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Who is next??
Flemming Rasmussen of Gryphon. Just retired this year. But even more perhaps his engineers whose names I don't know. Flemming is an artist, an industrial designer and a leader of the team. 
High end in Tokyo?
Leave them alone, let them work with potential buyers. 
Nottingham Spacedeck vs Rega Planar 8 vs Technics SL1200G
Nottingham. Full deep involving sound, on a warmer side of neutral, quiet and dynamic.Set up once, check every year and change Nottingham kinetic oil every 12-18 months. That’s all, almost zero maintenance. Replace the stock mat, that’s no good. M... 
Is this the end of HEA?
Well, Michael, I was mostly talking about your approach to the source and electronics. It does sound like nonsense to me. As for your current speakers, I did take a look at the website. No full range speakers. Pair of monitors plus one sub is not ... 
Is this the end of HEA?
By the way, Michael's best Chameleon speakers used to cost $15k, not much by audiophile standards but quite a lot, and now he advocates cheap s**t. And that's in addition to complete lack of ideas regarding acoustics. Maybe he forgot everything he... 
Is this the end of HEA?
They often don't even have a more or less permanent place to put this stuff in. They are portable themselves. Often disposable too - doesn't matter which one to hire, most are just the same. 
Is this the end of HEA?
dramatictenor, I fully agree. Standards are mostly low, very few seem to be interested in excellence. But to sort of defend the majority who are not - they are not capable of excellence regardless of effort. So what would they do ? The answer is o... 
Relative component value to overall SQ.
Comparing women with stereo systems is telling. What do you want women to compare you with ? Summon your imagination, this might make you think. 
Relative component value to overall SQ.
bdp24, you make it sound almost like a rocket science. But you are right.This thread was clearly started by non-audiophile. The question makes little sense in real world and one never leaves the source and the recordings out. 
The Best City to audition High end and Vintage Audio
I mean "the rest of us", yes. I sympathize with Japanese - 50 million tourists a year must be terrible. 
The Best City to audition High end and Vintage Audio
They say if you haven't been to Tokyo you haven't been to a city.Would anyone confirm this ? 
Turntable Interconnects?
First cable is the most important, it is very important. 
is ok to use wifes new make up brush to clean styius needle
No. It's too soft, you won't remove everything you want to remove. I use Lyra stylus cleaner and Lyra brush that comes with it. 
Need Advice on Amp Audition at a Dealers
What amps are we talking about ? Maybe the answer is very obvious even without auditioning side by side. I wouldn't do it with my Redgum and Gryphon or Lamm - Redgum would lose big time with any speakers. 
What unknown musical artist would you like to share with your fellow audiophiles?
Dead Can Dance unknown ? Even Eskimo know them.