randy-11

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LaScalla "horn" sound compared to "maggie" sound
hard to beat a line source... 
Ancient AR Turntable with NO anti skate
sure, you can try but be careful use the adj. anti-skate if you have it 
Ancient AR Turntable with NO anti skate
The one with the simple machined block at the pivot and the brass counter-weight?not sure if AR ever put adjustable anti-skate on - even for the XAone trick is to twist the arm wires (!)another is to just use a vintage cartridge with low compliance 
Have you ever tried a pair of speakers and said this Is the last thing I will ever need.
nope 
LaScalla "horn" sound compared to "maggie" sound
Magneplanar wants you to avoid using subs with their speakers (tho many people do).If you like the 1.7, you might want to try the 3.7i (which is acoustically smaller than the 1.7s).  You can reinforce the bass with their DWM panels also (these can... 
High quality Speaker switch box for multiple amps?
if testing, you could also try running one amp into each speaker and using the pre-amp to "switch"this won't test the sound staging and some other things, but costs nothing 
Absolute Sound - do we really need another review like this?
Audio Critic 
Absolute Sound - do we really need another review like this?
What HiFi? 
Planar speaker placement
Magneplanar says to set them at least 5-6 ft. from the front wall - I never heard of 2 ft. 
Bi-wires links for speakers ?
same - except for one thing...Richard Vandersteen is a fan of biwiring for his speakers & I pay attention to his opinions, just as I do to ARC, Pass, Magneplanar, and other top manfs. with long track records of excellence 
Graphene spray and ...
there are dozenstry a search for "2D heterostructures" and see what pops up 
thinking of downsizing
Creek Evo 100 with the Ruby DAC module 
Graphene spray and ...
graphene is just the newest buzzword for trolls to use on the technically inastute victimshttp://www.nature.com/articles/srep13523there are many more in the scientific literature 
Graphene spray and ...
an incorrect answer as sputtering is for conducting materials, like metalspeople have tried it and other vapor deposition methods on graphene but only in the lab and it damages the graphenebut check back every decade or so and see ... 
Dick's / Dave's picks
my issues are not about them being a business, but about the artificial limitations on production runs of DavPs to create scarcity and hence high unit prices when there are other ways to support the people in the GDOon another note, here is an old...