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How To Field Questions About Your Audiophile Lifestyle...
Supertweak...it was great meeting you.....Danger lurking behind every wall...or panel speaker.....The Sci-fi writers were right....we are all being watched!!!! Get out now while you can! 
How To Field Questions About Your Audiophile Lifestyle...
If they were blindfolded but didn't have to walk a maple wood plank off the ship that would be ok.... 
How To Field Questions About Your Audiophile Lifestyle...
Ahh....not excessive, just specific to your level of security....was some of the gear electronics that were military/govt related?  
How To Field Questions About Your Audiophile Lifestyle...
All great ideas.....Most folks who wonder into my living room simply say something like "Is that a turntable? I used to have one of those...it was a Duel (Pioneer/Technics...etc) and then move on to the next subject.... 
Art Dudley Calls B.S. but without naming names - PLEASE DO!
I disagree with the take on Art not embracing Shindo gear if it was ugly...I'm 99% sure Art would still love it because of the sound and the relationship he had with the designer..... 
Art Dudley Calls B.S. but without naming names - PLEASE DO!
Here's a specific brand for you...MBL.....Really cool tech, waaayyy overpriced and in my experience, sound nasty harsh on any recording but the most "perfectly" recorded/mastered/manf....  
Why Aren't More Speaker Designers Building Augmented Widebanders?
Gee...I wonder???? Henry Kloss had a classic quote "A Two way speaker is a good way to stay out of trouble" a no crossover speaker may be even better if well executed    
Mono Blocks on a Budget, is it possible?
If your new speakers can sing with 40-50 WPC the Quicksilver Audio Mid-Monos can be purchased for a low price, new or used.... 
Wow moments while listening to vinyl records
Louis & Ella - Two volumes Louis & Ella Again - Analog Productions- Mono 45 rpm reissues of these Verve classics...http://store.acousticsounds.com/d/67241/Ella_Fitzgerald_and_Louis_Armstrong-Ella_and_Louis-45_RPM_Vi...http://store.acoustic... 
JBL everest?
And yes...The Everests might work well in some big room home theatre systems.... 
JBL everest?
I have heard the JBL Everest speakers at RMAF years ago...Large room.. I can't remember the amplifiction....They sounded transparent but not very musical to me...I love JBLs from the 1960s and the Everest had some of that same sound flavor, just d... 
Y No YG ?
Indeed...We were using a Rega Maia 3 amp with 85 wpc and a Croft Micro 25 Basic preamp and it drove the Carmel 2's beautifully in a large room....plenty of power, plenty of current... 
Y No YG ?
We had a pair of Carmel 2s in at our Oct. 2017 Classic Album Sundays listening session here in Colorado Springs. They were provided by a true gentleman of the audio world, Jim Haubenschild of Aberdeen Audio from the Denver area. Our other gear is ... 
Schiit not that Good?
Wolf-Garcia,Just goes to show you what happens when I make an assumption based on my background and focus....Have other posters mistaken you for a Jerry fan as well?   
High End is Dead?
Because nobody listens to DEVO anymore....