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Reterminate Syn. Research cable, shocking find
I read a lot of comments suggesting, as Daveyf and Elizabeth have, that the cable business has attracted some rip-off artists. I don't know if that's true or not, but I'd like to know if people think ANY of the premium cable manufacturers are not ... 
Ayre AX-5 Integrated Amplifier
it should cost no more than $5k.Because...why? 
Dynaudio, Harbeth, Penaudio or Sonus Faber
Egoben -- thank you for the detailed comparison. I have the P3ESRs, which I got just to see what all the fuss is about, They have completely won me over, such that I've barely listened to my much larger Dunlavys in months. My room is 17 x 23 and I... 
Speaker comparisons
I have owned both the Response 2.5 and C1. What floored you about the C1 that you aren't getting from the ProAcs? 
Songs With Best Ending
A Day in the Life -- The Beatles 
Your First Concert was.....
That's a good one, Giancarlo. I saw Mountain at Fillmore West in August 1969, a couple of weeks before Woodstock, and had the same reaction. 
What is a really good sounding low volume system??
Anyone seen High Emotion at any of the shows? I'd love to hear them some time. 
Harbeth 30.1, odd USA pricing?
Thanks Vinnie. Nice to get real information from a knowledgeable source. 
Well Tempered Amadeus vs TW Acustic Raven One
Vortrex, are you still using a Denon cart? If so, you owe it to yourself to try some others. (Not that the Denon is a bad choice, necessarily.) 
Dynaudio, Harbeth, Penaudio or Sonus Faber
Egoben, I'm interested in how you would characterize the difference between the P3ESR and the 30.1. I'm sure the latter goes lower, but are there differences in the midrange and treble that you notice? I agree with you about the P3ESR being very v... 
Harbeth 30.1, odd USA pricing?
While we're at it, I've wondered about the rather large price delta between the P3ESR and the Monitor 30.1. 
Great guys to deal with in the audio industry
Mark Jenkins at Antipodes.Gary Graff at MG Audio (cables).Everybody at Spearit Sound. 
Miles Davis "Kind of Blue" drove me insane almost
I hear distortion, mainly in the form of piano overload, on lots and lots of older jazz recordings. Just the way it is. 
Bass leaves after amp warms up?
So did you ever NOT have this result? If so, what was the system/environment then? 
Bass leaves after amp warms up?
Is there any conceivable way that. after some playing time, one speaker's crossover is having a major phase shift in the bass that is creating this problem?