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Curious How These Nordost Speaker Cables Do What They Do
Well I've had the Ryan 610's set up for a day.The combination of Quad VA-One,Red Dawn Rev.II and Norse Bi Wire Jumpers is very very pleasing,no hardness whatsoever,although they aren't disappearing like the tiny Dyn's but I don't think they are we... 
If your system were a car!
Good idea for a thread but replies should include the bass system so we can see the connection between the car and gear..For instance the Heavy Chevy listed above conjurs an image in my mind of a big stack of McIntosh gear!Mine is old school valve... 
High-End Standmounts: KEF LS50W vs. NOLA Boxer II vs. Revel M106
I've spent the last 2 months looking for and demo'ing stand mounts and have lived with Dynaudio Excite X14's for a year and a half...Listened to the Harbeth C7ESIII,all the Martin Logan Motion series,the Kef's,S.F.Veneer series...I just 2 weeks ag... 
Curious How These Nordost Speaker Cables Do What They Do
What I can’t wrap my head around,especially as an electrician,is how it’s possible for an electrical signal conductor to effectivelly change the regeneration of the signal between the amp and the speakers... Bell labs and the U.S.Gov.spent how man... 
Curious How These Nordost Speaker Cables Do What They Do
Damn weather,my speakers are held up somewhere until freaking Tuesday... 
I have a few things i dont need, how do i get them gone?
^^^ or usaudiomart.com..I always have good luck selling at local flea markets though they are months away from opening.. 
Curious How These Nordost Speaker Cables Do What They Do
Tomorrow I have not even broke in Ryan R610’s(Bi Wireable)AND Nordost Norse Bi Wire Jumpers arriving...Should be a fun weekend! 
Curious How These Nordost Speaker Cables Do What They Do
More listening and I think piano has lost a little body and weight... 
Looking for speaker recommendations for CJ Premier 11A
I missed the small floorstander requisite..Maybe check out Silverline Audio Prelude +...I would still go monitors on stands myself... 
Small room electrostat/ planar speaker?
There is a seller with several pair of Kingsound Princess IIa's on usaudiomart.com... 
Hearing loss , speakers or headphones ?
OP if your considering headphones have a look at the new generation of Planar Magnetic cans by HiFiMan & Audeze...You basically get a speaker like Magnapan in a headphone easy to drive...They are know for highly accurate sound and have beautif... 
Dynaudio vs B&W help...
I wonder,you will drive the B&W with existing amp but are looking at powered Dynaudio's..Why not look at the passive Dynaudio's same as B&W? 
SYNERGY –is it all about the setup
IMO just a bit too much gets made regarding synergy.IMO System synergy starts with the fact that so much really really good gear is available today at such reasonable prices...Unless you have a gross miss match of demanding load with low power pre... 
Dynaudio vs B&W help...
^^^ Older Dynaudios were balanced as described BUT all new Dynaudio’s have been voiced much closer to nuetral with amazing resolution and ability to dig deep into a recording!If you look at the specs Dynaudio has lightened up the bass just a touch... 
Bi Wire Cables vs Jumpers?
Man the AZ jumper is $150.00..A friend just this mourning let me borrow a pair of Nordost Red Dawn II cables and I'm totally blown away at how much more they bring to my system over the AZ...