pokey77

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DO CABLES REALLY MATTER?
Cables lives matter! (couldn't resist.) 
New Look for Audiogon hard to work with
I haven’t looked at listings for a couple days but it has defaulted back to the porthole look.  Argggghhhhhhh. 
New D'Agostino Monoblocks...$250,000
@esthlos13Good for you, you get the bigger picture. I can't afford these amps either, but I'm also not jealous of those who can. And at some point we all benefit from this leading edge R&D. 
New Look for Audiogon hard to work with
All of the comments in this thread embody the adage, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". This current "upgrade" was not an upgrade in anyway.Now, since it is broke, please revert to the very useful search that was working just fine. 
New Audiogon equipment search format.
Where is the "easy button"? Because this "new" design is anything but that. 
New Look for Audiogon hard to work with
Wow, this is very user unfriendly. A text list is so much easier to see. Please go back. 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Damien Jurado - Maraqopa (a gh rec from years gone by)Copeland - In Motion  (another gh rec from years gone by)Both streamed from Spotify and to my computer as the listening system is down now. 
Trying to Decide on my next Purchase
@audiotroy Nice informative post Troy 
price of Oppo players threw the roof
@nonoise Though the 205 is twice the cost, what would you buy that is comparable to a 203/205 in video? You may want to consider the 205. 
Amps for KEF Blade 2
I've heard the KEF Blade 2 with Hegel H360 and their reference separates and it was very good on both. Also heard the big Blade with the Luxman 900 separates and again it was really good. Not sure which I liked best since that was around 6-8 month... 
Luxman vs Pass Labs
@yyzsantabarbara I have heard the Luxman 900 M/C amp/pre combo on the same speakers as the integrateds but not on the same day. My thought is it is very smooth but may lack snap and sparkle. I really couldn't say anymore than that. Read @whitecama... 
No sound from Mack !!!
If I'm getting this right, you are trying to connect the speakers to the preamp (C-26)?If so, your second explanation is what you should be doing. Connect the speakers to the 7100 and then connect the C-26 to the 7100. The C-26 is your volume cont... 
Luxman vs Pass Labs
@mizioaAmong the Luxman integrateds, I've heard three of them in the last six months. First heard the  L-590 AX II (two or three times), L-509X (two times), and the L-507uXII. The  L-590 AX II is very smooth and has lots of bloom for an SS produ... 
New D'Agostino Monoblocks...$250,000
@hk_fan @statman Finally, a bit of reason.Regardless of anybodies financial where withal, specs, etc,  let your ears decide if it is good or not. I've heard Dan's stuff a few times, and IMHO, it is very good. 
What's happened to the used high end market recently?? Sales are tough....:0(
@ghasley "I also aspired to do better and I never recall feeling resentment when others were prospering disproportionately better than I was. Just because everyone can’t afford whatever they want doesn’t make it unfair but it does create opportuni...