macg19

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Chet Baker vs. Miles Davis
@jond I think Clifford Brown had better control than Miles Davis, it’s a shame he died so young. We’d be having a different conversation I think.  
Ugliest Component of the Year 2024!
Tekton V12: $14K. Add $10K for high-gloss paint - seriously?    
Ugliest Component of the Year 2024!
@lalitk Good topic...we should call out the bad and ugly as well as the good.  
Ugliest Component of the Year 2024!
@oldrooney I owned an EHF-200. They are not pretty up close. The whole space/mil build thing is just marketing and the sound is meh and the "transferrable lifetime warranty" is BS. The unit has to go back to Roger to be "re-certified for $500-$750... 
Ugliest Component of the Year 2024!
@otherworld74 I'm not as offended by Wadax - seems like at least there is a method to the madness  
Ugliest Component of the Year 2024!
@fredapplegate Nice one!  
Ugliest Component of the Year 2024!
Is that a Ken doll record player?  
Ugliest Component of the Year 2024!
Here is my entry, pick one: https://rogershighfidelity.com/  
Ugliest Component of the Year 2024!
These are a close 1 and 2 but my vote goes to Tekton.    
Lumin d3 vs hifi rose 130
What is your current streamer and what are you looking to improve?  
Audio Desk cleaner.....still available?
AudioDesk works really well, but mine died after cleaning approx. 500 records and I too was offered a slight discount on a new one OR sending it back to Germany at great expense with an unknown outcome. But it looks like a garage experiment - the ... 
Current or Previous Harbeth Owners…
I can't speak to the 40.2's but I owned 30.2 XDs and now have 40.3 XDs. I drive them with a T+A PA 3100HV integrated and they sound great. I've had the T+A for about 7 months now and it never gets boring or fatiguing. (I had a BAT VK 3500 before ... 
Anyone upgraded from Hana ML to Umami Red?
@portoalegre I went with the Aidas Durawood Bee which was a huge upgrade from the Hana ML (still have it but it’s looking for a new home) as I’ve moved on to a new TT and  MSL Signature Platinum, along with microscopy analysis and full toolset fro... 
Friends hi-fi system not very good, what do you do or say?
What I do not do is start a thread asking what I should do or say about a scenario that is either hypothetical or has already happened. Epic trolling though.  
New room needs new speakers, I need your help
I wouldn’t write off Harbeth based on their limitations with music you dont listen to. I own 40.3 XDs and had the opportunity to compare them with 30.2 XDs paired with 2 REL subs while they were up for sale. They really held their own in a big r...