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Ohm Super Sound Cylinder SSC-4900 initial thoughts kinda review
@deit will be interesting to hear your perspective after the Salks arrive... the craftsmanship and attention to detail, including the packaging are excellent. Ive wanted to try a pair of ohms... but after owning Salks, I’m not sure the issues you ... 
New reviewing home for 2020 Stereo Times
Hey Terry,Congrats on the new adventure.  I for one have always found 6moons hard to follow and hard to read.  Yes they review some interesting stuff but I usually skipped right to the end to see whether I wanted to commit the mental effort to get... 
Time to move UP, speaker-wise...
This is a great choice for an open and authoritative sound...and great looks as a bonus. https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=166294.0 
Need 20 - 25 foot spk cables.
Here you go... canare 4S11 star quad cables terminated 25’ from a good company for $130... for the pair!https://www.ramelectronics.net/HS.aspx 
Everything a crossover has to do ...
Erik+1 for this topic. this topic is why Dennis Murphy... and a few others... are geniuses in this area... when they do their best work... you don’t even know there is a crossover at work! 
Ohm Walsh Talls and amplification
Not sure of your budget....but....here is an absolutely fantastic sounding amp...sort of a blend of tubes, class A and Class A/B....normally $1700 new but being offered for $1100...and maybe they will take less.  I own a CherryAmp and can't say en... 
TakeT Purebat Supertweeters
Apparently, TakeT makes other models of their basic supertweeters...https://www.atelier13-usa.com/taket-supertweetersBelow is a review of one of those supertweeters with some interesting observations as to what may be happening (frequency response... 
Audio hobby is like tasting wine.
@shkong78+1 on the ADS.... L810 series 2 for me 
Audioquest vs. Others
As I noted on another thread...presumably companies like Decware and others that make and sell speakers and electronics that also offer their own cables are offering cables that they believe bring out the best in their equipment.To that end, and a... 
Do expensive cables/wires REALLY make a difference
I suspect that one of the problems here results from the fact that a little bit of research yields very different suggestions/ideas/products and therefore, confusion.... Here is a quote from Sanders Sound.. " At Sanders Sound Systems, we make no e... 
Benchmark LA4 Preamp?
I'm hoping that there are more LA4 owners that will chime in with their impressions of how this unit sounds in their systems...and how it sounds in comparison to other preamps they have used.As to the "Shroeder Method" cables...I'm guessing that s... 
Moving up from an Oppo 205
What about the Border Patrol DAC which is very highly thought of?  Only $1400! https://parttimeaudiophile.com/2017/04/16/border-patrol-se-dac-review/http://borderpatrol.net/DAC.htm 
Ohm Walsh Talls and amplification
Just a couple of points....If you do the math, the 2000's will need about around 24 watts for you to experience a sound level of 86db at a listening position about 10' back from the speakers...ok...now lets add some safety factor...say 6 db for pe... 
Seeking help finding the weak link(s) in my system and offering suggestions please.
It all starts with the source and ends with the room.  If you are using the DAC in the Sony SCD2000ES...then that is the weakest link...I know because I owned one...but if you are using the DAC in the Azure...then I'd suggest trying another DAC..... 
Best place to sell high end audio equipment?
 @b_limo When you think about the numbers relative to preowned audio gear...if I list something on Audiogon or a similar site....I'm probably going to get somewhere in the 50-60% of retail price for a less than 10 year old, still in demand, great ...