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Focal v Wilson
Why just these 2 speakers ?  Focal has a more lit up top end very detailed with the BE tweeter, Wilson ,a warmer sound with the soft dome . that being said the Borresen line of speakers has that great ribbon tweeter and carbon fiber drivers that ... 
Tracks that bring out the best of YOUR digital system
What I stated is just a matter of fact a linear power supply of any cost is your choice  linear tube audio I Highly recommend .,higher quality Digital cables are also proven better by many brands. the Ethernet switch unfortunately is quite costl... 
Tracks that bring out the best of YOUR digital system
If you do these necessary things much more of your system will be toe tapping . Ifyou are into digital the issue is not getting the basics right for example  you should have a modem router combo to start , the agood LPS power supply going to t... 
Still the demons of GAS pursue me
Ifyou are into digital the issue is not getting the basics right for example  you should have a modem router combo to start , the agood LPS power supply going to the router for these wall warts are $5 pieces of noise and digital from house to hou... 
Looking for a line conditioner
Depending on your budget Audio group Denmark  Ansuz have excellent line conditioners Thst use bunches of Tesla coils and other technologies  my brother owns one and he has many $$ items they work well starting around $3k  on up. Puritan make a v... 
Is there anything other than a Benchmark DAC?
Why not just wait and save a few $ grand and buy the excellent  T+A200 dac- preamp look it up Tons of great reviews my brother has one in one of his systems ,it itis on my radar it’s a dac that can compete with anything  2x it’s cost ,and if you... 
Living With A Class A Tube Amp
You most likely have either ultralinear or pentode  pentode being a purer circuit without all the feedback as in a Ultralinear circuit.  
Where to place my two channel in new room?
Normally you go with the speaker facing into the long part of the room then toe it in  go to the Cardas cable website , they show you how to set up your room . Length wide with your seating wherever the Bass nulls in your room sound best. I have... 
what are the best sounding Accuphase or Luxman amps/preamps?
Accuphase is a small company from Japan  And match pairs every part . My uncle is a Electronics engineer  For over 40 years and has been to luxman as well  Both are quality products  ,Accuphase is just a level higher  But also more $$. I have ... 
Is it okay to run two amplifiers for two speakers
Yes as long as they are the same amps  You run them as mono blocks.  
Stereophile review of the $30,000 tekton speakers
I gave my opinion i dont owe anyone an explanation These are my observations .i will leave it at that.  
Stereophile review of the $30,000 tekton speakers
I am in a multi state audioclub, if you look at reviews going back 2-3 years ago  with all the farfair. Being in audio for decades and owning a Audio store. I went through the politics of reviews and spoke with Companies that had excellent produ... 
My Caladan Impressons
The caladens are a excellent buy for the money. I know Clayton’s work well , the one Critical area of improvement which I recommended is a SE model puttting in Premium Xover parts which btw are the ♥️ . since you own them why not less us know wh... 
my own experience with Tekton Design
The Moab’s lack tons of potential detail in part because of the low quality internal Xover parts .I assisted others in brand Parts such as Capacitors,  vh Audio Odam  Jantzen Alumina Z , and the exceptional path audio resistors. the inductors wa... 
Stereophile review of the $30,000 tekton speakers
I have helped rebuild several of these speakers  The cAbinets are a joke ,just mdf and ring like a bell The drivers are of a ? Brand and the Xover  Very low quality. They ever put a electrolytic capacitor In the Xover that magnitudes more nois...