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Have you moved away from full range to standmount speakers + subs?
wrx it took u a while to tumble to reality…. rest assured he has never heard a Bascom King designed amplifier…..he is a voracious reader….heard it from a friend, who heard it from a friend…who read about it…online…. 
Have you moved away from full range to standmount speakers + subs?
is Diana Krall really 10’ tall ? Now that we know Leo Kottke is 5’ wide, it’s all starting to make sense…Big baffle is an excellent mechanical averaging machine, just like a horn is an excellent multiplier…… think that thru.The burr under saddle  ... 
What are some of the better tuners out there?
the key is you are having fun ;-) 
How to listen /audition at audio shows?
to hear tell of it he is on the gold standard, but count me in for $.02I do enjoy the mature response by audio union. A guy with a good plan.  
Tube Power vs Solid State Power
Heavy i put the ball right above the net for a Mac autoformer spike….excepting Ralph, Julius, the Joule dude and a few others, what we are mostly discussing ain’t tubes…but transformers…. The real great tube amp designers are rolling their own, so... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
80’s stuff I love ; Dylan Infidels and Oh Mercy, Boomtown, Midnight Oil, INXS, McMurtry, Dregs, RLJ Pirates, Pretenders…. ya man 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Agree, Boomtown really captured the age… 
Tube Power vs Solid State Power
Heavy is astute enough to understand, first hand….https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/7106#&gid=1&pid=9 
Tube Power vs Solid State Power
two things really… Distortion amount and order AND output transformers….Not a logic problem at all. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
nice mix of tunes and commentary…i always learn from hanging here…..Natalie - Rarities on the streamer, hosting a bday party for War Dept BFF, surf n turf.@slaw Amy Helm sings w Natalie on St. Judasman, they are so very fine……. 
A Record Collection/Moral Conundrum - What Would You Do?
sell, don’t look back 
Whats playing on your system today?
Nutty congrats ! i have an Atom and a Unitiserve w Pardo LPS, both very musical. Best to you.Jim 
How to listen /audition at audio shows?
i do think getting a feel for the operating software is valuable as someone noted above.sonics…meh…build quality of casework, etc a plus.establishing some level of relationship w dealer manufacturers, etc a plus. possibly meeting other users….have... 
Best music in 2021
another vote for Prine and Rhiannon G. She is a mighty talent. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Natalie - Paradise is There - The New Tigerlilly RecordingsWe caught her live in SF at the Warfield for this tour….a high point i hope to some day eclipse…..