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Nobosound Springs
Have them underneath my VPI tt and made the stage open up even more. Well worth the price!   What Decware speakers do you have?  
What Gear Has Disappointed You?
Focal 806 monitors. Just a dry and lifeless sound. Didn't work for me and I sold them pretty quickly to someone who appreciated them.   
Do You Tell Others How Much You Have Invested in Your System?
It's like the classic audiophile cartoon with two men talking over a system and one says, "When I die I sure hope my wife doesn't sell all this for as much as I told her I paid for it."  
OPPO 105 VS Schiit Gungnir
Necro reply here, but I now have this exact same setup and can attest that the Gungnir is a definite sonic improvement over the Oppo alone. I have the Oppo feeding a Morrow Dig3 digital cable into the Gungnir, which then feeds Clear Day RCAs into ... 
Why do so many sellers take offense to offers on their listings?
Since this is a used gear site, the art of bargaining and negotiating is in full swing. If I list a unit for, say, $2K, and someone offers $1100. I'm not insulted; I just counter with $1950. That either silences them or they climb the steep hill a... 
More about integrateds
I just received an 801 and am comparing it side-by-side with my existing Line Magnetic 518ia. The latter costs about 5x the former. The latter is a beautifully-made tube integrated with amazing 845s as drivers. The former is a solid state that I g... 
The Music Room
Had in interesting interaction with the when I offered to sell back to them a NAD turntable I had bought from the, about a year previously. In essence, the discount I would have gotten on an upgrade was minimal and not worth it. However, the sales... 
Classical Music for Aficionados
@frogman Yes, the orchestral version. Thank you for the recommendation! 
Classical Music for Aficionados
Question: what's a good pressing of Ravel's " Le Tombeau De Couperin" 
Klipsch Cornwall IV
I was surprised when the store employees started dialing in song selections from their iPads. There was a McIntosh turntable in the room and I had brought some vinyl, but at no time did the store emps ask about it or offer to play. They said they ... 
Klipsch Cornwall IV
@wrm57 my space could easily accommodate the CW4s. It's just a matter of finding the circumstances to audition them at my place.  
Klipsch Cornwall IV
In this room, the Cornwalls were tightly cornered with little to no space between front and side walls. A McIntosh MA352 was the amplification and some streaming/iPad platform was the source. I have the feeling these speakers weren't presented as ... 
Klipsch Cornwall IV
I've owned Triangles before. These Cornwalls in this room just seemed too muddy and smeary. YMMV 
Klipsch Cornwall IV
Okay, an update. I had the chance to listen to the Cornwalls today at The Sound Room here in st. Louis. It was a Klipsch Heritage event complete with artisan whiskey tastings. Impressions: the room was nicely treated acoustically. And Much Too Sma... 
So you think wire conductors in cables are directional? Think again...
@andy2 Legit curious question: What more than 1's and 0's constitutes digital signal?