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New TT : Balanced vs. Unbalanced Connection?
I have the Rose rs150b connected to my amp with unbalanced rca connectors and I haven't once thought to myself that I could make it sound better. Which could free up the one unbalanced you have for your phono but if your heart is set on connecting... 
Why are my posts being removed.
You criticized the site and got taken down...... strange.   
Did your system getting better the more money you spent or more experience you gained?
Knowing when to quit should be a large part of being an audiophile.  
What to ask when buying used speakers?
You hit the main issues right on the head.... age for decaying caps and speaker foam.... both of those issues can be addressed though if the price is right and you know what you are doing. High end speakers around 15 years old may start having iss... 
Speakers - Your "Safest" Choice
You can buy some great sounding speakers for a lot less than 20k... but I have to say you need to find a way to listen to them in person first. Find the closest place that sells high end equipment and go there. Make sure they sell many different b... 
What to do with a large collection
I gave away hundreds of Cds years ago..... now I'm buying them back.... who knew?  
Hum in speakers, and suggestions for stopping it
If the amp is 5 years or older... a lot of the times is a capacitor or tube ageing. If you have restacked your components, the power from one may interfere with the other component if they aren't shielded from one another. Move any electrical devi... 
Why do people like reel to reel players?
They look really cool and I love all 8 or mine. I don't really listen to them to be honest but they look good sitting on the rack.  
Cost Incurred to Achieve a Vinyl LP Replay
With the price of some modern gear, I think most of us here could deplete our bank accounts completely. The idea is to not to. It's like looking at the beautiful woman across the room when you have an attractive wife sitting next to you. You have ... 
Cost Incurred to Achieve a Vinyl LP Replay
To be honest, I decided to not go down that road long ago... I saw the cost early on and knew it could be a losing battle. If it would take a 10K tone arm to make you happy, I think sooner or later you wouldn't be happy with that. It's our nature ... 
Purchase on Audiogon arrived not as described
I had something similar happen but it was the carrier who damaged the speakers and in this case, both you and the seller maybe right. The speakers are very heavy and ballerinas aren't the ones loading and unloading the speakers in the transport...... 
Lumin Hifi Rose or Aurender
I haven't heard the other two so don't know but I have hifi rose 150b and rose 250 and love them both. The rose 250 is half the price and as best I can tell does exactly the same as the 150b only half the size. It has an internal DAC. You can conn... 
LIST ALL YHE SPEAKERS YOU HAVE OWNED THEN TILL NOW!
calvinj quick question how did the B&W CM9s compare to the later speakers you had? I have several pair of speakers including B&W CM6s which have the double bass drivers like the CM9s. The thing is if I had to live with the CM6s, I could do... 
Primer on SSD and internal hard drives
Ok I am assuming that you bought a streamer with an internal SSD slot... Buying one and putting it in is a waste of time because when you burn more music you have to now find a way to put it on the SSD drive that is now screwed into the slot provi... 
New blog post: Living with Focal Speakers
You took focal speakers apart to examine them? Sounds like some of the brilliant ideas I get sometimes.