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The end of physical media is neigh
Another Carrington event will give this discussion a whole new complexion.  
The end of physical media is neigh
@thecarpathian "Neigh" - "the cry of a horse, a whinny." "Nigh" - "near in time, place or relationship." Just having a little fun. But maybe the horse is mad about the media situation too.  
It Was Twenty Years Ago Today!
A friend of mine came up with a good name for an old folks hippie care facility - Ten Years After Rest Home.  
The end of physical media is neigh
 
Listening pleasure
Most here would agree that music is neither a hobby nor a distraction - it is simply a most agreeable state of mind.  
Moving from a stereo amp to a dual mono set up
You are reminding me of wanting to get my component stack moved from between the speakers to off to the side. It used to be that way, and it improved imaging; but the stack has much more stuff than it used to. Space or the lack thereof can be the... 
CLASS D
Or an active sub with the high level hookups.  
CLASS D
Cornwall 4’s mated to AGD Audion Mk3 monos and fed through a Primaluna EVO 400 tube pre has worked very well for me especially after seeding the monos and the tube pre with Audio Magic M2 fuses. The DAC is a Holo May KTE. Will probably also fuse t... 
REL speakon connection to amp vs speakers
I have never had hum with my REL S 812’s, but have wondered if leaving the Speakon ground unattached to the Audion monoblocs might confer some subtle improvements in addition.  
Cornwall 4 Speaker Mod - Pickleball Weights
My experience with mass damping the back side of the horn is that it totally kills the horn dynamics. Damping from the front is much easier to tune "on the fly" so to speak without endlessly unscrewing and re screwing the horn in and out of place.... 
Is all the hype warranted
Guttenberg Review Unsurprisingly, sounds like low sensitivity speakers need not apply.  
I hate to say it, but now I think maybe I like my amp in ultralinear mode versus triode
The more refined my system has become the more I default to ultralinear especially so with the addition of Audio Magic M2 fuses to several components which seem to make all aspects of the music sound more "behaved."      
Listening pleasure
Truly liquid. Sounds like strings of little hearts breaking every which way. Thank you.  
Holy Holostages!!
It's a reality the universe plays on us once in a great while.  
You're not a true audiophile unless...
"If you want to fight a cult, you've got to form a cult." Steve Almond