mprime

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H2O S250 vs CIA D-200 vs PS Audio GCA-500
I have compared these amps online and have come to some startling conclusions. Specifically, it is clear that one is superior to all the others, and that one is the one I own, though I have not heard the others. Still, I am resolute that the best ... 
What do you think of my 25 laws of audio
Omit 13 and start a 12 step program 
Have you tried SILCLEAR from Mapleshade?
It's a minor-minor-minor improvement.Buy more music and scotch instead. 
The problem with the music
Slappy nailed it. My A&R friends are saying as much. 
Blue Note Jazz Recordings
I'm trying to exorcise my vinyl brain splinter, Albert.You're an evil man.:-) 
Blue Note Jazz Recordings
I have a question to the guys who have the vinyl version of these disks: how great a gap is there between the RVG remixes and vinyl with with a top quality player?I really don't mean for this to devolve into a vinyl v. cd thread, but I'm curious a... 
Vintage tubes skyrocketing in price
Yeah it sucks.Got an alternative idea?Honestly, it amazes me how many people are ignorant of market dynamics; NOS tube sellers are only able to get what people are willing to pay: no more, no less. This system ensures a relativly ready supply of i... 
A Call To Reason . . . . .
Oh, the truth is you Meitner dudes are pissed off there's a new kid on the block offering better price/performance.:-P(yes, that is meant playfully)I agree with you in spirit, Laz, but must say I find such threads therapeutic in a 'there but for t... 
linn kairn/kolector or tube preamp
I wresteled with this recently: sticking with Linn or experimenting with other sounds. I decided to experiment, for I already knew what I had.I decided upon a simple 6SN7 tubed preamp (Cary design) which is most enjoyable. It also gives me a chanc... 
Best copper interconnect cables
Au24 is an outstanding cable. Easy to pick up a broken in pair via Audiogon.Venhaus Pulsar should be considered as well, but know going in, they take a long time to break in.Best, 
Any Info on Upcoming JC-2 Preamp?
Yeah, it's a Blowtorch manufactured in China.:-) 
Speaker Break-in
Thanks, guys. Per Nick, I'm playing them out of phase, face-to-face, with the Stereophile Bass Decade warble tonight (per Sean). Will do this periodically over the next few days as well.It is interesting, because these speakers spec out lower than... 
Walker Audio Extreme SST
Listener,Yikes! Heat up coconut oil and you have varnish! I hope these products don't contain these type of oils. I can't imagine what the long term effects would be. 
Walker Audio Extreme SST
Okay, this is my primary thought:I'd love to *measure* the psycho-acoustical impact of SST.I know Rushton to be one of the more responsible posters on the 'gon. I also know these tweaks do make a difference. But when I read:"...after two hours I'm... 
B&W Nuatilus
"I like the way that several people make presumptions about the sound of the new models without having hear (or even seen) them."Amen.