grislybutter

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Speaker placement advise
1) Beautiful speakers, I am jealous 2) did you buy it with the stands? 3) I think with the tight space, you will need to raise them higher (on a stand) and move them forward and closer to each other, under 1.8m. That's where I would start, then ... 
Looking for small active STEREO speakers I can throw in a carry on bag and travel with
cambridge soundworks mick fleetwood signature system as good as it gets  
noise distortion for certain tracks
@steakster  so these were ebay CDs, I am pretty sure not factory originals, which gave me the pause. Otherwise, all your questions are spot on.. It's Joanie Sommers with a bright and powerful voice, the recording is 60 years old, I will find out ... 
noise distortion for certain tracks
@fuzztone but I don't enjoy it, it's like a pebble in the shoe. So... chase :)  
noise distortion for certain tracks
@jtcf  "by carefully matching components" I guess I am not done. :)  
noise distortion for certain tracks
@carlsbad " vocalist hitting a resonant frequency " may be the word to describe it. I think  the speaker is good enough to show the flaws of 2nd grade recording  
noise distortion for certain tracks
@ghdprentice thank you  
Where can I go to audition vinyl audio around Los Angeles area?
"Los Angeles area?" it's a pretty big area, near what city/zip code?  
Where can I go to audition vinyl audio around Los Angeles area?
@stereo5 what's wrong with you? Why do you have to be so rude?  
Buyer Dispute
"I'm not willing to do anything else." given  that he practically just made your life very difficult, and did close to nothing so far, he is in conman territory now. I wouldn't be surprised if he used your money to fix a previous deal gone bad  
Okay, How Important Is Speaker Break In? (Dynaudio Contour 60i)
I have Evokes and this was very educational @mathiasmingus  If I upgraded and I likely won't, this thread would steer me away the from contours.  One reason I wouldn't - fun fact - my Evokes are amazing, sound better than anything I ever heard. ... 
Buyer Dispute
B&W sound like a reckless party to this too.  I have had my own troubles with buying speakers as well, I can understand that it's easy to end up with a defective product and no support.   
What Is So Special About Harbeth?
BBC must be part of the image, and the rainy UK weather, when engineers just tweak it until their ears fall off  
Celestion SL6S
no clue but I still have my Celestion 5s and they sound as good as ever  
Buyer Dispute
so audiogon did not mediate a solution?