tbakin63

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why a 75 dollar blue ray smokes all 2k CD players and any turntable???
Typical arrogance - shock and awe... 
What are you streaming tonight?
Jerry Jeff Walker - Viva Terlingua+1; RIP - from this 8th generation Texan! 
Speakers for Manley amps
IMO you are going about this bass ackwards.OMG - you are violating the playbook! 'Nothing at all wrong with having your eye on an amp first.  Relax and enjoy - pick whatever you want in whatever order you want; OCD posters notwithstanding... 
why a 75 dollar blue ray smokes all 2k CD players and any turntable???
Whatever happened to listening for ones self? I prefer not to be led but to hear things for myself.As do many afflicted by auditory hallucination. "I know what I hear!" There is science-based treatment available for those willing or, maybe more im... 
Speakers for Manley amps
Tannoy GRs.  Your work is done... 
I may need to join A'gon Anonymous (AA)
Where's the fun in that? True dat! 
I may need to join A'gon Anonymous (AA)
Welcome everyone. Let’s all try to make it thru the weekend with our bank accounts in tact. ;)Hear, hear! ...and our credit scores!  If only I could be as rational and level headed as @clearthinker! 
Desire to try tubes
Oh and this also - incredible for a SET amp: https://tubedepot.com/products/elekit-tu-8600-300b-se-tube-amplifier-kit-limited-run?gclid=EAIaIQobC...And this guy will build if for you if you don’t have the inclination: https://www.etsy.com/listing/... 
Desire to try tubes
You could find a near-mint McIntosh MC275 in that price range and you could also have some real fun with tube rolling; would match your Klipsch speakers beautifully (and many other relatively high efficiency - I have Mac with NOS tubes with Tannoy... 
You can Vote for Most Valuable Lead Vocals (Rock Groups)
Steve Perry - Journey.  Man those pipes!Freddie Mercury - Queen.  One of a kind. 
1st Album you Ever Owned?
Bachman Turner Overdrive - Not Fragile (1974). Played it ’til it wore out on my rockin’ Pioneer Centrex system (with built in 8-track player, by the way). @pokey77 - let’s go! 
I may need to join A'gon Anonymous (AA)
If it weren't for the joy of this hobby and the distraction of the never ending quest for better sound during this pandemic, I would probably spend most of my time sucking my thumb curled up in the fetal position...Hi Jim... 
Soundstage
I would have a full electron microscopic spectral analysis completed on the crystals in the metal of each cable, but I would first want to know the square root of the exact temperature (celsius) at which cryo-freezing took place - that will then g... 
Can I use 24 gauge speaker cable?
Cakyol has his head on completely straight and seems to be grounded in the laws of physics. I use 24 gauge wire for one of my systems with a 3.5 watt tube amp and high sensitivity vintage (Frazier) speakers - it sounds incredible, top to bottom. G... 
Tweaks you got rid of because they were not effective (enough)?
mahgister - I finally understand you better after re-reading.  Thank you for sharing yourself here.  You are an inspiration. Onward!!!!...