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The Most Philosophical Song You Ever Heard
Let us pause in life's pleasuresAnd count its many tearsWhile we all sup sorrow with the poor.Guess that one without Google "I wonder If you can."Also +2 for Imagine. 
My Experience With Tekton
The majority of speaker designers stop at one tweeter, one midrange, and then increase the number of woofers, maybe. Must be a good reason. Not to mention the single driver no crossover high efficiency designers.So I conclude that the Tekton appro... 
Why so many tubes?
Not a troll thread at all. Seems like a complicated way to reproduce music. And yes a little bit of laziness involved, but electrical engineers make lousy writers as the subject is a difficult exposition. So some of tubes are the same as the power... 
Best way to spend $1000 on used bookshelf speakers?
Kef LS50Sonus FabersUsher 520I have all 3. All have WAF. Decent resell. All small footprints. And sound quality excellent. I prefer the Kef's for vocals, Fabers for Jazz, and the Ushers for rock. 
The Most Philosophical Song You Ever Heard
Rainy Day Women #12 and 35Maybe his worst song but can't knock the philosophy. 
Need a high-WAF stand solution
Long way from cinder blocks and milk crates. If someone was skilled enough could market that look with more quality components to appeal to our nostalgia. I have grown to accept and even appreciate the WAF. And she has even grown to like the look ... 
Putting an end to the audio cable debate! Part 1
All cables work. The real work begins when  justifying the cost, either by the producer or the buyer. As a caveat I believe in spending money on cables that approximates the cost of your system. Lamp cord to a Magico works but I would not suggest ... 
The extinction of human interaction takes yet another step forward...
A dying tree falls into the river. It becomes a haven for small creatures and food for others.It leaves behind roots and a stump which equally becomes a home for life and nutrients for others. When will it cease to be a tree?Our atoms will feed th... 
You can go home again
JBL changed why? Did new companies replace "their" sound to capture that market? There are many who still listen to the vintage JBL's. Stands to reason that newer firms filled that void when JBL changed. 
Whats playing on your system today?
Magic Love,  Fishmans.Just discovered these folks.  
American Audio
Sound Anchor speaker stands.Plus all the wood guys. 
If I could afford, I’d purchase 100% Oswald Mills Audio gear
Most of the cost of that TT is in the fuse they use.  
why do so many discussions turn contentious?
Needed post. Thanks.Lonely old men playing in a free sandbox with no timeout chair.I believe in moderation, not by the mods, but by one's inner morals and sense of decency.The post referring to orange monster goes a long way in explaining what is ... 
Referent point
If you ask me your headband may be on too tight.  
Audiophile Priorities and Recent Topics
Now that we have defined the meaning of tweak, can we now address the difference between stones, pebbles, and rocks?