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Free air, tighter bass - snake oil or cheap tweaks?
I have 2 fully insulated Chewbacca suits, 1 for each speaker. I find the coarse hair textures really help settle the image. I suppose you could use grizzly or maybe moose. however I'd try the shorter moose on monitors. Totem used to give those be... 
where I can buy tubes to my ALLNIC PRE (3A/110A and 3A/109B)
I have a great tube dealer but it takes him 3 months to ship so it depends on whether or not you need the tube, and if you have patience.  
Replacement for Shindo
Is this an importer issue or did they close up shop? What ever happened with you Oppo, did they go under too or was it local issue?   Good luck, these do come up used often. Or call dealers and negotiate a deal. Most Shindo and Leben dealers wor... 
OCD mickey website and negativity.
Sounds like he has 2 feet in the business. Never heard of him don't have time for watching audio videos.  
Ayon or Pass
Reviewers are entertainers.  
Leben CS600 required tubes
I tried most, liked the KT66 but the EL34 won out.   
Amplifier Pairing with Coherent 15s
Great to hear these have met your expectations! When I was speaking to Frank (this was like 2 years ago) he seemed to have a great understanding design and of the sound he was after. He was also quite familiar with the Verity line, which I am too.... 
Would u give up usher mini dancer 2 for b&w 802's
I’d almost rather the miserable outspoken pessimist to the fanboy that always has the best thing ever. Maybe, it’s a close call.  
Subwoofer speed is in the room, not the box
Seems to be a little turbulence in the air.   
Subwoofer speed is in the room, not the box
My apologies I didn't read the whole post. I had a pair of Vandersteen 5's that had a high pass filter to just run the top portion in essence doing what you are saying here.  Haven't tried to high pass any other speakers but I do know some of min... 
Subwoofer speed is in the room, not the box
Why set a sub to 60 if your speaker goes to 30? Go big or go home?  
Nowhere to hear speakers and amps anymore!
In my experience since 2000 there has been a growing serge of home based audio dealers. They are typically somewhat well off retirees that have turned their audio passion into a small business.  As you might imagine some of these guys are single ... 
Gershman Studio 2
I sold these a while back. Like someone said above they are musical and easy to listen to. I wouldn’t argue that. I liked that ease of listening quality at first, but got bored with them. The midrange was far from stellar, particularly in the pre... 
Cornwall IV's with Accuphase E-650? good match?
I've used Luxman class A amps since a pairing with Devore 9 back in 2008 or so. That said I recently used a 550AXII with the Forte IV and wasn't crazy about the combination. A little too much control and a little bright (not how I would usually ex... 
Efficient speaker: Zu, Tekton, Volti, Klipsch, Fleetwood?
The Devilles seemed to come out of the gate strong but there have been lots for sale. Do they become less interesting over time. Big money for a tiny speakers too.