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Buy a pair of ten year old $40,000 speakers for $4,000 or new ones at that price point?
My two cents for what it's worth.   From what I've seen and read, there is a smaller return for the money on more expensive items meaning that the differences in really expensive stuff is realized by people with particular tastes and the equally... 
The revolution has begun!
I'm usually more on other forums because this forum seems to bring out aggressiveness or criticism despite the fact that this hobby is a very subjective one.   I am trying a Class D amp for the first time based upon some opinions of posters in a... 
Open Baffle Experience
Btw, a great seller, Tyson, is on US Audio and AudioCircle (Trading Post and Spatial Audio Circle) selling his X3s in immaculate condition. Great speakers.   
KEF LS50 Meta
I just got a MiniGaN 5 from Class D (from and is) and paired it with a Schiit Freya +. I just got it set up today to start breaking in the amp and am using my KEF LS50 Meta speakers and, gosh, I haven't heard them sound so good. There are trial pe... 
The revolution has begun!
I just got a MiniGaN 5 amp and just started breaking it in. Today's the first day and it sounds great already. I have my KEF LS50 Metas doing break in duty and they have never sounded better. (I've only tried a couple of other amps with them thoug... 
Am I Getting Soft Here?
@edcyn I would like to hear more about the Nola Boxer speakers. I just bought some used S3s and will get them in a few days. Amps that work, cable recommendations, placement issues. Glad to hear that you are in audio nirvana and I'm excited about ... 
Open Baffle Experience
@jaytor  - yes I meant the NX-Studios. Thanks for the information.   
Open Baffle Experience
I have Spatial Audio Lab's X5s and I love them. They are easy to drive and I haven't even done anything really to set them up. They sound even better when the equipment behind them is improved (duh).    @jaytor do you think the GR Encore Studios... 
Recommended Bookshelf Speakers $1200
@pubul57 that is a great line.   
Kate Bush
Like others, I have been a fan since The Kick Inside. I think she is a genius and in a class with few like Joni Mitchell as innovators and creators.   
BOOKSHELF SPEAKER RECOMMENDATION
Another manufacturer of speakers you may want to consider would be Ascend. The Sierra LX has great bass extension. The Sierra 2-EX has the Raal tweeter like the BMR Philharmonic in a different box/style if you don't want something as big as the BM... 
Anyone hear the Class D Audio Mini GaN 5 amp yet?
I've put in an order as well to try these out. Won't get them for a couple of weeks but it's worth the investment to see, I guess. I'm happy with my system but the raves I'm reading about on Audiocircle where Catluck started a 22 page thread on th... 
Audio people you've had contact with that proved to be good people.
Don Sachs -- makes equipment, responds and is very instructive. Brent Jessee -- Audiotubes -- has made numerous recommendations to me and never steered me wrong. Roger Gibboni -- owner Rogers High Fidelity Most of the posters that I've done b... 
Need your thoughts - LTA 40+ vs Pathos Inpol Integrated amp on 98db speakers.
I got the Z40+ integrated to drive Spatial Audio Labs X5s which are also highly efficient speakers. I bought the LTA (used) because LTA often is paired with the Spatial Audio Lab speakers at shows along with some other accessories. The first t... 
Maggie LRS so ridiculously good
I got the LRS to finally hear get the Maggie experience. I loved it but it was a gateway drug. I wanted to hear a deeper bass and some dynamics so I sold them and bought the Magnepan .7s and I loved them more. I was driving them with some vintage...