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Recommend speakers for a large living room
Focal Stella Utopias with Boulder amplification. I have a large, difficult room and they fill it effortlessly. I am part of a soundsystem and domestically i require a powerful, but unfatiguing, musical sound with excellent PRaT, but also with text... 
Open Baffle. Why are they mostly limited to DIY?
I made an enquiry to Spatial's European distributor last week, as I'm very interested in the Lumina. Unfortunately received the response that they are not currently available like for like in Europe, the distributor is working his own variants and... 
Which stereo amp to try under $30k
'I just completed my system'Keep telling yourself that 😋 
Which stereo amp to try under $30k
Hullo MayorWest, apologies for the delay in responding, I wanted to check with Boulder to make sure i wasn't giving out incorrect information.  It was a pre owned 2060 that i initially suggested, as you say a pre owned 2160 would likely be a budge... 
Which stereo amp to try under $30k
I have a Boulder 2060 and am currently saving for a 2160.It will take me three years. I think you can probably guess what I'm going to recommend....a pre owned 2060.Not mine of course, because my cat was sick on it and it went popIn my limited exp... 
A brief review of 15 high-end speakers on home demo including B&W, Boenicke, Magico,Wilson
Excellent review Duckworp, really useful to read direct comparisons of many big names in the same system,  thank you 
Quarantine/Vetting by Admin prior to allowing "Company Is Dead" Threads to go live
But it's irresponsible to permit someone with sour grapes over a week- late delivery to post a thread claiming a company's demise. This can have implications for the business in terms of credit worthiness, suppliers demanding early payment etcAs f... 
A civil discussion about the state of Audio Research
The more i read the more sympathy i have for ARC. Some customers are just difficult 
Spatial Audio X3 Open Baffle Loudspeakers
How are you getting on with them?May i ask, what were your previous speakers and references? 
Maggie owners (past, present, future) what do (did) you love and or dislike about them?
Jazzman can i ask which model of Spatial OB speakers you have, and if you have heard Nolas, how would they compare?I've owned two pairs of Alon - Nola OB speakers and loved them, the Spatials i am unfsmiliar with but they look intriguing  
garrard vs clearaudio innovation
On my phonostage there is a 'low cut' facility to remove rumble. I don't need to use it with either deckI think the point is, that well implemented design and upgrades mean that rumble is not necessarily the problem you claim it to be 
garrard vs clearaudio innovation
I have four Velodyne dd18+ subwoofers, in stereo bass stacks outside of my Focal Stella Utopias. Turntables are Kodo the Beat and Artisan Fidelity 301 Statement.I get zero rumble from either, and i play bass driven electronica - deep house, drum a... 
Tube Amps With Good Bass Qualities
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Tube Amps With Good Bass Qualities
From the perspective of someone who listens to a lot of electronica,  i have yet to hear a valve amp that can bring the fear factor in the sub bass. To my ears valves sound superior on acoustic bass instruments,  one tends to hear the leading edge... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Thanks for the commiseration uberwaltz😁Luckily it was just my Boulder 2060 oh no wait that's my most prized possession