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which car is sitting in your listening room?
the only other quite noteable former chicken rancher that comes to mind was Heinrich Himmler. .well him and my Aunt Doretta., although she did not have the infammy Hmmler did, but she had way more birtds!funny thing... Alfred Hitchcok's 'The birds... 
which car is sitting in your listening room?
as for Mr. Shelby… saw a Netflix Doc on him called Shelby American last night. very good! it revealed every nook and cranny Carrol ventured into. including his stint with Aston Martin as their #1 driver, and his eventrual disgust and feud with ... 
2020 FLORIDA AUDIO EXPO WHICH ROOMS would YOU VISIT?
Congrats!  The Raven room did impress... across the board. 
2020 FLORIDA AUDIO EXPO WHICH ROOMS would YOU VISIT?
sorry 'bout the assignements on the MA1 & MP1 items.these were on hand anbd playing when I entered the room as they were driving the T3s while I spoke with Ralph for a bit.apparently the two systems were aimed at differing demographics or budg... 
2020 FLORIDA AUDIO EXPO WHICH ROOMS would YOU VISIT?
I missed the PAP latest itteration and am sorry I did.AV showrooms however did a video on it/them.RE Classic Audiosorry. no Heartsfield, just the T1 & 3s.  although Atmas did show the MP1s along with the Novachrome line of elite powered OTL am... 
It looks like a debate to me.
Rather have feedback from Industry professionals vs hobbyistsPros vs Joes, huh?Why? Are all of them in agreement with each other now?OP > If alienating people is not your forte, hang in there. It will be soon enough as you are definitely headed... 
2020 FLORIDA AUDIO EXPO WHICH ROOMS would YOU VISIT?
actually Play it again Sam… was implied. not truly spoken/requested by ngrid Bergman of Sam, (Arthur ‘Dooley’ Wilson). Elsa only looked at sam and said, ‘play it once Sam’, Sam said he coudn’t remember it, and Elsa said, “Play it Sam. Play As Time... 
Guest suddenly takes it upon herself to move my speakers
formerly I used crine scene tape although the effects were haphazzard. unless I drew an outline of a body on the floor near by, but few ever paid much attention.later choosing a more environmental approach I kept my Boa Constrictor nestled betwe... 
Second sub connection
admittedly, i was confused there a bit too. splitters or ‘Y’ cables introduce another segment of signal loss usually less than 3db, but loss of 1 or 2 for sure. then too therre is the introduction of differing cable materials and in this case conn... 
Cable burn-in questions.
true. a signal needs to be passed for the dialectric and conductors to enjoy 'run in' meaning as was said, a complete circuit must occur. sorry. this is why its nice to have auxilliary gear for ICs and Spkr cables. adapters can be used to chain up... 
Classic Audio T1 and T3 field coil loudspeakers
@cal3713T3snatch, ralph is THE source on this matter hereabouts and I whole heartedly agree with his comments based on what I’ve heard from the cA speakers and CA maker John Wolff..I did hear the T3s this year at FLAX 2020 with Atmas MP1 amps as I... 
Speakers Don’t Matter As Much As We Think They Do?
@emailists> How much should the paint cost in a painting? Blindjim> Ask  ‘Tooloose ta trek’. @Fordste> Many inexpensive speakers sound wonderful given all the other stuff is right.  In this hobby big money spent looks pretty but does no... 
Desktop Speakers - New Tannoy Golds versus Adam, Vanatoo etc
another path could be to pick up a pre used Receiver/INT and a pr of bookshelfs. might gain more range and some versatility for more sources.that's the avenue i'm pursuing. using what's on hand to bolster the PC Desktop audio.my issue is getting t... 
Speakers Don’t Matter As Much As We Think They Do?
@geoffkaitROTFLMAO 
Speakers Don’t Matter As Much As We Think They Do?
“Speakers don’t matter as much as we think they do…”,.They don’t matter any less either. They merely deserve the same amount of respect all of the other components in the arrangement should receive, but regularly not the lions share.I firmly bel...