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@erik_squires  There are amps I can recommend unconditionally for all listeners with all systems, and Pass is not one of them. What amps would those be?  
Quandary
@oldaudiophile  a listening position without a good amount of empty spade behind it (e.g.  6' or more - the more, the better - a couch or chair right up against a wall or bookcases or something like that would not be a good idea) leads to relati... 
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The only problem is he doesn’t have the 30 watt amp in stock but would have to demo the Pass sound with 60 watt monoblocks. For $300, dealer should at least let you listen to the amp in question.   When I had my Triton Ones, I used an Odysse... 
Mood
@asctim This goes back about 20 years. I don’t remember his name. I did a search but seems his posts have been deleted. Pity because you should read it in his own words. I can not begin to match his eloquence but best I can remember when he had a... 
Mood
It has been said music is like a condiment.  
My new B Stock speakers
I did say I was looking for an excuse to send them back. Best of luck in your search.  
Mood
@rvpiano I have read your posts with interest as I have the same issues. Do you have these listening issues with live music or sounds in daily life? Recorded music is inherently unnatural. There is a lot of subconscious adjusting our brain need to... 
Time heals all wounds?
Exact same thing happened with my Marantz.  
Mood
Did you play the same music the next morning?  
What gear do you want to demo?
Kennyc, I think you got it covered.  
little big win
@asvjerry  "Power cords: Does length matter? I always thought it was diameter.  
Favorite moment with music in your car.
Best memory is before I could afford a stereo, other than my clock radio, the car was all I had. So I’d go out in the garage and crank the hell out of it. Sort of like my first home stereo will balls. Second was in the city and cranking the hell ... 
little big win
@grislybutter Will she keep them, upgrade, end up a pile in the corner. become a life member of "the asylum"? So what speakers did you get her?   Jamming to Chai ウォーキング・スター  
Audiophilism is a hobby
If a hobby doesn’t matter and is something just done for fun, not a necessity, then everyone here could give up their stereo, go back to a clock radio and be happy? Or maybe we should all just sit around a camp fire and sing songs. I'll bring the... 
little big win
a pair of decent active speakers for months. I finally found one for a little over a $100, Is it time for the big reveal? Like to see where this ends up in a few months.