jl35

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What news in 2023 struck you?
I believe Salk retired, didn't go out of business...and I read he will continue to service his speakers...some sites also indicated a new venture for him...  
Any recommendation for a CD changer?
Nelson Pass at home uses the Sony CX90ES, and owns 4 of them  
Are you on or off? What say you?
though I've been slowly upgrading for decades, I always was happy with what I had, so never felt the merry go round...currently at point where no major purchases lurking...  
WHY IS THERE SO MUCH HATE FOR THE HIGH END GEAR ON AUDIO GEAR?
it’s clearly there, exactly where/when nonoise said...a few posts have been deleted, but not that one...would seem impossible to miss...  
WHY IS THERE SO MUCH HATE FOR THE HIGH END GEAR ON AUDIO GEAR?
nothing scary scottwheel…your views have been expressed here by many, many times, for many years… you make some good points… though many of us have a different experience and point of view… its just very repetitive, and being so aggressive and pub... 
Is my amp good enough?
I would hope the dealer you bought the speakers from would be happy to loan you some cables to try...I like your idea of just enjoying the new speakers, breaking them in, getting placement and room acoustics just right...fun stuff !!! relax and en... 
What was the first power cable that you noticed a difference in the sound?
+1 dill...I prefer delusion, as confirmation bias, even if correctly used, goes both ways...though I did buy the Woo Hoo not the Woo Woo  
Is my amp good enough?
Congrats !!!!   
Do people tire of audio forums?
I still mostly enjoy the forums, and often find them informative. I do find them more combative these days. Lots of good information, but also lots of incorrect factual information. Various opinions are interesting. Certainly some topics have new,... 
WHY IS THERE SO MUCH HATE FOR THE HIGH END GEAR ON AUDIO GEAR?
Definitely ears.  Though good looking industrial design is nice too.   
A blowing session????
I always thought of blowing sessions as some quick easy money, not the artists major work. But some are great and most are good   
WHY IS THERE SO MUCH HATE FOR THE HIGH END GEAR ON AUDIO GEAR?
Magnolia sells some great stuff. We are lucky that it’s easier than ever to put together a great low cost music system   
WHY IS THERE SO MUCH HATE FOR THE HIGH END GEAR ON AUDIO GEAR?
But Magnolia doesn’t sell the good Martin Logan models…  
Is my amp good enough?
If you like changing amps and preamps, yes only separates will do...but at  a given price point there are advantages to an Integrated...and over the last few years as they've become more popular, there are some great sounding, high value Inregrate... 
A blowing session????
There used to be many jazz album review books, that were good at identifying a blowing session from a well rehearsed album...after a while you could almost tell by looking at the group of sidemen...