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Dallas (Fort Worth) Audiophile Club - we meet every month or every other month
Thx Jon!we will meet again! 
Can you live with your current speaker until you die?
Bowers and Wilkins 802d3.Yes. 
WHAT HAPPENED TO SONUS FABER?
I am a SF fan.  But I hear ya.i have the Olympica 3 and I don’t believe the build is the same as the Cremona.for example, correct me if I’m wrong, the Cremona was made with wood slats making up the cabinet but the Olympica 3 is msg w veneer.can so... 
Audioquest custom made triple weave design power cable (Storm Series).
Has anyone heard the new Mythical series speaker wire? 
No one actually knows how to lculate what speaker cable they need
This is the oddest thread.  
Popular DAC that is known for its warm-ish sound?
Emm Labs Dac2x 
What were your humble beginnings on the path to high end audio?
My first real system was when I was 21yo (15y ago)...Yamaha ReceiverPolk LSi9 bookshelvesNow I have 3 systems based off the British the French and the Italians.Sonus Faber Olympica 3 with Rotels.Focal Kanta 2 on Rotels.And the main system is based... 
New speakers for my system
DaveI can see the positives of having Arnie produce the one-off.That said, I take everything McGowan says with a grain of salt.  I have had subpar experiences with a few of PS Audios products.  To me, more hype than not.But that is just me. 
New speakers for my system
I would wait for the gen 2, I am not sold on first run products. 
Narrowed to 3: 802D3, Sopra 3, Reference 3
Mikelooking forward to it!also I was swapping speaker wire last night just to make sure I wasn’t delusional.  Yep, AQ Wel was very different sounding than the stock 12g wire I had. I was hoping the AQ weren’t any different then I could sell them a... 
Narrowed to 3: 802D3, Sopra 3, Reference 3
Playing with my system last night.  Found out my right channel was 2 inches off laterally so I fixed that.  Now the sound is perfect again.Even my 4 year old daughter was like - play another violin, Dad!It’s spooky real when the stars align with t... 
What the heck is up with the audiogon listing photos?
I cannot believe you have to pay extra for the fisheye photo.... it is so dumb.  
Narrowed to 3: 802D3, Sopra 3, Reference 3
Namar57The previous 800 series non Diamond or even the D2 series are not like the D3.  Moot point.  
Narrowed to 3: 802D3, Sopra 3, Reference 3
All the best MichaelGood system choice btw 
Narrowed to 3: 802D3, Sopra 3, Reference 3
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