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Who Here Is Running an AudioNote System and are you In Love?
It's inspiring to hear that even the lower levels of AN components are still quite good. The upper tier stuff is just too expensive for most.  
Who Here Is Running an AudioNote System and are you In Love?
AudioExcellence of Canada has recently become an AN dealer and has been reviewing various AN components. What they mull over seems pertinent to the interests of Audiogon members - the back and forth concerning resolution and emotion in sound syste... 
What's the oddest thing in your music collection?
Bobby Brown - "Prayers Of A One Man Band."    
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Patricia Barber - "Companion" And thanks to bslon for reminding me of "Striking It Rich."  
Does a higher gauge electrical wire impact voltage level?
A relative novice chiming in here. My system is tube amps feeding Klipsch Cornwall 4's. The high efficiency Cornwalls are easily driven by the Primaluna EVO 400's pre and power. Lately, I have been mucking about with vintage Western Electric clot... 
Why are there so many wooden box speakers out there?
You didn't listen to the video?  
If there was only ONE album/cd/release you can listen to, over and over.............
Can we have a different island each week? Last week my island was Hans Theesink's "Songs from The Southland." This island week would be Deuter's "Mirage." Next week's island would be Greg Brown's "One More Goodnight Kiss." Clearly what we need... 
Why are there so many wooden box speakers out there?
The Youtube channel "Real World Audio" has an interesting bit about real wood "live" speakers and their potential benefits. "Live and Dead Cabinets Both Alter the sound" is the Youtube title. The standard line is that real wood cabinets generate ... 
Why are there so many wooden box speakers out there?
Of course, for the ultimate reality we go to "live" concerts where - in the case of much music the sound on stage is emerging from...box shaped thingies called stage amps or stage speakers.  
If there was only ONE album/cd/release you can listen to, over and over.............
If cannabis doesn't grow on said island, then all bets are off.  
Why are there so many wooden box speakers out there?
Both my room and the speakers residing in it are box shaped, yet I do not somehow feel doubly cursed.  
Perception and Watts: Doubling of power
I have recently been playing with speaker cables on my tube amp system (PM EVO 400 pre and power feeding Klipsch Cornwall 4's) and have found that the choice of speaker wire gauge has large effects on perceived volume and "control." There is nothi...