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NEW Tekton Design Speakers - The Bonnevilles
  They remind me a lot of Devon Turnbull: HiFi Listening Room.  30 inch subwoofer.  I haven't heard it but hoping he comes to Seattle  
Recommended for Americana Fans: Amanda Ann Platt and the Honeycutters
I haven't see mention of Phosphorescent - Muchacho de Lujo  or (live version probably more so than the studio) Honeyhoney - Billy Jack or 3 Hiss Golden  Messenger Heart Like a Levee Frazy Ford (previously of Be Good Tanyas) is Canadian but trul... 
ACTUAL MUSICAL SOUND VS. MEASUREMENTS
Measurements are critical How else would I know if it's going to fit in my rack  
Can we make major musical discoveries at age 50, 65, or 80?
At age 70 I'm still searching for the next "discovery".  At the click of the touchpad I can access music from WAY before I was born to music released yesterday. For me personally as my stereo has improved I'm listening to a much more diverse catal... 
Do Audio Hobbyists Commonly Fail to Fully Utilize Their Systems?
Mistraks happen but they are only mistakes if you don't learn from them  
Any US manufacturer of a 845 SET amplifier
@decooney  I have corner horns so I can use just about anything.  Saying that I just went from a 2 watt Decware to a 50 watt 845 OTL hybrid by Space Tech Labs amp and all I can say is wow.  Al makes a higher watt version version but I didn't need... 
Doozy of an amp question
For that kind of money you could fly to Vancouver CA and listen to the Space Tech Lab 845 hybrid amp he builds.  Probably the best I've ever heard and you would still have money left over.  
Can you recommend Jazz for some one that doesn't like Jazz?
@fthompson251 I’m right there with you. It’s like I’m supposed to like Miles Davis but the music is just meh to me. I appreciate the technical ability but it all just sounds like people playing scales. That said I do find myself drawn to the qu... 
Is all the hype warranted
Read the Decware forums.  These amps have a cult following for a reason.  I've owned a SE84UFO for years it is a very special piece of equipment.  I've learned so much from this amp for minimal amounts of money.  Tube rolling of NOS tubes for seve... 
DAC shopping - Trying to sift through the Hype. Can I trust the reviews these days ??
Mojo audio demo sale  Mystique Y D/A Converter on sale for $3000    
How do you pick your gear? Tips and insights are welcome.
I actually went on a HIFI spending spree this year. I spent more on two components this year than I’ve spent over the last 49 years of participation in this hobby. That’s not completely true. For about thirty of those years I was an absentee “audi... 
Weak link
is there a vaccine for upgradeitis?  I can't imagine your system not sounding fantastic but yeah I understand the disease "What am I missing???"  There is no cure but there is always ways to stave off the impulse to mortgage the kids and provide t... 
300B Tube Amps with 15/16 Watts Per Channel?
The other option is to look at 845 amps that use 300b(s) to drive the 845 tube.   
55” or 65” TV Screen Size and Your Speakers: Please Join Survey
When you go to the movies (do people still do that?) where do you sit?  How immersive  do you want the experience?  I usually try to sit where the screen fills my whole field of vision so usually try for the seats behind to the crossing isle. My ... 
Open baffle speakers
My journey is very similar to that of  @sns .  I just haven't attained his level of sophistication... yet. I started with box speakers but once I heard the Dahlquist DQ12s (the precursor to the Nola) I couldn't unhear the box.  I've listened and ...