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Whats playing on your system today?
magnum - the serpent rigsannihilator - ballistic, sadistic 
Tube monoblock options?
all you need is:https://www.bobcarvercorp.com/crimson-raven 
odyssey kismet monpblock
On my 2nd full day of listening to the Kismet monos’, These are so nice, musical, no harshness, very smooth to my ears, no fatigue at all. Even when they were basic 2007 STRATOS amps, the sound was smooth, and subtle, never harsh, with plenty of ... 
Mahogany Rush
Frank Marino n mahogany rush were amazing!!!,monthly play on stereo! Amazing songwriting music! 
odyssey kismet monpblock
Finally picked up my odyssey kismet monos today waited 15+ years for these, finally I own a pair.Klaus said 400+ hours to break in! Wow, 400 hours? That’s nuts. I trust him, they are hooked up, powered up up, will not shut off for at least a month... 
Preamp and Amp how much influence each contributes?
I own several preamps,each add their own sound except one. ONKYO p308 ads bass oomph, and a nice midrange chunky sound which is awesome.b&k pro10mc is great, almost no added tone, with a slight bass and treble emphasis. McCormack LD-2 is great... 
" The Gods Themselves" in cd format.
the Godz...?awesome???/same as the band which released:nothing is sacred and ill get you rocking, as well as the S/T album?+ mongolians???????? killer band, I recorded their LPs' onto CD and put on my computer!a few pops and ticks from vinyl trans... 
Whats playing on your system today?
lots, sammy hagar n vic johnson acoustic cdtype o negativetwisted sistertroubleursa majorstill jamming !!!!!!stella artois ! 
Emotiva not so good
My main concern, was,  and still is the high gain, of them, they made my tweeters have a slight hiss and more during quiet passages.  May have talked poorly in the past. ONLY for the poor customer service they have had in regards to sending in a w... 
Emotiva not so good
The amps are descent for what you get for the price you pay.  Own a pair of the older xpa-1 monobloc amps. Are they the most musical , nope, will they hand out goosebumps, nope.will they play balls to the wall loud, and have low distortion, yup. T... 
Whats playing on your system today?
ironically, i played the new Biff Byford, and the new Primal Fear cds tonightand when they were done i played some Bathory, not kowing, the Father of Thomas Forsberg (Bathory fame) passed away a while back. I was shocked. Been playing Hammerheart,... 
Do any of you "meditate" on your music?
if by meditate, you mean, relax, enjoy, kick back, listen to music, then YES!! nothing better after a hard day in the cold, or sun, coming home, showering, cracking a Molson, and pressing play on ,my stereo, entering another world to unwind before... 
Whats playing on your system today?
new Vinnie Moore - soul shifternuclear assault - surviveEvenstorm - night in gale 
ModWright 150 SE? Thoughts?
the modwright stuff from what ive heard is amazing! great amplifiers!!!!! buy, and let us know. cut a t-shirt square, and tape overr the tweeter, i did this with my bic dv-84;s w great results ! enjoy. 
Extra power or cleaner power?
p.s. more power.you will NEED the power for crescendos, and power chords during program music! dont get low power amps. ive been there, my speakers are only rated at i think 250W, and my amps are 650W @8Ohm- they sound amazing, effortless.  which ...