tkhill

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Ditching Class A Amps due to Heat - Sort of a Poll
I loved my Chinese Class A amp. It sounded better than the un-rebranded Sophia A/B I have now. (B.T.W. - Sophia's profit margin on these Chinese-made amps is huge!  
Powered speakers show audiophiles are confused
Why are you listening? To hear the mistakes the engineers made or to enjoy the music? I have a pair of unforgiving loudspeakers coupled to an excellent Sophia A/B amp. Listening to re-mastered Hot 5s & Diana Krall is bliss. There's a lot else,... 
Welcome to Hell, here's your 8-Track
Amusing discussion. Next VHS vs. Beta. Audio cassettes were not a tape loops.  
Klipsch Speakers
Stainless steel connectors? Stainless is a crappy conductor!    
So, I listened to a $1Million Dollar System
Being a "big time" dealer is only indicative of sales, not knowhow.    
At this level of high(er) end audio why not offer balanced connections?
When we agree on which pin is hot so we can make adaptors. That's when.  
How much is about the recording
The late Rudy Van Gelder once said "I love re-mastering early recordings. Those engineers wore ties to work."    
Dust Settled Consensus- is the Benchmark AHB2 an Audiophile Amplifier?
While I've not heard the amp in question, I'm very familiar with their mic pres. I loved them because they were so incredibly transparent and accurate.    
Dust Settled Consensus- is the Benchmark AHB2 an Audiophile Amplifier?
Is this the same Benchmark that makes the exquisite mic pre amps?    
Most underrated female recording artists..
Toni Tenille (of the Captain &) is a terrific singer. Don't let her popular success fool you.    
Low buzzing through speaks
Back in my radio days we designed a very nice control room. Then the engineer laid all the mic lines on top of the data lines. I was the only person who could hear the problem, therefore it didn't exist.  I'd try a trial separation, or, if it's n... 
Inherited a pair of JBL 4350 -- Need Advice
Send them to me. I'll take care of them.  
Background noise.
Boxcarman: Absolutely brilliant. It's nice to know vaudeville is still alive!    
Suggest one obsure album we all should hear
   
are we also coffee connoisseurs? Or wine enthusiasts?
Grislybutter: You are thinking of the Croatian wine master Mike Grgich. He did a huge amount of work (uncredited) putting California wines where they are today. Croatian reds, b.t.w., can be astonishingly good.