jl35

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Are audiophiles still out of their minds?
Nordost has been around a long time.  Someone must be buying their cables. Any idea how many of their top of the line stuff they sell? How many $40,000 pairs of speaker cables are sold in a year? Transparent Audio makes some great low and mid pric... 
Why do you give bad advice?
I particularly like when there is a response asking for a lot of information before a recommendation can be made, then nothing after the OP lists extensive info 
Why do you give bad advice?
or recommending components at 3X+ the OP's stated budget... 
Are audiophiles still out of their minds?
is there ever a correlation to cost and price with luxury items for the wealthy ? 
Are audiophiles still out of their minds?
not to mention the many who do not have to choose...they can do the $4k room treatment, a batch of $10k-40k cables, and $100k+ components...without concern with how much these items cost to produce... 
Are audiophiles still out of their minds?
and the markup on hangars can be outrageous, yet people buy them... 
Are audiophiles still out of their minds?
there are many expensive cables I do not like and many inexpensive ones I like very much, but I have never heard a $2k cable that didn't sound better than a coat hangar, regardless of metal used in the hangar... 
CD players that make for a great transport
do you know if the Neo 260D uses the same transport as the 230D and 260D ? 
The best separates between $2500-3000. Moving on from the original Rogue Sphinx Intg..
I also thought the Khartago Plus was 130 watts.  I had back surgery but have a friend to move my amp every few years - don't let the back hold you back - get what you want :) 
Aesthetix Calypso Signature to Eclipse
The Romulus Eclipse upgrade is awesome 
Are audiophiles still out of their minds?
I felt it would be a tragic waste of my awesome Dali Speakers and Pass Amp to not get the best sounding cable I could afford,  and that would have good resale value...I never thought about what the cables I auditioned cost to develop, manufacture,... 
Are audiophiles still out of their minds?
I love the Mapleshade Double Golden Helix Plus, still use my pair, but found in my main system that Transparent Super MM2 sounded much better...don't know that they sound 400% better though... 
The best separates between $2500-3000. Moving on from the original Rogue Sphinx Intg..
I also used a Linn Majik Kontrol. Great pre and used price is very low  
The best separates between $2500-3000. Moving on from the original Rogue Sphinx Intg..
I used a Rowland Capri. Original version. Stratos has more power very similar sound  I did not like the Parasound but many do  
The best separates between $2500-3000. Moving on from the original Rogue Sphinx Intg..
The Plus sounds better than the original. Power increase is minimal. Not familiar with the mono block version, and there is a version above the Plus. I briefly replaced a Pass X250.5 with it, and the Khartago was quite impressive.  I did like the ...