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Refresh Ohm Walsh 4s or Walsh 5000 upgrade?
That sounds like a good omen to me. Love that you kept the speakers for so long and will be upgrading them. Best of luck and let us know how they sound. 
Joseph Audio Perspectives (originals) - Rendition of symphony orchestras
I don’t have any first-hand experience with the Joseph audio perspectives, so take this with as many grains of salt as you wish. I’m sure they are great speakers and I’ve seen many positive reviews. However, Stereophile reported and measured that ... 
The Intellectual People Podcast - Galen Gareis (Former Belden Wire Designer)
I read the very positive review but I haven’t heard much else. I was wondering if others could corroborate. 
Incoming ... New Preamp
May your new gear bring you many hours of joy 
The Intellectual People Podcast - Galen Gareis (Former Belden Wire Designer)
Have any Audiogon regulars heard them? 
Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure
@david_ten, Thanks for asking. Yes, pretty much, especially when stephen dunn chimed in and said that his Vinny Rossi integrated sounded even better when he put resistors into lower the damping factor. Still curious about the Bakoon. I have not be... 
Cube Audio Nenuphar Single Driver Speaker (10 inch) TQWT Enclosure
I've been following this thread for some time and think it's interesting and folks are quite helpful and informative. Hope you don't mind a couple of questions:1) if the Cube driver was designed specifically for amps with low damping factor, why w... 
Joseph Audio dealer in the northeast?
I always enjoyed Joseph speakers at shows (back when we had shows), and  read the many good reviews, so I sent a couple of emails over the years asking about any dealers in California. Never heard anything, so I moved on. 
Spendor SP2/3e Opinions?
Years ago I ran SP 1/2e's with a Roger Majeski RM-10 and it worked great at moderate volumes. I think this would too. 
How Much Power Do Vandersteen 5a's Really Need?
I owned 5A’s for many years and drove them with both tubes and solid-state. 100 W should be fine for normal listening, but if you want to party they can really suck up the juice especially in your big room 
Single Driver Impedence
Thanks Erik and oldhvymec. Makes sense to this layperson.  
Recommendations for next headphone
I would also consider ZMF Verite.  
Tannoy Stirlings on the way!
Congratulations! Once you have them sorted out a bit, let us know what you think. 
Joseph Audio Perspective2 vs Perspective
I've never compared the two models, but JA did in his review of the Perspective 2s. He noted that the treble on the originals was tipped up which could make them sound bright. He thought the updated model was better balanced. His measurements conf... 
New Denafrips recklocker/converters: IRIS and GAIA
Because the Nucleus can only  Simultaneously act as a server and endpoint using USB out which is the noisiest output and puts additional stress on it. The Gaia Cleans up the USB output. If you use I2s, SPDIF, or balanced, which are supposed to be ...