jl35

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New pre-amplifier?
I like factory direct refurbished also...  
New pre-amplifier?
+1 facten...How would you ever be assured ? ...Certainly a direct shipment from a manufacturer is not unusual practice...  
As An Experiment I Stuck A Few Things Under My Pre-Amp And Am Now On A Quest
check out Mapleshade, maple boards and brass cones...I pretty much used them under everything, and sometimes on top too...  
Power Cables - Third Party or OEM
When I had a BPT conditioner, it sounded best with their top of the line power cord...though in general I find power cords somewhat less predictable than other cords/cables...  
Anyone else using slugs instead of fuses? Comments on metals used and sound please
Mike Powell’s silver slugs and jumpers were awesome in my Magnepans...  
Which is better, a fussy speaker or a versatile one?
yes, but Eric is essentially proposing a million dollar system, so I'm assuming there will be professionals to take care of the room and all "fussy issues", making the judgement call irrelevant...  
Pass labs x250.8 burn in
leave it on for a few weeks, but for a few days in the middle, shut it off at night...this will get you 90% there...play a lot of music...this was the advice I received from Pass...for me the XP Pass preamps are excellent, much better than the ori... 
Which is better, a fussy speaker or a versatile one?
if I'm buying a $400,00 speaker those issues become irrelevant, as I could spend and do whatever made then sound their best...in my real world, I usually avoid fussy...  
Are cable “upgrades” just as likely to make your system sound worse?
+1 dekay  
Are cable “upgrades” just as likely to make your system sound worse?
I've had that happen, but it's been rare...I only buy cables I can return... 
Should I graduate to floor standers or will larger bookshelves suffice?
if you really love your current speakers, try a pair of subs...otherwise get floor standers - and maybe subs also...I prefer floor standers, but have friends who in small rooms love the sound of smaller monitors, and yes, they know they take up th... 
Help settle a streaming argument!
curious why you would think we would fool ourselves...though certainly, if you hear no difference, so be it - you save a lot of money...  
Getting 2 subs
There was a great thread a few years ago about matching 1 or 2 subs with large floor standers (actually B&W)...Audiokinesis talked about using 2 subs and thinking of the main speakers as subs...when I bought a second sub, Duke, of Audiokinesis... 
At what price is one considered an Audiophile.
gotta have a solid core door  
At what price is one considered an Audiophile.
For myself, and most music loving friends...we have all heard expensive systems we did not like, and inexpensive systems we liked very much...certainly synergy and room acoustics are long recognized factors...but unfortunately, all the best system...