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Speaker cable for Green Mountain Audio Callisto
The point I was trying to make is that when you chose a speaker cable, you need to match it to your amp as much as to your speakers. 
Your Favorite, Most Outstanding Guitar Solo
I've always loved the Jimmy Lyon solo on Eddie Money's "Two Tickets to Paradise". 
Zu Druid IV - the real deal?
People often post about being impressed with a component right out of the box, and then state their expectation for even greater things once they get however many hours on the component. I'm not a disbeliever in break in necessarily, but have you ... 
Speaker cable for Green Mountain Audio Callisto
Isn't the amp equally as important, if not moreso, than the speakers in making this cable decision? 
Best Rock Drummers
Jim Capaldi belongs on any list as long as the one above. 
Nuforce
Where and how is the noise manifesting? 
Taking audio too seriously?
Do you still have the GMA Europas ?I have them in the au pair's hot tub system. A lot of people don't know this, but the Europas are killer underwater speakers. Very liquid. 
Are some of us cultish in our beliefs
I'm a Bartokfan groupie. I used to be a Carl_Eber groupie. Man, she really knew her stuff. 
Taking audio too seriously?
Hard to imagine Drubin how or why someone with your attitude towards music would ever get interested in audio to begin with. I like sound, period. For good or ill, music seems to be the easiest was to consume sounds. Some of my favorites are Jacin... 
Taking audio too seriously?
There is an underlying assumption in audiophile circles and here on Audiogon that equipment as an end in itself is a bad thing, or is somehow "lesser" than the lofty pursuit of music. I don't think that's particularly fair. If someone wants to pur... 
Taking audio too seriously?
Hobbies are vehicles for acting out our neuroses. I suppose it's reasonably harmless as those things go. 
Reference 3A Decapo "i" sounds shrilly
A somewhat forward, perhaps "shouty" midrange is a common criticism of the the decapo i, which I used to own. You should be able to tame it with various approaches mentioned here. One other to try would be speaker height. How high are your stands?... 
A review Bound for Sound for Pass Labs fans
Ah, thanks for setting the record straight. It was your post about this some long time ago that I mis-remembered. 
A review Bound for Sound for Pass Labs fans
Wasn't the 350 supposed to have been the sweet spot in the pre-.5 lineup?I wonder how much the eye-candy and impressing his friends had to do with the positive review. 
member system photos???
Great post up above by Tireguy. Nice to see him post again.We paid $59K when we bought it many years ago.Let's update that and say it's now $259K. What amazes me is, how can you even build a home for that amount I'm in the San Francisco Bay Area, ...