jjss49

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Devore or Audio Note or other sensitive speakers: wanting to listen in Denver
agree that buying from smaller, newer, less established speaker makers can offer great performance and value, if also a downside if one wants to resell later other downside is that small shops started by a single person or a small group can decid... 
Why Are People So Concerned About How Others Spend Their Money?
"hey -- why bother with kobe and wagyu?... beef is beef... that stuff isn’t any different, just a waste of money -- famous quote by the beef eater and lifelong regular at sizzlers 😂🤣😆  
Blue Circle Gear?
i still use gilbert's tlp power conditioners in the clear goo inside the pvc pipes... those seem to work well  
Best speakers around $130k?
Sad state of affairs when the peanut gallery can't give advice and instead insult or joke ad nauseum. imho quite the contrary, all comments made here in response to the op are deserved, and fun to read  
Devore or Audio Note or other sensitive speakers: wanting to listen in Denver
atc’s have their strengths but are a totally, and i mean totally, different kettle of fish to what the op is asking for re devore or audio note (and low powered sweetie pie ss se tube amps that could drive them)  
Best speakers around $130k?
@tomic601 @jjss49 I think i spent that on tires for the flashed X-50 Turbo. For the “ bling “ crowd, i had the Turbo badge deleted and a stealthy coat of Slate Grey applied…. Rennlist eyeroll indeed… I am a naked carbon fiber robot, no blin... 
Need Amp recommendation
1500 is a good figure for the right amp (500 was unrealistic for anything of good quality) much to choose from in the used market at that price level https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisae7hj-classe-audio-ca-101-solid-state << -- a good '... 
How to fuse bypass in Magnepan 1.7i
@zenworm  LOL... you ain't no real-deal audiophile till you've irreversibly modded all items in your rig  jk merry christmas  
Blue Circle Gear?
good stuff, many, if not most pieces performed above its weight class, so to speak gilbert yeung, depending on who you talk to, is somewhere between a talented designer with a good ear to a downright genius (but evidently an incompetent business ... 
Nietzsche and Runaway Audio Consumption
@nonoise wisdom is indeed wasted on the old and irrelevant members of society...  
Nietzsche and Runaway Audio Consumption
@rodman99999  😂  now that kinda philosophy is my speed!   merry christmas   
Devore or Audio Note or other sensitive speakers: wanting to listen in Denver
Is the thought that AN and Devore are "in a different class" -- presumably higher? in general, yes higher price (to all 😄) and quality of sound (to most)  
Nietzsche and Runaway Audio Consumption
guys we are scaring off the under 90 crowd... now, say what?  ain’t that backbeat on jb’s ’holy’ sumthin’????  
Devore or Audio Note or other sensitive speakers: wanting to listen in Denver
No offense intended but I'm not so sure Audio Note or Devore get cross shopped very often with Klipsch, JBL, Zu or Tekton. +1  @ghasley as usual, hits nail on head  
Best speakers around $130k?
I thought most of us were like that in here. Should be about the learning and enjoying, not the swiping. op we are enthusiasts here, but "most of us" don’t have speakers costing 6 digits your practically content-less, context-less initial pos...