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The best speaker you ever heard?
TbgUnderstood completely. Thanks for the clarification. And I will also clarify something just in case it needs clarifying ...A gathering of data is just that, but with some bit of organization to allow for greater accessibility. In this case orde... 
The best speaker you ever heard?
Tbg writes ..."Hazyj, I don't expect consensus on anything much less speakers. I certainly have no interest in what is most often mentioned or liked by most.consensus."Clearly the question wasn't meant for you then. Why even waste time answering? 
The best speaker you ever heard?
Has anyone compiled the statistics from this thread yet? If not, would anyone like me to do it? Just a simple table listing the number of votes as favorite speaker as well as the number of times a speaker was mentioned. 
That "tube sound" and power ratings
Thanks to everyone who posted here - there most certainly is more to this than meets the eye, and ear! 
High End Audio-Gaining Higher Ground?
It doesn't have to be expensive by any means, but you do need to make the effort to look for cheaper live shows at the right venues depending on where you live. If you're interested in the upside of exposing kids to live tunes done right, you'll f... 
That "tube sound" and power ratings
Zd- say again? Just that last paragraph - not sure what you mean. 
That "tube sound" and power ratings
Orpheus10- I almost skimmed past your post. Most helpful - thank you. 
High End Audio-Gaining Higher Ground?
Wwchange- I meant that if we're interested in bringing the kids along then WE have to pay for it! A small sacrifice considering the up-side IMO. 
That "tube sound" and power ratings
Atmasphere. Thanks for clarifying Peak vs Av. 
That "tube sound" and power ratings
Atmasphere writes ..."you never want to push an SET past about 20% of full power or else the higher ordered distortion products come into play (when this happens, its usually on transients, and because the human ear uses the higher orders as loudn... 
That "tube sound" and power ratings
Mesch- Agreed! It's a bit of a circus in a classroom ... fun, educational and full of entertaining surprises. Zd542, Zkzpb8, Charles1dad & Atmasphere - many thanks for keeping this thread moving forward. 
High End Audio-Gaining Higher Ground?
Kids are distracted by so many things. Give them time and they'll figure out what they're missing.It took a little while for me, but that ended when I heard my first live jazz show at an excellent intimate venue. While kids may not be interested i... 
That "tube sound" and power ratings
Anyone other than Mapman want to respond to Zkzpb8 posts? 
That "tube sound" and power ratings
Atmasphere - you have been most helpful. I won't sum up the list of your contributions quite yet though. Am hoping you're not done here ... 
That "tube sound" and power ratings
Charles - thanks for another very helpful post! I assume you mean wrt average power output, at your listening level, you're only using fractions of a watt. I suppose it doesn't matter since even if it is much greater at peak maybe we're talking on...