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Opinions on why this system is uninvolving
Stehno, you say that I must be wrong on the Vandy 5's in how they sound, assuming that I must not have listened long enough, while admitting that you do not know what my experience is and have no experience yourself beyond what other people have t... 
MIT Love 'em or Hate 'em
Krusty:Thank you for responding.I agree, the pre amp is the fulcrum of a system, or at least should never be relegated in consideration.Also, we agree that "technical" arguments are important. My question is whether you consider them 1) inherently... 
Cable vs. Electronics: biggest bang for the buck
Thank you, 6ch. Courage.I do not mind being reminded. You may keep doing that. People telling me I'm a windbag is not a bad thing to hear now and then, especially because its true (I am working on it...). Actually, I have enjoyed your non-dual "po... 
Tell me if i got it wrong..
Will, if you want to say something, please just say it.What do you mean?What in these ideas is out of date? What do you disagree with? Please be specific, make cogent replies and offer REASONS. That is what dialogue is.It is very easy to swoop in ... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
twl, you have me drooling too!! Yea, the Berning is a keeper. A custom Supratek in front of it makes my knees go weak. Not much experience here with the 45 tube; so scarce and expensive try to keep myself from going places where my wallet might be... 
Cable vs. Electronics: biggest bang for the buck
Light inside of you too Gregm!! I see it, and have seen it before here. Thank you for reminding me of darkness; we are all each others' teachers and as long as that is done authentically, it is ok. Like detlof and many others, you have always been... 
Cable vs. Electronics: biggest bang for the buck
6ch, I've contacted you. Please see that before answering the above. 
Cable vs. Electronics: biggest bang for the buck
6ch: I don't go through my old threads often, but couldn't find one that I've talked on recently, so went to "my page" and noticed in the list that you and Muralman seemed to have the last word on a lot of my old threads, but, somehow, your respon... 
Tale of the preamps
6ch: this is the second old thread that I was on that I see you've gone back and found. Why are you doing this? Muralman, the person who you allied with in our last conversation together, was doing the same thing in this same time window. Why? I w... 
Tale of the preamps
Oh, 6ch, you are so easily brought into the web of ideas that you decry. You braked again right here...Don't be attached to idea; don't be attached to not having ideas. 
What is "critical listening"?
6ch: are you and Muralman hunting again through threads? Now just be a good boy, ok? :0) 
Tell me if i got it wrong..
Muralman, I found you!!Really though. I just read my last post here, about a year ago now (re-read nothing before it; head hurts to much today). Admittedly, 6ch, I went off the deep end there, regardless. Hmmm. That must have been one pissy bad da... 
Burning question regarding upgrading paths
Oh my God!! Someone actually mentioned JC on a thread. I've been keeping a watch out for awhile now, interspersing a little JC/Gautama fusion and no bites. Joe, you get my annual award for brass ones.Stereo sound good, me enjoy. Stereo gone, catch... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
ditto on twl on quiet vestigial enlivened silence vs. SS blackness or voidness. Listen to pre with music and the space will be what it supposed to be.twl, I can't stand it anymore! You have a great system, really know your analog, and the Magus is... 
Cable vs. Electronics: biggest bang for the buck
Gregm: on normality, waves rise, waves fall into troughs; challenge of assumptions rises, challenge subsides. Could this "normality" - the calm trough we are now in, closer in understanding - have existed without the rising? 6ch is right, there ar...