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markalarsen

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Contemplating DEVORE SPEAKERS (and others)....LONG audition report of many speakers
@prof. Thanks for Everything but the Girl.  
Beware the audio guru
In my line of work, I rely on experts not junk science. When a speaker designer tells me speaker specs are meaningless, I believe him. When an engineer who design DACs tell me to use an aftermarket Ethernet cable, I trust him. When members, who ar... 
Contemplating DEVORE SPEAKERS (and others)....LONG audition report of many speakers
@prof Thank you for your hard work. You have cemented my relationship with my JA Perspectives. I write short.  
Best Speakers for Very Large Bright Room
DEQX 
RIP Dave Wilson
This is a huge loss for the audio community.  
Your last concert was to see who and when?
The Eagles at the Vivint Center in Salt Lake City last Sunday. One of the best concerts of my life.  
What Matters and What is Nonsense
@jdave. When vinyl junkies agree that DACs sound as good as vinyl, then DAC technology has matured.  
What Matters and What is Nonsense
@duckworp I am in your camp. Ten years ago I would have agreed with @phomchic across the board. BTW, I also really like MQA. We attended the Eagles concert last night. Absolutely fabulous. Today I cranked my Bel Canto Black EX/YG Carmel system to ... 
Best of the best Integrated amps in 2018
The Bel Canto Black Integrated has much of the same DNA as the full Black System. It is on the cover of Stereophile April 2018. It is worthy of serious consideration.  
What Matters and What is Nonsense
I am going to take an unpopular position, so try to be kind. The DAC/Controller and amps are more important than the speakers, at least after you buy a good speaker. Good speakers will sound better and better the higher the quality of the electron... 
Int Amp for Thiel CS 3.7
@thieliste The Bel Canto Black ACI 600 is on the cover of  the April 2018 copy of  Stereophile  
Magical Marantz 22## receivers
I have a vintage Marantz 2230 because I owned one when I was 17 years old. Reminds me of my youth.  
Y No YG ?
Going back to 2010, the YG Carmel was Absolute Sound’s Upper-End Loudspeaker of the Year. The Joseph Audio Pulsar was the Mid-Priced Loudspeaker of the Year.  
ELAC - Adante... what’s the verdict?
Any speaker Andrew Jones designs is interesting.  
Stand mount loudspeakers
+3 Joseph Audio Pulsars