mapman

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Subwoofer for Kef LS50 Wireless II?
How are you going about it?I have Ls50 metas and a Klipsch sw308 sub in a smaller 12x12 room. Larger rooms are likely more of a challenge in that the sub will have to do more. Listening to my ls50/sub combo as I type. To get the sub set up right I... 
Lack of Female Representation
No women. No young’uns. This is the place to be! Party on dudes! 
Where are the young audiophiles?
I think the high end should lower prices so more young people can partake.   
Initial disappointment with 1st set of “expensive’ IC’s...
It’s much better to buy cheap wires and have them over perform than Uber expensive ones that disappoint.  
Lack of Female Representation
I nominate MC for both Fox News hifi and chief virtue signaling correspondent.  
KEF R3 or Totem Signature One
Can’t go wrong with either. R3 is just plain out good in all ways.  More similar than not to Totems because both are top notch. Can’t find a fault. Of course no one speaker is best to all. I suspect R3 may be easier to drive if that model is like ... 
MSRP, diferentiation and the illusion of value
I don’t care what people think of my gear. It only has to please me. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. I don’t get why people trashing something bothers someone. I believe here it’s often because there is some financial interest to defend. Ju... 
Keeping backup equipment?
Yes backups are a good thing.  
Is $2,844 too much to pay for a fuse?
Oh come on every kid wants a fancy fuse! 
Where are the young audiophiles?
The young people are the smart ones. They just listen to music as they please. No comparisons, no pressure, no grandstanding, no ridicule, no obsessing.....just listening when and how they please. Fact is it’s nothing hard to get good sound for no... 
Why is science just a starting point and not an end point?
Science has to be applied. That’s what engineers do. 
What is it you expect to hear from hifi gear that you have not yet?
Most steamers will tell you the streaming rate per track on the display.   
The Grateful Dead tune that would still make for a great James Bond Theme Song
@mamboni sorry to hear that but glad you are back! 
Us: hobbyists vs perfectionists vs aural epicureans vs rampant consumers vs bad Buddhists?
Hmm well  I just like music so who knows? 
MSRP, diferentiation and the illusion of value
Why do some women buy teeny tiny little purses that are not very good value? Because they think they are pretty and like them. Fashion statement. Bling!   Same thing. Only with mostly men.