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Has education expanded your listening tastes?
There is a "used to be " well-known tome titled " The Thriteenth Greatest of Centuries " by one James J. Walsh , that lays out the Gothic claim out in a masterful manner. 
Has education expanded your listening tastes?
Frogman, my next-door neighbor in Berlin was a stay at home Mom, who was also a gifted clarnetist and grad of the Berlin Hochschule of Music .She subbed in about every ensemble in Berlin, including the Philharmonic. Through her I ocassionaly got t... 
Has the Oppo carried the AV industry?
Of course, even DAC selected is major. 
Has education expanded your listening tastes?
If you love Classical music as much as I do, over 40 years of listening you pick up the elements and forms of music by yourself, not to mention reading 5k liner notes . A love of Sibelius leads you to the current treasures pouring out of Finland e... 
3 speaker cable options - what to choose?
Behemot, If you listen to rock/pop IMO not worth waiting.For classical ,acoustic jazz I think it is. 
A speaker so loud it can kill you
Rock has made ear surgeons multi-millionares on a 20 hour week month schedule (no joke).Beloved in Rochester, MN. 
Bryston, Sansui or NAD..which amp to recondition?
The Sansui, yesterday, today and tomorrow !AU-719 and 919 were among the most musical pups ever birthed. 
Has education expanded your listening tastes?
Hevac1, sounds like education to me, trust you meant the formal version.Marqmike, thanks for the great story. I have a good grasp of the "History of Western Civilization" if I do say so myself.I'm positive I would not enjoy Classical music nearly ... 
small red lights flash on my Nakamichi PA-7
No sweat Swamp , if you dish it out need to take it too. Life is hard.Wolf really is buried in Vienna right next to Brahms who isburied right next to SchubertJust a comment Wolf, didn't think you were. 
small red lights flash on my Nakamichi PA-7
Need to do their best your Wolfness.LOL Are you related to Hugo Wolf, the one whose buried about 20 ft from Schubert ? 
small red lights flash on my Nakamichi PA-7
Those lights should be mandatory on ALL amps !30 years ago they hipped me into just how much power MaggiesREALLY need, as in 500 watts a side into 4 ohms on up. 
Denon DL-103 "one of the...."
Of course it is . 
3 speaker cable options - what to choose?
I've owned all 3 , Morrow is all about Air and detail, SC5-Eis solid from top to bottom but less "airy' .Clear Day Shotgun is not a choice for speakers as inefficent as yours, need Double for that.If you listen to mostly acoustic music, I'd get th... 
Has education expanded your listening tastes?
Musicians come from a different place than most listeners.Classical Music is very important to me ,esp.since I can no longer pursue other great interests I once had had like hunting and hiking. But at the end of the day, as much as I love it. its ... 
Has education expanded your listening tastes?
Brownsfan, I like some Stravinsky, "Dunbarton Oaks", L'histoire du soldat"and others.His Cantata on Old English Texts is a masterwork. Ditto Mahler. In Music i look for pieces that lead me to my goal,which is clarity of thought and peace of mind. ...