condosound

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The worst sentence in audio writing
I like it when a reviewer commits themselves to what they heard. If I agree, then I'm happy to find agreement, and if I disagree I've learned something, if only the limitations of the reviewer...:) What I don't like is pandering and a lack of clea... 
Please recommend speakers
Quad S2. $1,100 new and around $600 used. Tell your wife they are bookshelf speakers, then move them onto side tables and let her discover they sound better that way, and finally put them on stands.  
Integrated Amplifiers - Luxman vs Pass Labs
I sold my PASS XA25 and bought an LTA Tube Amp. The Pass is very good, but the LTA puts out a better sound in many ways, for my ears, quite clearly. The LTA has a liquid and transparent midrange, amazing, precise highs (every little tinkle :) and ... 
Share albums where EVERY SINGLE song is good
Dear leemaze, I'm an old guy, and my son-in-law keeps me on track with today's music, some of which I like. But what I find weird is that so few here picked Jazz and Classical recordings-- gentlemen, there are so many perfect recordings in those ... 
How long do you or should you keep your gear.
I still have the Technics SL-150 turntable with an SME tonearm I bought about 45 years ago. It's still accurate, and still plays beautifully. But everything else in my system has been changed out for the better every decade or so.    
Best speakers around $130k?
X is good at $130k but Y is so much better at $200  
Does Expert Music Streamer Outrun CD Player?
When the hurricane/tornado/flood takes out your cable and wifi, you will have several days to be grateful for your CDs. Yes, it happens. 
WHAT SONG TOUCHES YOUR HEART THE MOST?
Mozart's Requiem 
A phenomenal new CD transport-Pro-Ject CD Box RS2 transport
So timely to see this review! I am thinking about changing to separate CD transport and DAC. Can you compare/comment on Project CD Box RS2 vs. Rega Isis or Oppo BDP205?Thanks,Jack 
What Is The Most Romantic Song That You Have Ever Listen To?
Lucinda Williams "Right in Time" 
Class D amps that are superior to all or most?
D is for Drive, as in limit your use to car stereo. 
Silver cables added resolution
Quote, from an Engineering Textbook:"Silver and copper are the two most conductive metals known to mankind, with gold following behind in third place. The conductivity of silver is 63 x 10^6 siemens/meter.The conductivity of annealed copper is 5... 
Your top 3 most EMOTIONALLY intense live concerts, and top 3 EMOTIONALLY intense records.
Big Brother and the Holding Company at the Fillmore, one of the last concerts before Janis quit. Outstanding.Ravi Shankar, in Pittsburgh before anyone knew who he was...simply amazing.'Rubber Soul' by the Beatles blew me away...so did Joni Mitchel... 
Preamp making loud pitched morse code sound
Brooklyn? You're a Russian spy. 
Class D for a Tube Lover
Don't give up yet--Carver Crimson 275, cool and Cool.