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How much money do you want to waste?
You can't tell a blind person about the color purple; he/she lacks a point of reference. And, as all good objectivists know, our thought processes are dualistically-based and require a point of reference to have any validity, logically speaking. T... 
Quest for Audiophile Zen
Dump the metal domed, harmonically thin 3.6's - way over-rated current hogs. Sorry, but someone's gotta say it... I can't even imagine how harsh 3.6's would sound running Adcom up front through a passive. Its frightening.Seriously though, here's w... 
1700 on a whole system-could I have done better?
Sounds great. Ditto on upgrading the int. amp and getting some PC's when you find some spare change. 
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Wow, Trelja, that's great stuff. For future reference, gentlemen, THAT'S substantitive. Thank you, I learned something I didn't know. 
looking for upgrade suggestions - 12,000 to spend
1. Soundlabs, ditto. If the Electro idea scares you - it shouldn't given where you are at - Eidelons.2. Bigger Rowland amp with amp/speaker sale in order to drive Soundlabs.3. PC and current conditioning: NBS Staement I PC at $500 for digital, Ele... 
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What is C37 lacquer, as opposed to other lacquer? AudioNote Kondo also uses a similar lacquering process on their similarly thin conductor, bare wire term'd speaker cables -a procedure they call "tinning", applied in seven coats - and many of the ... 
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14. Commit all of the errors you ascribe to others as you are listing them.15. Still don't add anything substantive as you commit error no. 14.16. Hope that no one ever calls you on your lack of substantive contribution, and, if exposed, that you ... 
Best speakers for 2000-USED
1. Spendors2. Maggies3. MerlinGiven where you are coming from, stay away from the Northcreeks, etc.; they are a tough used sell and eating them will bum you out eventually. If you have the room, Maggies are a good choice, assuming you also have th... 
LS3/5A vs. LS3/5A
The older LS3/5A's are better sounding say trusted, non-politically aligned, commercially-detached ears that know. This is something many people have talked about and agreed to over the years - most from Britain - and you have, to your credit, now... 
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Only when they ask for it, Subaruguru...as you know. How genuine of you to find this discussion and comment. But, I have a question that I'm really interested in. What is it with these guys who fall onto a discussion from nowhere with holier-than-... 
Burning question regarding upgrading paths
1. Buy a Supratek Syrah preamp, save for a better amp.2. "utilitarian": chop wood, carry water. "utilitarian" and non-utilitarian: (silence) 
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More names huh, but still no guts. Hmmm...I thought so. 
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Sead, don't be a horse's ass. If you think my views are overly biased by rigid assumptions, then please, have the guts and cognitive fortitude to cite them specifically.Second, you seemed to have missed the point between Slawney and I: we are havi... 
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Slawney, if you're going to do a little cable survey, I would suggest throwing the AudioNote Kondo KSL spkr wires in the mix. I would be interested in your reactions as they, like the OTC, are thin conductor, bare wire approaches. Steve Klein, the... 
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Thanks, Slawney, I laughed out loud! This thread is a hoot! We should have the scientifically-attached (like the medieval, mythologically-attached before them)dashing out from the woodwork any moment now on some crusade to purge the world of all m...