russ69

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How Much Do You Love Your Magnepan LRS+ Speakers?
Wait until you hear a 3.7....the best tweeter in the world.   
Leonard Cohen Tribute - Here It Is
No CD?  
Active Speakers Better? No, per Michael Borresen
@russ69 , IDK about choices being limited The LS-60 was the only one I could think of.  At 45 Hz the PW60 is not a full range loudspeaker in my opinion.   
Floorstanding speaker advice needed for long room
Most conventional loudspeakers will work near a wall, they just won't be ideal. Skip anything with a rear port.   
RS6001 at a garage sale
You want to make sure all the drivers are working perfectly, and you might have to rebuild the crossovers. I love Infinity loudspeakers but I would pass and buy something new like a Wharfedale Linton.   
Active Speakers Better? No, per Michael Borresen
There are very limited choices of full range active loudspeakers. Lots of choices for bookshelf and monitors.   
Everything matter in the audio chain. Tests prove it!
Very interesting. I would have liked to see a tube amp in the test.  
Does Equipment Break In, or Does Our Hearing Adjust?
  Does Equipment Break In, or Does Our Hearing Adjust? Yes.  
Low buzzing through speaks
So it would appear switching to RCS’s won’t make any difference, no? The RCAs will be 3db down from the XLR connections. 3db might be enough to knock down the hiss a bit.   
Help putting together a little system with McIntosh MC 30s
Yes, you will need a preamp. If it was me, I'd sell the Macs and get a nice tube integrated amp.   
Low buzzing through speaks
for every -dB of attenuation (5, 10, 20, etc.) that is used, you’ll lose that in volume when playing your system In almost all cases you'll have plenty of gain to fully drive the amp.   I would hope that both would be 0.0V with no audio play... 
The Beatles Revolver
My take? If I like how it sounds, thumbs up. If I don't like it, in the bin.   
What is the Best Sounding Stand Mount Speaker in the world?
MBL Radialstrahler 120  
Grounding questions
Just as a test drop the ground on the amp. Then do the same to the pre-amp.   
Dilemma
 Sansui AU 771 ...McIntosh MA 250... Technics table... Polk SDA's speakers. Nola Contender 3 and Clearaudio ... Oppo 105 player.  Dump the Sansui, 32 watts doesn't get you too far. Keep the Mac250 if it is fresh. The Technics tables would depen...