schubert

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What do audiophiles listen in their cars?
Wives giving directions mostly. 
Speaker wire suggestion w/ Paradigm Studio 100 v3
Oval 12 is better than your speakers. 
need amp for Prima Luna Prologue 3 preamp
I've heard a lot of amps with my MMG's.Van Alstine Synergy 550 is wonderful. 
Matching speaker cables to Magnepan MMG's
THE speaker cable for MMG's , IS beyond all doubt, Analysis Plus Oval 12, period. 
magnepan mmg experiments continue
BUy Analsis Plus 12 OVAL speaker cable, THE SC for MMG. 
Ohm Walsh 2000 vs MMG vs Vandersteen 2ce Sig?
MMG's are better than the other 2 and not by a little bit.THE problem is that they are thought of "starter " speakers when they are really more "end" speakers in that they need the best of amps, pre's , and wire to do what they can , not to mentio... 
Magnepan MMG or something else
Lots of prople still read these for the collective wisdom imparted.Here's one, if you have MMG's run, do not walk -to beg, buy or borrow Analysis Plus Oval 12 speaker cable, this is THE cable for these period. 
Help me emulate the best speakers I've heard
TS, live and learn, all this time I thought the notes preferred the more cultivated atmosphere. 
Magnepan MMG or something else
I had a Fiat 500 in my garage, not nearly as good as my Ferrari though both made in Italy. 
Help me emulate the best speakers I've heard
I lived in Berlin for years, music ALWAYS sounds better there than anywhere in USA.Ony Vienna has better acoustics. 
The Demise of the Hi-End Audio Store
Could be that rich asians tend to be better educated and more cultured than rich americans. 
The Demise of the Hi-End Audio Store
Chayro, well said.IMHO given the state of music today, an Ipod is overkill.In the 40 yrs I've been an audiofool, I've never understood why anyone who doesn't listen to acoustic jazz or classical music bothers with audio in the first place.I know i... 
The Demise of the Hi-End Audio Store
In NYC. amomg Wall St and Forex traders, 50 K is an impulse buy. In Mpls. to young MBA crowd it requires thought, the average young Mayo Doc wil burst out laughing 
The Demise of the Hi-End Audio Store
Since the hi-end model shifted to making a lot of money off each unit from making a decent amount off more units, stores can only operate in places with a large amount of fools with a lot of money. In the USA this means the financial centers like ... 
Right in the too-many-options budget sweet spot?
Sounds like asking for trouble to me.