a brand of electric garage door openers.