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THE IMPORTANCE OF TIME DOMAIN RESPONSE MUST READ
@kenjit  said: "The time response of a speaker is how fast it starts and stops." I claim to know almost nothing about the subject, but isn't kenjit confusing time alignment of individual drivers in a multi driver design with the impulse response... 
Cost effective power cables recommendations, low and high power
Agree with @hilde45. If you don't want to spend a lot of money, the Pangea cords are well made and make a positive sonic improvement, but as he said, they're not the most flexible. Of course, that's true of many cords.   
Who is Gonna Buy A New Jeep Grand Wagoneer For the MacIntosh Stereo?
So funny that the OP can't even spell the brand name.  
Suggest one obsure album we all should hear
The Mona Lisa's Sister - Graham Parker Not exactly obscure, but brilliant and underappreciated I think.  
Thiel Owners
That's great to hear Tom. Thanks for the update.  
When someone tells you it's a $40,000 amp, does it sound better?
Thanks @mapman  I grew up in a Jewish community, so I knew some Yiddish words even though I wasn't Jewish, but I never heard that one.  
Thiel Owners
@tomthiel  Hi Tom, Did you decide against buying the 7.2's on usaudiomart? I just noticed that they are still for sale.  
When someone tells you it's a $40,000 amp, does it sound better?
Plotz? What does that mean @mapman ?  
When someone tells you it's a $40,000 amp, does it sound better?
@cleeds  No matter what level you subscribe to on his site, all you're really getting it to see this very expensive gear; you can't hear it in any real way because it is replayed over inexpensive computer speakers. So, it's like a type of voyeuri... 
When someone tells you it's a $40,000 amp, does it sound better?
@milpai  Yes, Jay was very defensive, even though I asked members (not him), the question is a courteous way. I was interested to know how many here find his advice worth paying for. After all, this is a man who just got into audio a few years ag... 
When someone tells you it's a $40,000 amp, does it sound better?
  @dwmb Is that $264k each, or for the pair? I ask because he claims that his monos cost $500.000.  
Who is Gonna Buy A New Jeep Grand Wagoneer For the MacIntosh Stereo?
Jeep has to do something to try to justify their ridiculously overpriced vehicles. This won't hurt, I'm sure.   
When someone tells you it's a $40,000 amp, does it sound better?
@jumia  Not to be unkind, but I think that the factors that make such an amplifier cost what it does have been explained in detail multiple times within this thread. If you still don't understand, I doubt that you ever will.  
When someone tells you it's a $40,000 amp, does it sound better?
@ps  I can't see any relation between those lyrics and what you were trying to say.  
When someone tells you it's a $40,000 amp, does it sound better?
@unreceivedogma  That's a good observation.