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Can you recommend Jazz for some one that doesn't like Jazz?
@fthompson251 I have a few recommendations for you. Traditional Jazz Albums: 1. Kind of Blue by Miles Davis 2. Earfood by Roy Hargrove 3. Maiden Voyage by Herbie Hancock 4. Trilogy by Chick Corea Trio 5. LaFaro by Brian Bromberg  Contempora... 
Retirement integrated amp for a “fiscal conservative”
@ezstreams Congratulations on your retirement!  Eat healthy and live as long as the good Lord allows you too! My buddy had the same thought process as you have concerning his desire to decrease the number of tubes in his search for an integrated ... 
Friends hi-fi system not very good, what do you do or say?
@emergingsoul It depends on how well I know the friend would determine how I respond to them asking me what do I think about their system.  It’s hard for some people to receive respectful feedback about their system after they actually asked for t... 
Help Deciding On New Speakers For Small Room, $10k budget
@cookiecurls I recommend Marten Oscar Trio speakers. They are a little bit more than $10k, but you may find them used for a bit less than your budget.  They are hard to beat for speakers in their price range.   Sonus Faber would be my next recomm... 
Recommendations for a jazz record which demonstrates vinyl superiority over digital
@richardbrand  Artist: Chick Corea Trio - Album: Trilogy Artist: Keith Jarrett Trio - Album: Standards Artist: Brian Bromberg - Album: LaFaro    
New Speakers under consideration - but I’m afraid
@ritter06 I recommended following speakers; 1. Wilson Audio Sasha DAW (highly recommended) 2. Marten Oscar Trio (highly recommended) I know a lot of people speak negatively about Wilson Audio, but I haven’t had a bad experience with the brand a... 
Open baffle speakers
@ozzy62 I know exactly what you mean concerning the midrange sound of the Spatials.  I’d like to hear the Qualio IQ speakers one day. Thanks!  
Open baffle speakers
@ozzy62 I owned the Spatial Audio X5 speakers a few years ago and loved them, but I didn’t like the built-in active subwoofers and they sounded thin in the midrange and bass.  The X5’s were nice, but they were kind of bright until they made some a... 
Speaker Suggestions for Next Move
@jbhiller I recommend Marten Oscar Trio speakers.  I don’t think they have a lot of dealers in the U.S. though.  
Separates vs Integrated
@mm1tt77 I recommend you demo a few integrated amps in your system if you can find a dealer that will let you bring the gear home.  I demoed a pair of mono block amps and an integrated amp at two separate dealers and they didn’t sound to my liking... 
Acoustic Panels (2” or 4”) Thickness?
@koestner, @tony1954, @curiousjim, @baylinor, @veerossi, Thanks all for your feedback and suggestions.  As I mentioned, I already have several treatments from GIK, but I decided to purchase (4) Tube Trap IsoThermal Bass Traps with Diffusers and a ... 
Power amplifier longevity… thoughts?
@audiofilo123 I recommend the following amplifier brands; - Bryston 4B Series - Rotel - HEGEL - Luxman integrated I’m sure there are other good/reliable amps out there, but I’m sharing the brands that I own/owned in my systems. I bought the ... 
Recommendations for 20 amp electrical outlets
@1971gto455ho Thanks  
Recommendations for 20 amp electrical outlets
@limomangus I like your thought process!😆 It’ll save you a ton of money!💰   
Recommendations for 20 amp electrical outlets
@nutty Thank you!