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Electrocompaniet ECI 3 vs Primare A30.1/I30
You are limiting yourself to old / discontinued brand models . The $400 spread is immaterial in your decision tree IMO.MY TAKE ON CHOICE- because they are old / discontinued models, what’s the inevitable repairs and parts availability pathway?it E... 
1st Post Intro & Ramblings
Yep .... you can still get a great toe-tapping audio system without spending the wad or even straining the budget .I have four systems ranging from $1,000 to $40,000. The one that I listen to the most is my comparatively modest home office system ... 
Has anyone ever tried cables made with OCC (Ohno Continuous Cast) Copper?
Nothing new here ... OCC copper cables have been around now for a long time and there are many cable manufacturers offering them. As far, in general,  OCC cables “sounding better”, there is no silver bullet upgrade and improvements solution here b... 
TV Mounted above fireplace mantel - neck strain?
No more neck strain from watching TV https://mantelmount.caMantelMount not only offers tilt and swivel, but also allows you to easily pull the TV down off the wall and position it at eye level in front of a fireplace. And you can just as easily pu... 
now that you're working from home...
TRIANGLE SENSA SNO3aunless you want to spend the extra $$ to go for active DYNAUDIOs, I would recommend at least a look-see at these, along with their subwoofer to fill in the bottom end .https://www.trianglehifi.com/en/wireless-speakers-sensa/htt... 
Kudos Titan 505 Standmount speakers // One Of The Very Best Standmount Speakers ?
Are we to simply blindly rely on a VERY subjective mag 4 star quantitative rating as the yardstick, or do we drill down a notch to their actual qualitative verdict as follows: “...The Kudos Titan 505s are seriously impressive performers, but their... 
Powered speakers - Kanto YU4 vs. AudioEngine A5+ - My first steps into your world
I had the KANTO YU-5s, the predecessor to the current YU-6 model.i bought them brand new because their sonic performance were a notch above the AUDIOENGINE A5+ in my A-B shootout experience.why change?I sold the KANTOs and bought the the made-in-F... 
Hate fireplace in home theater room
I have this fingertouch drop-down TV mount for a 2.1 FR audio system that includes the flatpanel TV, the TV cab be above the fireplace that permits it to be dropodd  down to optimum viewing level ( and fingertouch slide back up over the fireplace ... 
Sold my Linn Klimax Solo, now I wanted an Integrated
REGA OSIRIShttps://audiofi.net/2012/08/rega-osiris-punching-heavy/ 
Need expert advice re: loud pops.
I had a similar event suddenly starting in my “C” system. In brief: I took the integrated amp in to a professional tech to look it over.Good  thing I did ..... it was a failing solder joint on the main board that now started intermittent arcing = ... 
Powered Bluetooth speakers under $600
I had the KANTO YU-5s. The first pair failed within a month, so KANTO. replaced them under warranty and the 2nd set worked  fine for 2years.I sold them because the TRIANGLE WIRELESS BLUETOOTH BOOKSHELF SPEAKER – SENSA SN01A was a step up in sounds... 
ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE QUESTION TO ANSWER ...
DIRE STRAITSLove Over Gold 
Are these fake?
FURUTECH flags them as cheap POS fakeshttp://www.furutech.com/2013/02/02/1746/“ .... Caution* eBay, Amazon and Rakuten resellers in Japan are not authorized Furutech dealers.Caution* There have been confirmed cases of counterfeit products (Furutec... 
Recommended Speaker Design for Corner / Near-Wall Placement?
TANNOY AUTOGRAPH MINIhttps://6moons.com/audioreviews/tannoy4/autographmini.htmlhttps://www.analogueseduction.net/all-speakers/tannoy-prestige-autograph-mini-gr-speakers-pair.html 
want a CD player upgrade
Pre-owned REGA ISIS Cdp.if possible, stretch it to the REGA ISIS VALVE cdpGoogle the reviews ....