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Wilson Sabrina X ... oh my God! and Jadis... or?
@bdp24   My bad, it was indeed an MF..Musical Fidelity, and not a RM. I like Roger's designs ( a lot better than the MF's), but still think that the Jadis models are, at least to my ears, superior.   
Wilson Sabrina X ... oh my God! and Jadis... or?
@bdp24 While I agree with you that Jadis amps typically don’t fare well with low impedance loads ( almost no tube amps do), I would never recommend a MF over any of the Jadis models. I owned a MF amp for a few months, driving Acoustat speakers, i... 
Wilson Sabrina X ... oh my God! and Jadis... or?
Jadis make some of the best tube amps money can buy. I recently listened to a pair of Sabrina X’s, which were being driven by an Air Tight 30 watt/ch integrated ( another amp manufacturer that uses excellent transformers). The sound was stellar. W... 
Free Tip for Jumpers
IME, IF a speaker is designed to be bi-wired, it invariably sounds better without jumpers. A true bi-wire cable works best. While I tend to agree that a single cable split at the speaker end to a bi-wire connection is probably not the best solutio... 
A Better Way to Buy Gear - Help Needed
P P F&F is very dangerous. Once the deal is made, PayPal fronts the money to the Seller...even IF the Buyer has not funded the sale, regardless of whether the sale is legitimate, or not! For very small amounts...maybe up to $100- it might be o... 
MC-MM-MI CARTRIDGES . DO YOU KNOW WHICH HAS BETTER QUALITY PERFORMANCE? REALLY?
@rauliruegas   Raul, I no longer own the Benz.To answer your question as to why I prefer LOMC’s, it is one word…resolution. I find in my system that the better MC’s resolve more detail than any of the MM’s I have owned. Same goes for the MI’s. I h... 
MC-MM-MI CARTRIDGES . DO YOU KNOW WHICH HAS BETTER QUALITY PERFORMANCE? REALLY?
There are so many variables here. But IMO, generally the SQ of a good LOMC is the preferred sound. If one is into RAP and head banging music, on the kind of system one sees at a club, then perhaps a higher tracking force MM would be preferable. To... 
Best amplifier for Acoustat 2+2 electrostats for holographic sound, or change speakers?
Having owned Acoustat model 3M's, I can tell you that they are limited to the imaging that you describe, it is only once you change speakers that imaging specificity and IME, a host of other benefits, can be had. YMMV.  
Borresen Loudspeakers
@audiocanada   I am under the impression that the X series Borresen's are designed in Denmark, but are also made in China.  
Records not stored vertically for decades
The issue with storing records flat has already been brought up. Primarily, the increased potential for warpage and sleeve damage. This will depend to some extent on whether the record in question is a box set or not, generally a box set is more d... 
AXPONA 2024
@mikelavigne Mike makes a great point. That point is that no gear on the planet can overcome a lousy room, plain and simple. Makes no difference how much money is thrown at the gear, if the room is lousy from an acoustic perspective, then the bes... 
How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you?
@lonemountain Brad, you make an interesting point. While most folk would consider your example as efficient, the other variable, which could effect how an amp interacts with this speaker is how the load the speaker presents varies across it’s fre... 
How important is the efficiency of a speaker to you?
@lonemountain Brad, I think one of my points is that the free choice of speakers and amplifiers are connected. IOW, a highly inefficient speaker is going to severely limit your amp choice, and conversely a very low powered amp ( or an amp with mi... 
How Is This Possible? Must be Counterfeits
You know what they say..'if it's too good to be true'!  
What the Best Dac have you heard or owned. How could you tell it was that good.
@calvinj   I did notice that the upstream gear has a lot to do with the ultimate SQ. In my case, I use a Esoteric SACD player as a stand alone transport. If the server or transport is not that synergistic with the DAC, this can have an impact on t...