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Ideas For Phono Cable For My Turntable.
Check out Triode Wire Labs. I replaced all of my Silver Audio cables with TWL. Copper cables that are very smooth, open and transparent. Not colored or rolled off. Pete is a great guy and offers a trial period.  
Bache Audio - Home audition of Brooklyn made re-designed speakers
Happy Tribeca owner here. Greg is an excellent designer and just a great person to deal with. I sold my rebuilt Quad ESL 57s as I find my Tribeca’s to be more engaging. The home audition is very important. I first heard a Bache speaker at a local ... 
Any US manufacturer of a 845 SET amplifier
sorry for posting twice 
Any US manufacturer of a 845 SET amplifier
Alexus Audio made in Brooklyn NY 
Any US manufacturer of a 845 SET amplifier
Alexus Audio made in Brooklyn NY 
Warm romantic & detailed
My advice is to check out Bache Audio. I have the latest Tribeca with the Eton woofers. Absolutely no fatigue, these babies have a big, smooth, coherent sound with a huge open soundstage. The 8” bamboo wide band driver is directly connected to the... 
What's the best and/or favorite piece of equipment you've owned? And do you still own it?
I don't think I will ever part with my Emotive Audio Epifania preamp and Vita amps. I have owned them for over 15 years now (serial #2). Over the years some changes have been made. The original caps have been replaced with VH Audio copper teflon c... 
I knew room treatments were in my future.
In my last house I used ASC tube traps. When I moved and built my current room I went with Real Traps. Both rooms are located in the basement and are basically the same size. I was able to try both in my current room and sold the ASC traps. The so... 
What's your favorite boutique speaker maker
Bache Audio in Brooklyn is about as small and boutique as you can get. Greg Belman is a one man operation who is very dedicated to his designs and his customers. I have owned speakers from Thiel, Verity, ProAc, Coincident, Rethm and a few others, ... 
Manufacturers
To bad you didn’t demo any Bache speakers before getting the Harbeths. I demoed the M30.2’s twice before getting the  Bache Audio Tribeca’s. 
Bache- Tribeca- 001- Upgraded- THE BEST (w/ Wolf & Exogal)
I love my Tribeca’s with the Eton woofers. Last week I decided to put my Quad ESLs back in the system and I finally got to listen last night. For me it’s no contest. As wonderful as the Quads sound, I enjoy my Bache speakers much more. A beautiful... 
purchasing US made speakers
Bache Audio made in Brooklyn.  
NOS Tube Vendors: Vintage Tube Services and/or HiFi Town- Experiences with/reviews of etc?
I have bought plenty of tubes over the years from Andy at VTS. Always a great experience. Plus Andy is nice to chat with. 
Seeking advice on Speakers that create an intimate 2 channel listening experience
Take a trip to Brooklyn and check out Bache Audio. I have the latest version of the Tribeca’s with the Eton woofers. They are built around a wide band driver, sans the whizzer cone, and augmented with a horn super tweeter and two eight inch woofer... 
Speakers that are a great value!
@hilde45Greg Belman from Bache Audio is  a very talented designer. English is his second language but his knowledge of speaker design is what counts. I've heard his speakers at shows and always came away impressed but it wasn't until the NYC '19 s...