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A Nice repair story
I believe you are correct Morris a very nice person, I got a little tour of the place no shortage of electronics to repair. When I entered he was talking to a gentleman picking up a large Sonic Frontiers amp told him it was a keeper! mine neede... 
For wi-fi streamers--a discovery to increase wi-fi strength
You can get a wifi relative quality reading with a mac computer about this mac, system report wifi it will tell connection quality mine next to node -31 dbm signal -98 dbm noise  
Annoying trend? New vinyl equalization and compression
pindac Sad but so true. I have witnessed this with my own eyes, My wife's adult son was horrified by my suggestion to actually play one of his records! I can still remember saying "playing them is what they are for" I still can't believe it!  
Whats playing on your system today?
Listening to Clapton Crossroads 2 downloaded to my Sony portable Dap with my TH-X00 headphones. A great way to spend Saturday morning.  
Final? ARC Chapter...
I have never owned any ARC gear, But have never thought of it as mid-fi Always sounded decent to me when I ran across ARC systems. I have friends who have owned and thought very highly of the brand. Seems some here like to berate certain brands... 
We are being flooded by headphone ads
Oops Erik  
We are being flooded by headphone ads
Eric, I think you are on to something. Market manipulation. Consumer habits have been studied for years. For the last 10 to15 years everything you read and look at on the net has been parsed and studied by huge companies like Google, Microsoft a... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
An Anthology of British blues. Immediate Stereo Z12 52 006 A very good punch out. John Mayall & the Blues Breakers, Eric Clapton,Savoy Brown and more.   bob    
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Yes-Fragile analog productions  
Used gear prices and the state of the hobby.
speedthrills  +1  
What Gear is Universally Adored?
curtdr +1 Some of the above above brands are not so " adorable" when they crap out. obscure brands = small sample size = low hate factor Popular brands = large sample size = higher hate factor Also ( some) audiophiles just like to stir the po... 
tube pre & ss amp integrated
@ghdprentice  If you managed to find an easy to drive speaker that you like better than Your Sonus Faber speakers ( I know not going to happen ) would your mono blocks not be up to the task of driving them to their full potential?  In other wo... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
War - Live   United Artist 1973  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Rod Stewart - Gasoline Alley    Mobile Fidelity Faces - A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse   Warner Bros. 1971  
My Major System Upgrades in 2022 and Impact of Each
A cheaper vehicle for a fine sound system = win win. Glad you are happy.