jwillox

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Someone please talk me out of this
I second the Rel idea. I have a singe T9i with an *old* pair of Kef reference 103.3 (missing the cube that died a while back). Nice and clean, forward but smooth mids, decent mid bass. I know that can find upgrades speakers in my mid-fi/mid-budget... 
The Most "Analog" CD Player?
Good one!seems like the comments jest jumped to discussing better CD 💿 players 😜😂😂😂 
Had an epiphany, what would happen when all of you die?
Interesting thread here. I like the Watts sub-thread ;-) 
A pleading request to manufacturers of amplifiers and preamplifiers.
😜😂😂😂😂Good point.  
Check in: How quickly are streamers and servers evolving?
Good ideas here. When I was considering updating my audio world (as I am home way more), I came across a Bluesound Node 2i demo for <$300. It does what I would normally do with streaming - mainly background music, and occasional seeking out sam... 
CD player reliability.... good and bad.
Back in ‘85, I sold stereo for (then) Magnolia Hi-Fi. ADS was coming to the US (Braun in Europe), and the reps alway had cool deals on demo gear. I had no CD player at the time, so I ordered the CD3. Around $800 retail at the time, and I grabbed o... 
Open Letter To REL, SVS, Hsu, etc., et al
I’ve had subs since I can remember , and trust my ear to set one up properly. I had bi-amped Altecs (which were not technically “audiophile”), but dual sealed cabs were great. Then came a decent ADS sub (aquired when I sold ADS home and mobile gea... 
Suggest one obsure album we all should hear
Well, I'm not sure about the obscure part, but these are classics, IMO...http://sheffieldlab.com/item.php?item_id=45&page=2I have an early pressing of the volume 3, which was one of my first direct to disc recordings...Now released on CD as in...