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Has Anyone Ever Run TWO Identical Pairs of Speakers ?
I have a pair of Martin Logan’s ESL X’s and a pair of Vandersteen 2’s and running them with VTL mono blocks and I have to say when they are all on the dynamics are impressive and the bass response is awesome I haven’t played with placement for dep... 
Thiel speaker service
https://www.coherentsourceservice.com 
Lack of Female Representation
Sometimes I come here for a good laugh! 
What do we hear when we change the direction of a wire?
To make your coffee taste better, change the direction of the cable! 
Tube Dealers 2021
BRENT JESSE, enough said 
How loud are you typically listening?
Loud enough for the wife to have to raise her voice and yell “turn it down and Im in a separate building" but there is a certain volume where the sound just comes alive. 
Vintage equipment sounds awesome
Well I finally changed some tubes in the Audio Research SP-10 power supply (6L6WGC and a 12AT7) and the four pre amp tubes in the line drive section of the pre amp. I got to say Holy Crap! What a change in the sound field that my system produces. ... 
Vintage equipment sounds awesome
Well I just replaced all the "REL CAP"s and the filter caps with new ones in my Audio Research SP10 pre amp as the old one were over 30 years old and I have to say on first impression there is a bit more detail and depth to the instruments especia... 
Can Static Destroy Electronics?
Speaking of which is a ESD (electrostatic discharge) compliant mat on Amazon that is about 2X3 feet that provides a path to ground for electrostatic charges for about $105.00, I might get one and let you know. 
Can Static Destroy Electronics?
I live here in Nevada and have a constant problem with static discharge and I have thought of putting down a discharge mat in front of my equipment rack with the hope that I can discharge the static to ground before I touch any of my components. I... 
How old are you?
60 
Vintage equipment sounds awesome
I have been an audiophile for over 40 years and have been in the business of repairing, installing and selling the equipment as well for over 30 years and I have to say I have barely scratched the surface as to all of the audio gear that is out th... 
... abit confused: how does a power cord affect the presentation of sound...
Here is something by brother taught me on power cables he uses in construction. By using the proper cable, my skillsaw would come up to speed quicker and have more power available for the work it was designed to do. This was very apparent when I u... 
What do/did you do for a living?
I drive a freight train but I was an electronic tech for the US NAVY then as an audio tech, installer and salesperson for some audio stores and I still do that on a part time basis, which provides me an opportunity to upgrade my gear at less than ... 
Lumin or Aurender
I have an Aurender ACS 100 and an ifi Pro DSD dac and I am very pleased at the overall sound and quality and ease of use with the conductor app.