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coltrane1

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B&K-ish suggestions for main system?
Having owned more expensive gear for the past decade I've got nothing but praise for the B&K Ref series. I owned the Ref 200.2 and 200.3 for a brief few weeks, and they were definitely up to speed to other amps I owned which were 3 times the p... 
Thoughts on the Super Abby?
Dean and Gopher I've just recently acquired a pair of Abby's. Having owned electrostats for some 15 years I'm really enjoying the Abby's natural presentation on acoustic music, namely jazz.Gopher are you suggesting the Zu Superfly's provide as nat... 
Best buys you've ever acquired on AG
Well Jeff, I guess it fits that a "ton of patience" is required to save a ton of money. 
Best things 'in life'
Six days spent on the Black Sea coast near Crimea Ukraine. It's a place and time of my life that I regularly enjoy only if in memory, so in a sense it became a part of me. 
How many 'listen outside of the box' design?
Jedinite24 you're most welcome. As they say, 'STAT ON! 
Best buys you've ever acquired on AG
Jrinkerptdnet, the subject title in case you may have missed it was "best buys" not best stolen deal! You go man! 
Any vets among the Audiophiles here?
Yes, some of us lived a spoiled existance during their time in, but hey you must admit though having to leave Hawaii and all its worldly charms (at least in '73) behind and being sent to a rock that small was a prison sentence for some. I used to ... 
Album which you have listened to most?
Miles Davis' Kind of Blue. Nat Adderley's Old Folks 
Any vets among the Audiophiles here?
January '74 the USS Ponchatoula A0-148, home ported out of Pearl, and its crew enters drydock for a 6 month restoration in Guam.We're not too jazzed about being on Guam, an island 26 miles long and 8 miles wide located in the deepest waters of the... 
Perhaps we should stick with midfi...
Trained observers come one come all. Someone must have an inside track to solving this riddle. Is it real or is it McIntosh? 
Favorite Female vocals that give you goose bumps
Nancy Wilson, live is far and away the most professional, intelligent, and gifted vocalist as I've ever heard. BAR NONE. She's a Queen holding court during a live performance...most have never seen her but I've had the rare pleasure of seeing her ... 
Is Kind of Blue the Best Jazz Album Ever
I'm very late to this thread, but it's hard not to post my .02 after reading above statements like: "I agree that bebop ruined jazz, suddenly there was a style that damn few were qualified to play competently!""Bebop ruined jazz" Give me a break. ... 
Any vets among the Audiophiles here?
Actually I was referring to the gov't the people didn't elect, but what's it matter, it's now history...as am I. Best to all! 
Perhaps we should stick with midfi...
Prpixel,Being the trained observer that you are is it a mere coincidence the carpet and walls in both photos are identical?I suppose my place is an exception to your house cleanliness rule for my listening room is well organized, the rest of the h... 
Any vets among the Audiophiles here?
Leave it to me to shine a flashlight of reality check and ruin a perfectly good fantasy, aka, a gov't run amuck. It may only be my experience, but Caveat Emptor's share something in common with dictator's...each has a short shelf life with those t...