russ69

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For Vandersteen owners & lovers: Which other brands do you like?
Triangle Signature Deltas at $8500 pair. Air, depth, width, and beautiful mid-range.   
Book Shelf Speaker advice - Formerly Book Shelf Dilemma
I remember when I picked them they didn’t fit in my car That’s weird they fit in my CrewCab F150 with room to spare?  
Why do Tube Amps sound more romantic v SS amps
....why are tube amps according to people who own them say the sound is more say romantic sound vs SS amp ?  General statements about the sound qualities of individual designs are a little too broad sweeping. You really have to evaluate each co... 
Book Shelf Speaker advice - Formerly Book Shelf Dilemma
but the Lintons are gigantic and not a good fit for this space.  No Magnepan 30.1s are gigantic. Lintins are bookshelf loudspeakers and not as large as some very popular bookshelf speakers.   
Solid state to tube
I will try a tube pre amp first and run it with my current YBA 1 solid state amp. That is a good place to get your feet wet.  
Slow Shipping Question - UPS
Not long ago a UPS shipment went past my house 3 times. And I say past my house, I mean like 500 miles or more past my house.   
Valve Amp for Sonus Faber Sonetto IIIs
I think a lower power tube amp would be a bit under powered for your loudspeakers and big tube amps make a lot of heat and can be costly to run. How about a Unico Nuovo hybrid? Sweet sounding from what I hear.   
Book Shelf Speaker advice - Formerly Book Shelf Dilemma
"...I understand I need to lower my expectations of listening enjoyment due to the room..." I just want to understand your criteria. Since a critical listening setup is NOT the goal, I would lean you towards an enjoyable loudspeaker that will f... 
What exactly is a speaker box sound?
Most good designs try to minimize the diffraction effect, you'll mostly lose imaging and depth.   
Book Shelf Speaker advice - Formerly Book Shelf Dilemma
Your living room...is a living room. You are not setup for a listening room as far as I can tell.   
Cartridges
Get both.  
Downward firing speaker port and domestic issues
Panel speakers work good for this. Not much energy goes anywhere but on axis.  
The big Gensis are back, but what about Arion?
I guess I have a use for my Infinity RS1B woofer towers now.   
Preamp for Parasound and B&W803d2
Something lively and tube based.   
So, I listened to a $1Million Dollar System
Demos are meaningless if they play their music. Come to my house, I'll play my tunes and blow you away. If you bring your own music YMMV.