avanti1960

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Jazz And Speaker Placement
when i had the LS50s it was very important to bass response to have solid stands.  i used skylan stands filled with cat litter.  make sure stands make rigid contact with floor, spiked or spiked on discs.  make sure you use the isolation dots that ... 
100W+ solid-state amps known for beautiful mids
should the list include amps currently in production? 
Drummers! Which amps do you use for best Timing & Dynamics?
Do not dismiss the Cary Audio SA 200.2 ES. Music just flowed as if the source through speakers were physically hardwired. the difference is the 16 150 watt bipolar output devices and 57000 uf capacitance per channel. the speed and microdynamics ar... 
Drummers! Which amps do you use for best Timing & Dynamics?
The Cary Audio solid state model SA 200.2 ES is the most dynamic amp I have owned.  Even with less than sensitive speakers. I think it is  little over $4k new from Cary Direct.  Blistering fast.   
Short List of Amps I prefer over the Pass Labs XA25 or INT 25
The XA25 must be pretty good, only 6 out of 95 actually answered the question and it wasnt stated in a few of those posts that they had heard the Pass amp to make their answer somewhat legitimate.   
Short List of Amps I prefer over the Pass Labs XA25 or INT 25
@audiofound WTF do your posts have to do with the XA25 and INT 25? 
Chinese fake cables How fake, how good?
example- are these fake?  https://www.ebay.com/itm/383796051249?hash=item595c06fd31:g:D3oAAOSwX-Bfo2mk 
Full range speaker for rogue 90 or 100 wpc amp.
FYI the Stereo 100 is a powerful yet sweet / open sounding amp- a killer sound.  I should have kept mine.   
Full range speaker for rogue 90 or 100 wpc amp.
87db, near full range, excellent bass.  The Carina stand out in the ElAC line.  Great value.  https://www.crutchfield.com/p_970FS2474B/ELAC-Carina-FS247-4-Satin-Black.html?tp=185 
The Raven Has Landed
congrats sir on an amplifier that approaches best sound quality regardless of price.  you forgot to mention my favorite feature- the grab bars!  makes unboxing and moving around so much easier, what a smart practical feature.  keep a lookout for s... 
My battle with sibilance.
Sibilance is present to some degree but it must be more troubling than usual or you would'nt have asked for help.  two things stand out to me- retip and VTA.  I have had Soundsmith retips on two cartridges including a cadenza blue.  they may take ... 
Parasound A21+ vs Adcom GFA-585se
First of all where an amplifier is made is not important, manufacturing is portable.  What is important is the design, engineering, testing, and parts specificstion and quality.  The a21+ is a recently designed and tested amplifier by a legendary ... 
Downward firing subwoofer
Nothing wrong with a subwoofer with a passive radiator if it is designed well.  The idea is to be someplace between a ported sub and a sealed sub.  You get a somewhat improved efficiency of a ported sub with the extension of a sealed sub, and avoi... 
LYRA DELOS CARTRIDGE TOO BRIGHT, THIN AND SHRILL SOUNDING
Finally nailed the Delos after months of tuning.learned previously-  *likes lower gain than usual*alignment is critical*level the top of the headshell, tonearm level is not relevant.  today i finally tried a low capacitance phono cable (50pf per m... 
McIntosh- Sweetest, Smoothest sounding Solid State ?
@rdh62 thank you for the suggestion,  Didn't think of the BHK.