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My New Review of the Spatial Hologram M4 Open Baffle Speaker
Thanks so much for the kind feedback. I really enjoyed writing it. 
New blog post on the Fritz Carrera Rev 7 BE
 Yes, indeed! They are several times the price of the Spatial M4 (which I love and will be posting about soon). Actually, the Fritz Carrera's are over my budget, which is one reason that I was so grateful that Fritz wanted to send them along for a... 
New blog post on the Fritz Carrera Rev 7 BE
I think that the Spatial M4's are quite wonderful and I'll be posting a full review soon. I didn’t purchase the Fritz Carrera's - Fritz sent them along to get some feedback with the 300B SET. I'm still in the midst of my 60 day trial from Spatial ... 
In Memory of Glenn Frey...Favorite Eagles song?
I Can't Tell You Why, although the final chord changes in New Kid In Town (when they shift suddenly into a major key on "...and you're still around") still gives me the chills.Very sad that he's gone. 
Speakers that are very accurate sounding but don't produce an emotional connection.
I'm coming to think that if I listen to a stereo rig and think "great performance" rather than "great gear," that a good indicator of "emotional connection."  :-) 
What's the greatest bargain in audio racks these days?
Thanks a lot for the responses, folks! I'd never heard of Timbernation. His stuff looks gorgeous, although it's a little pricey for my budget. I think I might get a lower Salamander Archetype and put the turntable on a separate, two shelf stand th... 
Speakers that are very accurate sounding but don't produce an emotional connection.
sunnyjim,Bravo for initiating this enlightening and fascinating thread. What a great question and what great responses!My thoughts on what makes for an emotionally involving speaker have been evolving rapidly since I began the search for a speaker... 
Start of tube rolling series on my blog
Thanks so much Al. I appreciate your feedback and your kind words. 
Fritz Carbon 7 se vs Golden year Triton 5
bakalovb:I can't give you a comparison to the Golden Ear, but if it's helpful, here's my recent review of the Carbon 7 SE, which I thought was quite great:https://stevefolberg.wordpress.com/2015/08/25/equipment-review-the-fritz-speakers-carbon-7-se/  
Mac Music Software Frustration
Hi, sbank,What was your workflow for deleting the Audirvana 1.x proxy files?Thanks! 
Start of tube rolling series on my blog
Part II of the Tube Rolling blog series is up, this one on affordable 300B's!https://stevefolberg.wordpress.com/2015/12/18/new-tubes-part-ii/ Enjoy! 
Start of tube rolling series on my blog
Al, well spotted, thanks! I'd never used the URL button on this forum before and didn't notice the duplication.Thanks again. 
Mac Music Software Frustration
I've been doing just that recently! Thing is, I think I like the sound of Pure Music and Amarra the best, and I'm wondering how I can get those to work well for me. 
My Skylan stand review
Chayro,Yes, I agree - the stands are like part of the cabinet. I don't know if Noel is including the Q-Bricks standard, or if they're usually an extra-cost item. I haven't done a lot of a/b comparisons with and without the Q-Bricks, but I'd be cur... 
Calling all SET fans
For what it's worth, I did a 4-part series of articles on my audio blog about speakers for SET amps. The first article is right here.I purchased a pair of Omega Super Alnico monitors, with the 6-inch hemp cone driver with alnico magnet motor. I'm ...