johnto

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Favorite band or artist of all time?
Beatles is all you need, each lp is a different experience. 
Emotiva xpa 1 monos
Had a pair of 1L mono amps that just kept blowing trying to power my Maggie 1.7 speakers. Upgraded to Parasound Integrated and everything improved. 
After a (weeks) worth of listening...
Richard Thompson 13 Rivers it really rocks. 
I Would LOVE to see.
Jack Bruce, Roy Buchanan, Keith Moon, Jaco Pastorius, Eva Cassidy, Lennon, Harrison, Rory Gallagher, Beethoven to name a few. 
What are your notes and thoughts on The Beatles White Album Giles Martin remaster?
I had a White Christmas and am doing some listening now. My initial impression is this is great but does not have the same impact and revelation as the Pepper remaster had. 
Heard Maggie 3.7i with..
Hey Happy New Year everyone. I’ve driven my 3.7i with a Parasound Hint and a Pass 250.8. The Parasound was great but when I switched to the Pass it had much better and firmer control of the bottom end. Maggie’s like getting high current . I’ve see... 
Vandersteen 3a vs Magnepan 3.7i
Unfortunately the way my room is set up 40" is about the max I can get in front of the 12' wall. 
Recommendations for an MC cart on Audiogon
I should add I’ve purchased 4 cartridges between this site and Audiomart and never had any problems, 3 U.S. and 1 from Thailand. 
Recommendations for an MC cart on Audiogon
I'm using a Carmen 2 I picked up here about 7 months ago sounds great in all respects top to bottom. I think with the sale you can go higher up the SS line. The good thing with SS is that retipping is reasonable when the time comes.One of my frien... 
Vandersteen 3a vs Magnepan 3.7i
Thanks tomic601 have changed to 38" for tweeter outside and 32" on inside keeping the 13" from side wall seems to be much better focussed. I will get back to some of the problem recordings later.  
Am I the only one that finds the "Round thumbnail frames" irritating on classifieds?
Agreed very unappealing.I thought the old format was much better. 
Vandersteen 3a vs Magnepan 3.7i
Woop should be inches. 
Vandersteen 3a vs Magnepan 3.7i
Speakers on 12' wall had tweeters in but just changed to out last week, 13' from sidewall tweeter 40' from backwall inside edge 29' from backwall.Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy new year filled with good listening to all. 
Vandersteen 3a vs Magnepan 3.7i
Using a Pass 250.8 with their XP10 preamp a VPI Aries Scout tt Soundsmith Carmen mk 2 cartridge Sim Audio lp3 phono pre and Oppo 103 for digital.Merry Christmas to all and a happy and healthy New Year. 
Mixing balanced and unbalanced inputs/outputs on Ayre preamp - amateur question!
You will be fine, doing the same with my Pass equipment. From what I've read balanced only matter with extremely long cable runs.