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Road trip to demo $10,000 speakers
That's certainly a good idea.I would also add this for in the room listening - turn the volume up and down not too fast. Good system should essentially sound the same and coherent, its character should be unchanged. Then leave it at your preferred... 
Road trip to demo $10,000 speakers
I disagree with the OP, though of course understand him.When auditioning good speakers you want to hear everything they are capable of. $100k preamp/amp with $10k speakers is good, generally speaking. But if you want to insist on more balance in t... 
Where to put one's best power cords??
Some or most power cords need in fact more than 300 hours to reach their full potential, but yeah 300 hours should get you most of the way.Shunyata power cords are widely considered among the best overall. I thought about getting one but then the ... 
How much?
At least half of my listening time is thru headphones, not at all the same but at least something. 
Weakest link - a different question?
Al trusts his technical instinct, I trust my 'audiophile' instinct.First, wall current is 50% of success unless power supplies of the electronics are so robust and sophisticated that that makes virtually no difference. I am not mentioning batterie... 
How much?
Maybe you need to change your set-up. Perhaps it's not involving enough. What is it that you don't quite like ? Everyone doesn't like something in the sound they get. 
Harbeth 40.1 vs Sonus Faber Olympia III
What are the Harbeth 40.1 and 40.2 differences ? 
Jazz for aficionados
Mary, appreciate your words.It was my final effort to deliver a message to the OP.I gave him a warning when he publicly insulted Frogman. It didn't work, his apology was false. I gave him another warning when he switched to me at the first opportu... 
Where to put one's best power cords??
Depends on equipment and cords. No definite general answer. Listen. I would start by putting the cord on the preamp first, then move upstream step by step. After that to power conditioner if you use one and then to power amps. Unless specifically ... 
Phono preamp/turntable connection question.
Yes.  But you should experiment, besides you may not know which one is 'best' cable. 
Jazz for aficionados
I deleted all my most recent posts except one. Moderator has nothing to do with it. 
Someone please "(do) get me started"
For my taste there is about a dozen of great songs scattered throughout his albums, so I never actually bought any of them yet. 
Speed kills....
Duke,You work in an interesting way and present what you do quite convincingly. I wish you success. 
Jazz for aficionados
Frogman, thank you.Amazingly, I think it worked very well. Enjoyed it. 
Speed kills....
Duke, thank you.Yeah, there is no substitute for cubic inches, speaking of cars.I don't like in your face sound of horns but I understand that's not the case. And I certainly don't listen with my eyes.