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New MOFI speaker (Andrew Jones)
Here's the latest review from High Fidelity of the Sourcepoint 10 by Wojciech Pacula (who is a recording engineer as well as a reviewer). They gave it a Red Fingerprint Award. All the best, Nonoise    
New Class D amplifiers
Yes, @curtdr , Technics does bristle at the suggestion that their integrateds are Class D but I was just being lazy. 😄 All  the best, Nonoise  
"Audiophile" Power Cables: The Greatest Audio Conspiracy Theory of All Time?
@waytoomuchstuff , of all the responses you got you need to ask me what was my favorite part?   
Who Would You Spend A Day With - Pick Two
All the boundaries and guardrails are gone.  
"Audiophile" Power Cables: The Greatest Audio Conspiracy Theory of All Time?
Must be bored from being stuck inside from this lousy weather.  
New Class D amplifiers
Technics has two wonderful sounding Class D integrateds. The SU-G700M2 (which  I have) and the SU0R1000 (the bigger brother). All the best, Nonoise  
Speaker Break-in
One great way to break in a pair of speakers is to play Ayre's Irrational but Efficacious! System Enhancement Disc. It consists of short and long glide tones, white, pink, brown noise, mono brown noise, and out of phase brown noise.  Be mindful o... 
Speaker Cable Recommendations - Under 2k
Take a look at Darwin Cables.  I use them for my ICs and SCs. They just get out of the way of the music. Check out the Darwin Specials section for what could be a great discount. Great guys to talk to. All the best, Nonoise  
Sensitivity 86 v 90
After all that was mentioned before I posted, I made the same, dumb mistake of citing efficiency instead of sensitivity. Everything still applies.  All the best, Nonoise  
Sensitivity 86 v 90
I went from JBL 4319 monitors rated at 92db efficiency, 6ohm nominal, 4.7ohm at lowest point to Atalante 3 monitors rated at 87db efficiency, 6ohm nominal, 4.4 ohm at lowest point and only have to increase volume 1- 1 1/2 db for the same results. ... 
Spikes on tower speakers
Competitively priced with the Townsends is the Boenicke Swingbase, which has been around since 2010. 6moons has a preview for a review going on and here's a video of the base in action: So many ways to skin the cat. No intent to highjack th... 
Who Would You Spend A Day With - Pick Two
@arafiq I wouldn't wish that on my worse enemy. Do your own wet work. All the best, Nonoise  
Who Would You Spend A Day With - Pick Two
@noromance , thanks for the mad props. I wish I could choose but that would be like asking which kid I liked the best or passing some kind of judgement of Solomon.  All the best, Nonoise  
Proof of improvements in audio system sound quality....
If it came in a bottle, everyone would have great sound.  It doesn't.  No one person can tell you. No one device, or room treatment, or (your idea here) will be the answer to your dilemma.  There's no lamp to rub or rug to unroll as there are no s... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Works from his "Golden Age" Yoko Kaneko: fortepiano      MA Recordings All the best, Nonoise