roberjerman

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Magnepan + live music = 🔥
Using YouTube for a sonic reference - LOL! 
Upgrades that met/exceeded your expectations and those that felt short
When I bought my KLH Nine full-range electrostats in 1992 I put my Quad 57's aside (in use since 1981). Superior bass and dynamic range, given enough amp power!  
The secret to a great amplifier...
Only if you first apply some KY to the fuse before insertion! 
Keeping a Peachtree Nova 300 Cool
If you are that worried about reduced life by on/off cycling use the fan and leave it on 24/7. No effect upon SQ! 
Keeping a Peachtree Nova 300 Cool
No problem with turning the amp off when not in use! Won't affect sound quality - contrary to what the neurotically obsessed will claim! And using a cooling fan will not harm the amp either! 
Seriously? Why Buy ARC Ref 6SE? seems Benchmark LA4 is a better choice.
If you want to hear a difference between components buy tube gear! 
Seriously? Why Buy ARC Ref 6SE? seems Benchmark LA4 is a better choice.
+1 emergingsoul! You speak the uncomfortable truth! Expensive high end gear is a case of "the emperor’s new clothes"! 
Seriously? Why Buy ARC Ref 6SE? seems Benchmark LA4 is a better choice.
@tomcy6 : the truth is that there is no discernable sonic difference between any of today's solid state gear (amps, preamps, CD/DVD players/transports, DACs) - regardless of what the golden ear audio gurus claim!  
Seriously? Why Buy ARC Ref 6SE? seems Benchmark LA4 is a better choice.
Marketing hype and marque fsctor! Same as high-priced SUVs (Mercedes. BMW, Audi ...) 
Walter Davies (LAST Factory) has passed away
How sad another audio innovator gone! 
Sue Kraft
Sorry to learn of her passing! I remember her article on the DQ-10's in TAS, among others! They were a favorite of hers! Another perceptive and talented writer gone! 
Re Building a power Amplifier
Boat anchor! 
smaller speakers for critical listening?
I.have a pair of Rogers LS3/5A's that I bought from an eBay seller in Lithuania for $960 + shipping. At that price how could I resist! A 45+ years old design that still sounds better than most small stand-mounts! Sure, it lacks a bottom octave of ... 
Bought some 14/2 “speaker wire” from Home Depot
Now I have an amp in the middle between the KLH Nines and a six-foot piece of RCA 14gauge all-copper zip to each speaker. Still sounds excellent! 
Bought some 14/2 “speaker wire” from Home Depot
My nearby HIFi store (remember those?) had a 40-foot piece of Mogami 2477 OFC copper coax 12gauge that was left as a sample by a sales rep. I bought it for $40 and took it home. Cut it in half, stripped the ends, twisted the core strands together,...