david_ten

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Whats playing on your system today?
The Radio Tisdas Sessions - Tinariwen  (Tuareg tribal / Malian; primarily guitar) 
Who has Luv for the Lyngdorf 2170 and is thinking about the 3400.
Are the Lyngdorf owners suggesting that the 3400 is available new at significant discounts? The listing at 4799 with a list of 7199 and the option for making an offer seems reasonable for a unit a couple of months old. Am I missing something? 
Whats playing on your system today?
Holon  /  Nik Bartsch's Ronin  -  ( Nik Bartsch, Sha, Andi Pupato, Bjorn Meyer, Kaspar Rast ) 
Which would you choose; Pass 250.8, arc 75SE or luxman m900u?
@celander I agree. We need more of what you are recommending and much, much more shared (including additional context) so that those reading can make choices, with higher degrees of confidence and informed processing. Very Well Said. Thank you! 
Which would you choose; Pass 250.8, arc 75SE or luxman m900u?
An owner endorsing gear they own is simply bias confirmation.@celander   I get your point, but what do you recommend?It's a journey for most of us that [hopefully] moves our understanding and knowledge forward. Sharing where one is, at that point ... 
Whats playing on your system today?
No Deal - Melanie De Biasio 
Tekton Double Impacts
@radiohead99   Depends on which models you are considering. If you don't get any direct responses from owners in your area, (and you are looking at the DIs or above) reach out to Clement Perry of Stereotimes via email. He may be able to help. He k... 
Eggleston Works speakers: Expensive, but are they worth the money??
Under 10K   Andra IIIshttps://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis9880d-egglestonworks-andra-iii-full-range 
Beyond the sound of things, and into the soul of things.
"into the soul of things" Perspective....Words are Music...apparently poetry is okay (per the former posts)...yetA woman who wins the Nobel Prize for Literature (2007) "Prize motivation: "that epicist of the female experience, who with scepticism,... 
Beyond the sound of things, and into the soul of things.
Shortly after we were born, there is a good possibility we were exposed to music. Starts much earlier, Orpheus.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3759965/And here, post birth:https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2016/04/20/1603984113.full 
Beyond the sound of things, and into the soul of things.
"The Grass Is Singing" by Doris Lessing 
Overwhelmed and under experienced...
@bgpoppab  I have the Shunyata PS8 and Venom combo and it does give you an uptick in performance.1. Sideline it (use it somewhere else or sell it). 2. Replace your stock outlets with Synergistic Research Blue outlets (or Blacks if you can get them... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Kala Jula - Samba Diabate' / Vincent Zanetti (strings; Malian / Swiss) 
Whats playing on your system today?
Seckou Keita: 22 Strings - Seckou Keita (Senegalese; kora) 
105db/W high efficiency speaker suitable for low power SET
This speaker will work well your 3W SET amplifier.@shkong78  I will make the effort to audition Arion's speaker, at some point in the future. I currently have three top choices to pair with my 2A3 amp and once I make a final choice (soon), I'll be...