david_ten

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Whats playing on your system today?
Sound of Love - Paul Motian, Bill Frisell, Joe Lavano (Paul Motian Trio) 
Top of the line?
@alman63 Impressions? How are they working out for you? 
Reference 3A MM De Capo vs Legacy Calibre
Enjoy The Music.com (just posted) has awarded a 2018 Blue Note to the current Ref3A MM deCapo... 
What are you streaming tonight?
@uberwaltz  Busy, which is why I haven't posted. Listening to Herbie Hancock's River: The Joni Letters right now.  
Home theater setup recommendations?
Daughter is not an audiophile. Dad is not a Home Theatre guy.Daughter and family are starting here: "These folks think that hanging 4 inch Bose speakers in the corners of the room with a micro, wanna-be sub is good sound"  We don't know the room s... 
Home theater setup recommendations?
@caphill  Agreed, and a good option as well.... but as you point out, it lacks multi-channel (minimally three or 'virtual' efforts beyond).I have a Muso and it works well for stereo playback from the TV, but offers so much more for music listening... 
Home theater setup recommendations?
Is it smart to go from 0 to 100 in one step? I’d keep it as simple as possible and lean strongly towards lifestyle factors. [Given your repeated mention of Bose satellites as being a reference for them]Nothing at all wrong going with a well review... 
An exceptional recording From Tacet
Steve, a minor correction...it's Florin Paul (correct?).Despite only two full albums and a small number of collaborations on Tidal, I'm enjoying Enescu & Ysaye: Violin Sonatas as I type this. Thanks. 
Upgrade from Pass Labs XA30.8 to X250.8. Worth it?
@willrich47 I have driven my former Tekton Double Impacts and current DI SEs with the Pass XA30.8 (and the XP20). It is a very good pairing for Tekton’s speakers. I do not believe you will need any more power than what the 30.8s have on hand. In f... 
Tekton Double Impacts
It was a truly wonderful experience. As for Beryllium, my Focal Utopia headphones had already sold me on well implemented Be drivers and Eric’s Be version of the Ulfberth is exceptional. Ezra has his speakers powered with Bricasti M28s and added t... 
Reference 3A MM De Capo vs Legacy Calibre
@changeout  Thanks. If you get a chance to audition the Reflector, do share. 
Reference 3A MM De Capo vs Legacy Calibre
@changeout  Will the Reference 3a Reflector will be on demo at RMAF? If you do get a chance to listen to them, please post your impressions. Thanks! 
Best Loudspeakers for Rich Timbre?
Are these past few posts self-critiques? 
Where to put one's best power cords??
How are we defining best or 'finest' in this case? 
Lab 12 DAC1 Special Edition
Update...I had the wonderful opportunity and pleasure to listen to Jay’s Audio CDT2-Mk2 Transport and the Lab12 DAC1 SE combo in @teajay Terry London’s system which is anchored by the Tekton Ulfberth speakers.For those of you considering the Lab12...