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Or is it the wine?
Downing a Bottle of Wine is the cheapest audiophile Upgrade 
Picture Thread
Micro Seiki RX 5000 HS-80 FR-64s Lyra Olympos SL Helox Vibraplane 
Your most disappointing purchase or audition?
Lyra Kleos (very limited reproduction range) 
Reference 3A Sema Zen specs now posted
Well, on my personal "Ugly List" from 1 (low) to 5 (very) it is a solid 7 
Your most disappointing purchase or audition?
Such threads are always a bit "cruel" because there will be always someone who loves exactly this product which is a disappointment for the next. But it is always about a product, nothing more. When someone takes "this" critic/disappointment as a ... 
Your most disappointing purchase or audition?
Going by your extensive equipment list, I'm guessing you are a Dealer or Distributor who does not represent Magico....I am a private consumer, no commercial interests. I did a long listening with those speakers and the result is written. I think i... 
Your most disappointing purchase or audition?
Magico Q5 (dead, lifeless, thin, analytic and far away from a reproduction of a real sounding tone) 
What's the greatest bargain in SET these days?
I don' trust this SET story and I would be very careful to make an unknown investment. I have such Reference 3a speakers and they run with a lot of amps but not with flee amps. I think, you have a top combination with your Manleys .... The VERY be... 
Which components knocked you out on first listen?
Terrific Game Changer Experience from my memory:Fidelity Research FR-64s (compared to Graham Phantom Supreme II)Lamm LL2 (compared to Aesthetix Callisto Signature)Lamm ML2.1 (compared to Atma-Sphre M-60 II.3)Micro Seiki 5000 (compared to Kuzma Ref... 
Distortion with ARC Ref 150 and Maggie 3.7
Although only rated 100 watts and have 8 KT120 power tubes just like the Ref 150, people who have been with CAT still think the JL 5 would be an all round winner. Only when think of the 100 watts JL 5 driving the Maggies which has been known to be... 
How loud is loud?
When your neighbors slide on their knees and beg for mercy...then it is probably a bit loud. 
Is high-end audio dying, if not dead already???
High-end audio seems to now ( as the old joke goes)require a degree in engineering or rocket science to understand the circuitous (bad pun) route to audio nirvana.Well, I think the truth is much more simple. The Inspirations for modern High End ar... 
Best XLR IC's for around $300/pair?
In_shore +1 
Distortion with ARC Ref 150 and Maggie 3.7
I have to believe that single ended and balanced components does have mating problem. It seems like many balanced only component were designed to match with other similar or same manufacturer component only.No, even when some will say, balanced ne... 
Distortion with ARC Ref 150 and Maggie 3.7
If both KEF and Maggie suffer the same distortion from the Ref 150, and no sign of anomalies from other components, is it possible that I've purchased a defected Ref 150? Or simply because the Ref 150 did not match the Maggie perfectly? I think yo...