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What are the best speakers you have ever owned and why?
Ascendo Model Ms. Honorable mention to my Quad 63s.   
Only you expensive cable owners, is this real?
I dont doubt that Mapleshade makes some good products. The owner of this company lost me when he stated that the woods used to make instruments made the best component platforms. Some of what he says about cables makes sense.  
Silver plated copper
There is no reason why you want to use 2 different conductors (of any type) in a cable. In fact I am also not in favor of any plating on surfaces which attach to equipment. FWIW. 
Review: Intuitive Design/Pitcher Sound Labs Summit PSL 624 Speaker
I dont believe that Intuitive Design is an ongoing concern nor is Dale still in this industry.  
Is it all in my head??
Great post MrD! I especially like the way you described how  you settled on horns. I am not a horn person as my journey and preferences took me in another direction. I would ignore the naysayers (and they are not all created equal) but sometimes t... 
Magicos are chesty
I havent heard enough Magicos under optimal conditions to decisively comment but my guess is that the Magicos are revealing more of the true sound in the recording than other speakers you have heard. Most dynamic speaker stink with distortions som... 
Is it all in my head??
Far more likely that you are hearing a difference than it all being a figment of your imagination.  
New $24,000 inter-connect
O.K. fair enough. I didnt think that I had to spell this out but I guess it is necessary. I havent heard these interconnects so I will not comment on them directly, which is as it should be. When I think of the best cables I do not include the usu... 
New $24,000 inter-connect
There is a real difference between those that listen to an expensive cable and buy this cable because they hear a difference and a tourist like jhills (and others) that never listen to this cable due to preconceived notions but feel compelled to c... 
Where do cables upgrades have the most impact?
My experience is as follows:1) I/Cs and digital source power cables2) speaker wires3) power cables 
best interconnect at decent price
If you like a very neutral presentation then I second Crimson Cables. I also thought that Analysis Plus offered some great bang for your buck cables.  
$10k Speaker Cables??????????????
My guess is that dogma would say that economic inequity is the root of all evil. I am with n80 in that I think your point is absurd. 
$10k Speaker Cables??????????????
I had to laugh at wesheadley's response. Not only does he "know" that cables plateau in the hundreds and not thousands, but he also has divine insight into the buying motives of others. Perhaps he would like to share with the rest of us a bit of h... 
$10k Speaker Cables??????????????
Unlike the vast majority that have responded I am not a tourist and actually own the Inakustik cable below the 4004. I plan to buy the 4004 in the near future. I truly cant understand the dismissive attitudes of many regarding expensive cables and... 
McIntosh vs. Thor
I have Thor 60s, a Thor TA1000 and a Thor DAC. Couldnt be happier. I would think that the Thor amps would crush the Mac equipment, although I havent heard the new Mac stuff. I cant explain why Thor equipment is selling so cheaply on the Gon, but W...