kennyc

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Seeking wisdom - high efficiency, low- to mid-db, music-first speakers
Harbeth Mofi Sourcepoint 8 or10 Fritz (sold direct) and Sourcepoint are sonic bargains, but your subjective preferences are the most important    
Plugging rear ports of "bookshelf" speakers?
...then play "Romantic Mouth Harp Hits"...  
Developing A List Of Tonearm Candidates For A SOTA Turntable
+1 Kuzma 4point - plenty of very positive reviews. I purchased it as it seems to be best at it’s price point, and I’d have to spend >10k to beat it. I also have the Schroeder CB-1L to match my VDH GC cart.  
Warm, yet detailed tube preamp
@audiojan Why not get the a matching Coincident Line Stage? Coincident sells direct (save money from marketing cost) or buy used. If you go this direction, maybe they can offer tube rolling advice also if needed.  
Wilson Sabrina X ... oh my God! and Jadis... or?
Congratulations on finding the sound in gear that you really enjoy.  
Ebay selling my missing amplifier
@snook2  Hope it works out. Best of luck.  
Why I don't hear bass drums on Jazz LPs?
@bdp24  Thanks, learned something new  
Please Help. J. A. Michell Gyro SE - Speed Issue
Glad it worked out. 21 years on the old motor seems reasonable   
Best upgrade path from Borresen X3s
The X3 is considered somewhat a sonic bargain, so topping it may be costly. If you like the Borresen sound, then go up the line.  If other brands, it's best to demo for yourself.    
Importance of streamer in audio chain
The OP misspelled, it's Geshelli Labs DAC here which seems like a sonic bargain at it's modest price point.    
Sonus Faber Question
@jdm11 - it's good to explore electronics, but if you purchase speaker first, it's probably better that after break-in it'll be much more informative determining which way sonically you wish to go so that we can make better suggestions  
The Horror
@audiodidact - have you recovered yet?  Maybe listen to lo-fi for awhile before returning to your rig.  Hope you don't need the suicide prevention line  
Active Speakers Don't Sound Better
Hmmmm, a sampling of one.... +1@roxy54   
Cornwall IV vs. Volti Rival, Razz; Razz v. 1, 2, 3 -- what changed?
Just purchased Memoirs Of A Geisha Original Soundtrack LP.  Big fan of John Williams, Yo-Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman (saw both live at the symphony).  @silverfoxvtx1800 -thanks.  
Would you still pay $10k or more for a turntable not full analog front end these days ?
@inna - funny that you mentioned Nakamishi Dragon, I plan to get their 11.4.6 wireless surround system which got great reviews. Saves me from running wires all over the place. These ethernet experts are so tiring, thinking that their knowledge i...