audioman58

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What decibel level do you listen at? What is ideal?
For jamming rock mid 80s to mid 90 peaks , easy listening in the mid 70s , late night maybe high 60s   
MBL Insolvent
I have owned Several of their gear excellent build quality ,the issue is they never made much for the average working Audiophile  and the North American distributor  never had much of the product reviewed on a consistent basis that is not good fo... 
Luxman 509z or Aesthetix Mimas
Myself was looking on these same lines I ended up with the excellent  pathos Inpol-2 MK 2 dual mono class A integrated amp tubes for signal aswell as preamp at 86 lbs  very conservative 45 wpc into 8 amps 75wpc into 4 ,and a work of art hand built... 
Why not the piano as a reference for bass
Piano goes low but wave length impact too short  A pipe organ much better there  Depending on music type   
Adding an extra 1ft to premium speaker cables
Totally defeat the purpose it would change everythung that was improved that 1 ft  destroys the purity of the upper ends wire purity, dielectric  shielding if Litz wire even more so  and the geometry of the wires build .  
Streamer recommendation
Innuos Mk3. SS had drivevk Teac cd drive if you chose to rip CDs later and 3 dedicated isolated vibration controlled drives .  
HiFi Tuning Fuse Replacement Yamaha RN2000a
Jason is at it again . Quality aftermarket fuses have a valued purpose .several in our audio groups are audio techs . 50 cent buzz fuse tinned brass  on metals index a 18 , Hifi tuning gold over Pure silver a 65 meaning 3x better conductors ,3 x ... 
the gateway product that turned you into an audiophile
My first real audio back in 78, I met the Lenten day Paul Klipsch doing a Khorn demo with a 9 v transistor radio ,Very impressive I was sold  I bought a pair of unfinished  Klipsch Heresey speakers  a technics direct drive turntable , then a Nac... 
Seeking horn array loudspeakers with a maximum price of $17,500.00 per pair.
Why d you feel you need horns ? They don’t do anything  in imaging or detail better then a good Loudspeaker,  if you want a open baffle or dipole Qualio  make 2 very good ones. And Spatial Audio make horn- open baffle  speakers.  
Why so many AQ Hurricane PC's for sale?
I own several of them and they are very good power cords , there are up to 25% fakes out there ,Nordost  for sure also as well as some Cardas  it’s best to call the mfg   
Are you operating in the correct SPL window for high-fidelity listening?
If it's well balanced it will sound clear at low volume  And my speakers sound excellent at 95db peaks  It's all about quality and balance .  
Which speakers are ideal to pair with a Yamaha as3200
If you like open baffle  the callidan   Or new sonus Faber G2 -5  For $6k tons of trickle down technologies   
Finally heard Accuphase
Accuphase is very. Good gear  , i almost bought the5000. Before I auditioned  the excellent Pathos inpole integrated amplifier,their  Class A inpole technology is unlike anything out there it has 4 vacuum tubes  the rear tubes mainly to amplify th... 
Advice on a good Digital Coax Cable to run between my Transport and DAC?
Cardas  if wanting more warmth clear reflection   
which power cable and USB cable for my Innous Zenith Mk3?
Grunge1000  what does your audio system consist  of ? if you can’t  hear the difference  in quality. Power cords  then it’s either the quality of your equipment ,ears or both.  if it were not so 95+% of all Audiophiles wouldnot be doing it.