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I did go but for one day only.  not a big fan of shows as it is really hard to hear good music in good sound in those rooms.  Mostly go to hang with my old audio buddies that i worked with a gazillion years ago in the business.  
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Jafant:  i must say you are an excellent moderator for this thread.   
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Duramax:  here is a post i made last  year regarding the BAT VK80 https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/that-transformational-piece-of-gear-we-all-wish-for  
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I have had good luck with the Coda 16  
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i just sent a response again and included my email and phone number but they are not letting it thru.    
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DURAMAX Thanks.  i received your email and did respond back.  Hope all is well in Tombstone?    
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Duramax,  we should get together.   I could invite my friend Bob M. who lives in Durham to join us as he too has 3.7's.  Please PM me if that works for you.     @ig316b  I use REL 812's and they seem to work great with the Thiels but i have neve... 
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Duramax, Well if i had the dollars and even more, the space for it, i would get a 500 now and then go mono in about a year as i think it is pretty easy to convert them  (not sure if it can be done at home or sent back to the factory).   guessing ... 
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 @duramax747 I too am thinking about the BAT amps you mentioned.  I would prefer the 300 in mono as they are less expensive for sure and also much lighter in weight versus the 500.  However at this point,  i do not think the 300's are available. ... 
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Hi All,   by any chance is anyone reading this today going to the Live Audio Advice show in Raleigh?  
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hi Tom,    i meant the audio show was noisy, especially the AV rooms.   no problem with my wonderful 3.7's.   Thanks. Hi Duramax,  i think as long as the amp is capable of a lot of current,  any good high powered SS amp will work.   The Coda is r... 
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it is fun but very noisy.   i am going to listen to the Perlisten brand of speakers. it has been very challenging to find a speaker that would entice me enough to sell my 3.7's  i drive them with a Coda 16 amp and a BAT VK 80 preamp.   
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are you by chance going to the Audio Advice show in Raleigh this Friday?  
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where in NC as i live in Greensboro?  
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hi Gentlemen,  Thank you for the input and comments.  A special shout out to Jafant for maintaining this thread,  and to Tom Thiel for all his wonderful advice and input.