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is using a tube amp every day bad?
Let me check the bible and other holy books that provide direction to peoples about good and bad....hold on............................................................................................................................................... 
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You can’t make this stuff up. Just sell it for $10k on Audiogon. Needs some marketing work. No thanks. Over and out. 
Room size.
DSP can help make larger speakers work in smaller rooms well but can’t really solve the issue with speakers that are too small for a larger room.  
Room size.
There is no real value to defining room sizes. The point is in general you need larger speakers to deliver flat extended bass in larger rooms. A good example is Ohm Walsh speakers. https://ohmspeaker.com. You will find every speaker there provides... 
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I’m welcome to buy the power cords?Gee thanks. But no thanks. I’ll leave it to MC.  Did he buy them? 
Goldenear triton replacements
Check out Triangle line of speakers from France.  
Perfect Pop Songs
“Windsurfer” by Roy Orbison. “That Happy Feeling” by Bert Kaempfert. 
Does a Tube Dac make sense?
Technically probably not. I probably would not. Used to have one. But practically sure why not if a particular tube dac sounds good to you. I am a mhdt dAC fan. Mostly tube DACs. Mine is SS though. I found I was trying to get the mhdt tube dac to ... 
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What’s inside people’s heads? Some angels if you are lucky ( no not Mike Trout). The angels live inside me: I can feel them smile,Their presence strokes and soothes the tempest in my mindAnd their love can heal the wounds that I have wrought.They ... 
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You are right!  I give you permission to stop responding to my posts. 
What do we hear when we change the direction of a wire?
Using it, you can evaluate the coloration and right direction of almost any radio component (L,C,R) including wire. Ok now we are getting somewhere. Have you done that? Where are the results published for those who might be interested?I would beli... 
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People often offer to send me stuff to try too. Maybe more than anyone including you MC. I seldom accept.Why?I only do it if it is something of interest to me and that I would buy at asking price if it pans out. I’m not going to yank peoples chain... 
When does one know it's time to upgrade?
When things do not sound good and it bothers you and issues with current gear have been either out-ruled or no way to determine if one or more components are operating properly up to the norm. Having spare gear helps to isolate problems when they ... 
This forum is antiquated.
This forum is antiquatedYes its antiquated inhabitants still go on and on about antiquated 20th century technologies like records, tubes, fuses, wires, even springs, ....you name it and some still don’t even want to hear about digital, Class D a... 
This forum is antiquated.
Is the whole world out to get you and your money? Everybody knows the answer to that one.