seanheis1

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YBA PRODUCTS
Andre designed the Audio Refinement series but had it manufactured in China to save money. https://www.stereophile.com/integratedamps/499ar/index.html 
YBA PRODUCTS
I also have the Audio Refinement integrated amp and CD player. It's an incredible combo. The build quality, attention to detail, sound...all top notch.  
Black Ash.....
I would say black matte looks worse than ash. Gloss black won’t work with every room.if you want your speaker to be the main attraction in the room, then yeah go for a whirly burly curly Salk cabinet with a bright color.  
How come Horn + woofer designs are not more popular?
The 4367s are great but most audiophiles don’t want them in their living rooms because of their size and looks. Klipsch is doing a great job making their horn speakers look cool. Nobody would confuse them for DJ speakers.  
Amp for nee LRS Maggies
I would skip the stands and subs and use part of the amp budget to move up to the .7s. Outlaw 2160 is a really nice stereo receiver for well under $1000.  
Magnepan LRS compared to the .7 or the 1.7i ?
Here is a review comparing to the .7 at about 5.5 minutes into the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdqchci3AhUThe .7 has more bass, greater dynamics, and a larger sweet spot. It’s the same speaker, you just get more of it.  
Cost Effective Sub Woofer
REL or Sumiko for music. Easiest to blend and incredibly musical.SVS and HSU are great for home theater or for 50/50 music/movies.  
Wharfedale Linton Heritage 85th Anniversary
MoFi/Music Direct (the US Distributer that sponsored the room) could’ve given Wharfedale a Luxman, McInstosh or other more premium amp. MoFi is getting aggressive. They also flew a couple of YouTube reviewers to Axpona to push their product lines,... 
Integrated amplifier search
Schiit Ragnarok integrated plus a Modi Multibit.  
The Harbeth phenomenon
Maybe it’s just me but Harbeth speakers sound slow. Probably not a big deal for acoustic or Diana Krall, but I find it to be an issue with faster music.  
NAD D3045 vs NAD C268 for KEF LS50 - which amp for greatest synergy with KEF LS50?
Be careful pairing LS50 with Class D. Things can get very lean, bright, and analytical quickly. 
Pop-up spam is making this site unusable.
Adblocker pro fixed the issue for me. Still the site should be fixed.  
Pop-up spam is making this site unusable.
I still see them on iPhone. They take over the Safari browser and take me to another SPAM site. Go into the amps discussion from iPhone/Safari and I get routed to sfweeklymusic.world with a huge pop up that says Congratulations! and a picture of a... 
The new Schiit Aegir Amplifier now shipping
By using the Vidar case and selling a bunch of these, they can make $300-$400 a unit and be fine. First Watt sells such few units of each model, they need to make $1500 to $2000 per unit.  
Site is hacked
I see the ads but no popups on a clean cache of Safari on iPhone. I think this forum accepts ads for a little extra money. Pretty typical these days. I have my pop up blocker on.