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Maggies to Tekton?
Based on the pictures on the Maggie site, it was probably the 1.7i.  
Maggies to Tekton?
I'm not really a Maggie fan, but I just wanted to comment on the demo I had a few months ago at my dealer of a current Maggie. I don't know what model it was, but it absolutely had bass slam and I was surprised. But it did have trouble with image ... 
Albert Von Schweikert Has Passed Away
Very sad day. I talked to him a few times when the company was located near me in San Marcos, CA and I owned the VR-1 and needed repairs. One time he was burning in one of the new huge tower models and the room was right next to the front desk rec... 
Oppo 105 stutter
I don't really play discs at all. This happens during streaming video from the HDMI input.I haven't seen it since my post. Thanks.Dave 
Oppo 105 stutter
My (new) DAC is the Simaudio Moon 280D but this has been happened using the XLR outs from the Oppo in my previous setup. 
Acoustic Zen Adagio, How Good Are They?
I live near Acoustic Zen and I was recently at their office where Robert played the Adagios through a Tri 50w tube amp, Hologram speaker cables, Silver Reference ICs, Gargantua power cable. This setup had amazingly clean extension and power (espec...