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My end game speaks.
Never heard either speaker, sorry.  I will say I find the Focals bright but not so with the Magico A5 speakers I heard.   
SOUTHWEST AUDIOFEST 2024
Greg Weaver posted a few pictures.  The picture of the marketplace got to me.  Very little merchandise in that huge space.  Last time I was at RMAF in 2017, the marketplace was huge with tons of merchandise for sale.  
Stereophile review of the $30,000 tekton speakers
@deep_333, I wouldnt buy either but it’s nice to know my GE Triton Reference speakers are less than half the price and have an A+ Stereophile rating.  And, they aren’t ugly looking either.   
Purchased a used Shure V15 Type IV cartridge, looking for stylus
My Technics SL 1200G is a direct drive so there will never be a problem of the brush slowing the turntable speed.  I have decided that I will listen to the cartridge when I receive it first.  It presently has a NOS VN4G stylus which is a cheap alt... 
Purchased a used Shure V15 Type IV cartridge, looking for stylus
@elliottbnewcombjr If I use the brush, what do I set tracking at? If I want to track at 1.5 grams, do I add .5 grams for the brush or just leave it at 1.5G?  
Company headquarters and warranty repairs
I wouldn’t go with Ayre as I heard they are in the middle of restructuring.  It may be a long while before the put out a new dac and isn’t their current dac a bit long in the tooth?  I could be 100% wrong on this but I remember reading something o... 
MC2105 v MC402 which would you rather?
Not sure about the vintage Mac piece but I bought a MC302 amp in 2019 and absolutely love it.  I was using a Conrad-Johnson MF 2550 and the system sounded flat.  Once I put the MC302 amp in the system, it was a night and day difference, so much so... 
Stereo Amp recommendations for Legacy Audio XDs
Legacy makes a multichannel amp you can purchase in different configurations.  
You tube hifi influencers. Love them or hate them?
I do not watch You Tube videos of equipment reviews done by an influencer.  I don't trust them, and they always have their own agenda.  Just who are they influencing and why would anyone listen to these people?  They are going for likes & mone... 
Stuff You Tried To Love
@bojack  is that your personal opinion or just a word salad?  
Stuff You Tried To Love
I had 2 pairs of speakers I gave up on.  Von Schweikert VR33 speakers.  Spent 6 months  adjusting and breaking in, they still sounded terrible.  Sold them and next owner loves them.  Tekton Pendragon speakers.  Very tall and lightweight speakers, ... 
Acceptable to ask seller for option to return a component?
I have a lot of transactions here under my belt and only one time did the person as if they could return the product.  This was a pair of speakers that the person bought 6 months earlier.   He said he just didn’t like them.  I tried to be polite a... 
To loom or not to loom?
I had a full loom of Groneberg Quattro Reference cables that Odyssey Audio sells.  My Odyssey amp and speakers were already wired with the cable from the factory so I figured why not. I bought both speaker cables and 5 pairs of interconnects.   I ... 
Parasound Halo JC 1+
@jetter, Speak for yourself. You have made many questionable and laughable posts.  If you like, I can post links to them so we can all get a chuckle or two.  I do not follow Parasound so I didn’t know there were two different amps. Do you feel be... 
Parasound Halo JC 1+
Have you been able to hear them?  As side by side comparison between yours and the new model would be the best option.