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Why do almost all women today hate home audio?
don’t care very much about home audio. This is a very tiny niche market. when I grew up, everybody (boys) wanted a system. It was called hifi-tower. An amp, receiver, turntable and 2 giant speakers. In the late 90s, everybody (men) wanted a Bo... 
Dual speaker system
time to list how many rooms, systems, amps, speakers you all have   
Audio Research in Receivership.
as far as I know (and I know 0), a business needs to 1) increase the prices or 2) sell more stuff to stay alive. If they sell something that a) very few people can buy and b) never breaks, they will have a problem (unless they also sell coke behin... 
Compact Floor-standing Speaker Recommendations under $4k
compact floor-standing is kind of an a oxymoron. Only Boenicke and Totem have those that are worth looking at in the category.  
Suggestions for Phono Preamp
yeah, 3K for the Stellar is not cheap, but I hope it's worth it (or the discounted $ you paid)  
Audio Research in Receivership.
The number of US brands at European dealers today is negligible, the opposite of true about European brands at US dealers. I can see how ARC appeals to the older generation and a very wealthy segment of it, and how other, mostly Scandinavian bran... 
Audio Research in Receivership.
just the speaker sales alone in high end audio was over a billion dollars last year. It's easy to fail with any business but it's not for the lack of buyers  
dumb and simple questions from a noob
@soix yes, I saw 5 or so of these last week. I will send an email to them so they are aware  
dumb and simple questions from a noob
what is up with these spams?  
Audio Research in Receivership.
I don't know why their amps look like a cheap Kenmore oven. For this much money, couldn't they look nice(r)? I know, it's subjective mostly, the sound matters a 50 times more  
Hidden Gems in Classic Rock Albums
BNL Maroon, maybe too young to be a classic  
Suggestions for Phono Preamp
@dz13 I used Amazon and Crutchfield and SafeandSound to try out 4 different ones. All I know about PS Audio is that their products are very good value, it’s solid company and community/fan base with great support, I corresponded with them a few... 
Suggestions for Phono Preamp
@dz13  that makes sense. I spent a month reading reviews and I always go for the middle of the road solution in hifi - well-known brand just not yet mainstream, good price to value ratio and appealing design. My next step up choice would have bee... 
Suggestions for Phono Preamp
@dz13 I don't know why you would want spend more than half of what your TT cost. It's just not going to make a difference above that price point. I have the same TT as you do, and I am super happy with my $600 preamp. When you have a 10K turntabl... 
Concrete Slabs
next level stuff