garebear

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Can the level of pleasure derived from music be measured?
What ?????.........who cares and what is the purpose of this thread ?   
Caveat about the Cable Company return policy
I started doing business with them back in 1990 when Robert Stein owned this company and had a good sound business model for us audiophiles. It is no longer the same company as everything does eventually does change and I do believe that Robert St... 
Has anyone listened to or auditioned Verity's new Arindale speaker ?
.....just a follow up on my post since I took possession of the Aridale's on 01/12/23. This speaker takes about 600 hours for full break in and I only have about 120 hours on them now. They are finally starting to open up a little bit and I am beg... 
Has anybody tried or used Cardas Grounding Cables in their system ?
I guess I should have worded my inquiry a little differently now that I look at it . My question should have been ; " Is there a difference in the the way that grounding cables are manufactured to really make a sonic difference ? Let's try that on... 
Esoteric Grandioso K1x owners - have you added the PS1 power supply to your player ?
........as an owner of the Grandioso K1 x I have not experienced this at all. Very strange comment or observation to make.  Not true in my case ......                             
Esoteric Question - is the new Grandioso K1x that much better than the Esoteric K-01xd ?
Hello ozy .........I have no idea or experience with that particular observation. Very strange comment and in my set up it is not true at all. I don't even know how that would even occur. I find it amazing what people say about this hobby and equi... 
Franco Serblin Ktêma Loudspeakers
They are a fantastic speaker created by a great designer. The problem is the distributor here in the US along with an ineffective dealer network. How do I know , I tried purchasing them a couple of times last year and ran into a brick wall. I ende... 
New release - Shunyata Omega interconnects and speaker cables
.......hopefully after the show we can get some feedback on these cables as I think from what I heard that Shunyata was going to be demonstrating them at the show. If anybody has heard them it would be nice to see a comment.    
Speakers sounding dull? MUST READ! The truth about speaker design!
........what is the purpose of this thread ? They are always responded to by the same people and always started by the same people. They always  go sideways with no end in sight and accomplish nothing. Yet here I am......     Nonoise ...... The F... 
Are audiophile products designed to initially impress then fatigue to make you upgrade?
....what exactly is the purpose of this thread ?   
What can beat Wilson XVX for less money?
.......this is easy for me at least  ; I never liked the sound of Wilson Audio and I realize that many do. Too strident of a sound for me and I agree with others who have commented here that when get up to this level of performance ; the room acou... 
Jim Gordon has Passed On...
.........I read once that Jim Gordon along with girlfriend at that time ; Rita Coolidge wrote the piano / ending part of Layla. Rita was never given any credit and or royalties for her efforts on that part of the song. If anybody knows if that is ... 
New release - Shunyata Omega interconnects and speaker cables
.......no responses as of this date which does surprise me and could possibly be a telling tale on where the audio world is right now. I hope somebody purchases or listens to these cables as I am still interested in them.    
AudioQuest vs Cardas XLR
....... I have enjoyed US manufactured Cardas Cables for many, many years and are supported by a great team. I am an owner of Clear Beyond Cables in my system and have listened to many other cables, but the CB's are just right to my ears and it is... 
New release - Shunyata Omega interconnects and speaker cables
Hello Searoll923 - I am glad that you started this thread on these cables because I was looking into them as well. It would appear that at this point as they were just released not all that long ago that very few have purchased them and or have ev...