swarthy

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Review: Wavetouch Audio Grand Teton, Piano Black Monitor
Are there any updates to make on the 'ageing' of the sound with these speakers? Does the soundscape spread more uniformly from the speaker as they age? 
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Okay, Zd.FWIW I am unable to travel more than an hour (without about 3-7 days worth of planning)I am unable to walk around and look at stuff nor sink down into cushy recliners to listen as sounds are offered to me and acoustic room treatments expl... 
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Zd542,Thanks for the tip, I did see your first post. FoCo is on the border-several hours away. Though I prefer to buy from a "mom and pop", if you read the original post, I bemoaned exactly what Audio Alternative sales structure is. No Prices, no ... 
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Thanks, "United Toaster";)Another poster mentioned FoCo.I think I found one that is going to work. A simple Plug and Play system w/ wireless input that is also designed around one of their turntables, from a pedigreed company. So it doesn't seem I... 
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Mesch,I understand. I've lived with guitarists. and hearing that same chord for a week or a month as they write a song necessitates styrofoam being glued to any shared walls:) 
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Will this system be the big cheese/ bee's knees/ Troll's bread?http://www.musicalfidelity.com/merlin/I looked up troll..."A troll is a supernatural being in Norse mythology and Scandinavian folklore. In origin, troll may have been a negative synon... 
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Yep Wyoming is great for some, I'm just not one of those folks.I am willing to buy used. I would also prefer it as it has already been 'tested'. For this system I'm not too picky about blemishes. I would like something unique (hence why I hit up f... 
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:P Yes, I am. but it has Harman/kardon speakers- it says so right on it.So that sound was okay? I'm just checking 
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from resolution audio pdf:"the opus21 only requires one power chord" Yes!As I am beginning to learn about all the options and how to listen to and evaluate a system. I am wondering what I am listening to/for. Such as in this video: https://www.you... 
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"It will play any shiny disc" Thankya Mr. Wainwright now your talking my language:) All this alphabet soup has a long learning curve-and I am even ex-military!I mentally check-out and start wondering what might be in the fridge when i read"Upgrade... 
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All good stuff thanks for the websites. Ya'll have researched for hours,days, years...I was coming from the perspective of someone new trying to buy a piece of good equipment. As I traverse the net- going on a week now, Yes, many companies have th... 
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Wow thanks everybody for the thorough responses.the room is ~20x25. I listen to 'all kinds of music' (yeah I hate it to when people respond with that when I ask them;)But, I tend towards:industrial/metal and classical such as Bartok, mozart, shost...