dayglow

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Your best ''outstanding'' products in last 5 yrs?
North Star Design-Sapphire. 
AS Challenger mk 2 vs. Avid Diva 2 sp vs. Rega P9
Jujuw1-I see this is your first post. Welcome to the club! After about 100 hours on the Rega P9 I would say overall i'm satisfied. I went with an AT-OC9 MK2 due to it's low cost and giant killer status. The giant killer status IMO is 1/2 true. It ... 
80s Metalheads...sleeper picks
Bigsam2-Is the debut Brides of Destruction easily available? Does Tracy Guns have long solos on this recording? 
80s Metalheads...sleeper picks
Blues Metal-Badlands-Cinderella-Tora ToraEuro/Prog Metal-House of Lords-Steelheart-TNTGlam Metal-Faster Pussycat-Vinnie Vincent Invasion-Y&TPop Metal-Lillian Axe-Mr.Big-SarayaPower Metal-Armored Saint-Grim Reaper-Metal ChurchOf the 15 bands I ... 
What speakers should I consider around $5000?
If you consider Martin Logan you will need to buy the model(s) with a self powered woofer if accurate bass below 40hz is a must. A box speaker with a relatively small footprint and bass claimed to be accurate down to 30hz is the Gershman Acoustics... 
Luxman 505u vs. McIntosh 6300
I have heard both and was not impressed with either. The Luxman IMO is the better sounding amp but it is nothing special. I've read you need to move up to the 507 to get most of the Luxman house sound. The MAC 6300 is a very fragile sounding 100w/... 
Mellencamp vs. Seger vs. Springsteen
Might be Pearl studio? I think Ted Nugent recorded Fred Bear there. 
Does it bother you?
No it doesn't bother me. That's why we have Sheffield Labs/Reference Recordings/Chesky or even more mainstream labels like Chandos/Concord Jazz or even Telarc that consistently offer above average sound quality. I view most recording engineers as ... 
Music Sung with Passion
Vsollozzo-We all have an idea what Whitney Houston tapped into! I Will Always Love You performed by WH has to be one of the most obnoxious popular songs ever recorded! 
Putting together first system... clueless.
Baliacta-The Magnepan SMG/MMG have been the budget reference standard for 25+ years. I have not heard any of the Tekton models or the Zu Omen but the MMG will hold it's own against any of the speakers you mentioned. If your room will accommodate t... 
Power Cables diminishing returns
It's possible a $1000 power cord could be 3x better then a $500 pc. It all depends on your system's synergy. On your system page you have several different pc's, have you rotated the cords on your electronics/conditioner? This could end up being a... 
Where Coming Back
Geoffkait-Your right there are less "brick and mortar" stores now then in the late 80's, and I do agree home theater created a small setback for 2/channel HEA. As stated before the 90's was a decade of refinement and new discoveries. I disagree th... 
Where Coming Back
Geoffkait-The Late 80's were the beginning of home theater systems for the masses not the death of hi-end-audio. HEA rebounded in the 90's with better cd playback and the acceptance(of some) with the importance of cables, vibration control and eve... 
ATC SCM vs Dynaudio Excite
I have heard both the Excite X12 and the ATC SCM 11. The ATC crushes the Dynaudio if you care what is on the recording. 
Remember the year and first vynil you ever bought?
Was in the summer of '74 when I bought "Rock The Boat"-Hues Corporation. I earned $1 by washing my grandfathers dark green 1970 Duster. Still recall going to the 7-Grand shopping mall with my grandparents and having a very difficult time picking o...