dill

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Estate Sales
You have to realize, we as an estate sale providers, have to deal with a household full of items of all sorts of value and records, mid-fi stereo gear are not a big priority. Record buyers and book buyers are very minor contributors to the success... 
Estate Sales
I own an estate sale company and if we have records & stereo gear I feature it in our ads. I will have photos of the bins of records & setup the audio gear, so it is all working if space permits. Checkout Craigslist under garage sales and ... 
Why perfect speakers dont exist the truth revealed
" in which case you along with several others should be banned too for being insulting towards me."- Are you serious? Starting from day one you have been insulting all speaker manufacturers, designers, the people that buy them and the ones that s... 
Why perfect speakers dont exist the truth revealed
" You're missing the point. You will never be satisfied with ANY speaker you buy on the market now or in ten years."- No, you are missing the point, you have no product to offer, just an silly design for a theoretical speaker and attempting to di... 
Why perfect speakers dont exist the truth revealed
" How about not taking the bait folks?"And miss out on all the fun, not a chance.... 
Why perfect speakers dont exist the truth revealed
" Keep in mind that the other side of the wall would have to be infinitely big. It would have to be a very big space which would contain an infinite amount of fibreglass."- You forgot to mention, impossible to construct. Do you listen to theoretic... 
Should people who can't solder, build or test their speakers be considered audiophiles?
" Now I come here because it is a strange mix of people who do know things and strange diatribes on weird high dollar stuff that does nothing but drain bank accounts. It is the oddest mix of all the forums I have been to and quite fascinating."So,... 
Should people who can't solder, build or test their speakers be considered audiophiles?
" So how did you end up on a forum full of standards and audiophile qualifications and towering opinions?"Is that what this is or is that what YOU say it is? 
Choice between 2 speaker cable types.
Either would be a good choice, I would give StraightWire a bit of en edge. 
Emotional rollercoaster
Actually it just reinforces your love of music versus your love of the gear. I have 3 systems in my house and enjoy all of them, including the factory GM car system. If you find you tap your feet listening to your friend's Bose radio, be happy kno... 
Desktop Audio Setup with Passive Speakers
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SMSL 98E killed my setup?
What you did was plug in rca outputs of the atom (now acting like a preamp) into the inputs of the SMSL SA-98E (this is an integrated amp which means a power amp & preamp in one unit). So, you are feeding one preamp into another (don't do that... 
SMSL 98E killed my setup?
Unless I missed something, did you plug a preamp into an integrated amp input? That could be a no no. 
The Hardest Naturally Occurring Substance on Earth
I am sure my post is fleeting, but I could not resist, the POTUS brain... 
Should people who can't solder, build or test their speakers be considered audiophiles?
"audiophiles"  or "audio files"?I have been into audio since high school (I am 67) and have amassed a file cabinet of audio stuff, yes my audio files. Proving one can have both ... chill