eldragon

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ACI Sapphire XL
Sapphires came long way since I owned a pair (Sapphire II). Glad to see ACI constantly improving their line and still remain affordable. The workmanship and performance are without parallel. Great review btw. 
New Acuhorn speakers arriving - anyone heard them?
That's pretty brave of you buying without listening first. I hope you'll get rewarded too, and let us know. 
BEST AUDIOGON POSTS
Yeah jj, best beer thread is one to be 'concern' about it. Tell that 300+ members that contributed to it. Get a life! 
Living Voice Avatars Review
Interesting. Quite opposite from the review I read in the HiFi+. They were even given some award that year. Do you still own the speakers? 
Noticed the Patriot Act's effects on PayPal?
Don't you think your SS could be hacked anyway? Well, no SS no money transfer. 
Noise-cancelling headphones recommendation
There is one. Just got Amazon catalog. Philips HN-110 for $39.99. For the money its worth a try. 
Noise-cancelling headphones recommendation
For the same reasons I ordered Bose, ($300) pair. they were nice but you cannot turn the noise cancelling option off, that after prolonged use gave me a headache. I returned them and went shopping. I found a pair of Sennheisen PXC 250, for $169. T... 
Help me with this choice Paradigm, JM Lab, Sonus
I loved Sonus faber grand piano home. I liked the Jm lab (i cannot remember the model) or the ML Acents. But the best speaker I heard was Energy 2.4's. Your price range for the used pair. 
Acoustic felt?
http://www.madisound.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi?keywords=felt&imageField.x=32&imageField.y=9 
HELP One pair for $2k Recommendations Please
Pair of brand new Energy v 2.3i and be done with it. I listened a pair of 2.4's and for my taste they were one of the best I've heard. 2.3's can't be far. i am surprised Energy doesn't get as much as respect from audiophiles as other brands?!http:... 
Tube or SS for Vocals/Strings
I would suggest Pass Aleph 3. 60wpc into 4 0hm would be more than enough. You'd get pure class A sound without the tube failure hassle. 
Help Speakers trapped on bookshelves
Why don't you mount them on the ceiling? 
Differences in tube sounds: 6550 / EL34
EL34 supposed to have more "lush" sound. 6550 are said to have better bass control. When i owned the tube gear I prefered the Ei Kt-90's over either Kt-88, 6550 or El34. Mostly out of reliability issues. Some amps built exlusively around El34 tube... 
Testicle Tumor
Wish you Luck! 
Attention to anyone on Texas Gulf Coast
Joe, I appreciate your offer! My house didn;t suffer as much damage. But I lost my job. In some ways I wish it was other way around. Maybe is time to relocate, but without any trade and experiance (except in casino industry) my prospects are gloom...