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Actual Lead Time on Tekton Speakers
you just positive reinforced the dog for pissing on the rug… 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@j_husker congrats, i am a longtime Grado fan. TAS loved the cart you are breaking in, please do let us know how this goes….. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
James McMurtry - The Horses and the Hounds  ( streaming ) - Excellent writeup / review / interview on this work in Rolling Stone 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Joel, understand as I have been ragdolled a few times myself….welcome back 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
@noromance man, what a haul, worst case tradebait…..awesome…. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Love that line by Gillian Steve….. 
The first system you had that was "high end/audiophile", by you standards
On the subject of HQD, working at a store I was able to cobble together a poor mans version… stacked ESL in wood frames, Decca Ribbons, 10” Infinity/ Watkins woofers in a tapered quasi transmission line, and running it all 3 x CJ MV-45A1…CJ Premie... 
The first system you had that was "high end/audiophile", by you standards
@whart i remember visiting Music Unlimited in Cleveland with my Dad, date uncertain… the bread and butter was Mac and Bozak, but they had a high end room - including Dayton Wrights, which I heard briefly… but wow… planted a seed for sure… 
Ayre-cx-7eMP vs. Naim CD5SI Player
big fun ;-) enjoy the music and the journey..let us know how it all comes together 
Best value-quality per $$ - Bricasti M3
Dave did you change the name of the firm ? guess I missed that.I have heard the M3, very nice. 
The first system you had that was "high end/audiophile", by you standards
Bill - Dad had the 305 = half a concert grand in a furniture grade cherry cabinet. Still with 2 x 12”, 1x 8” and 4 cone tweeters, they could rock.I was a CJ guy, consider the beginning of ARC to be SP-6….. i know, just a kid. 
Dilemma - Bryston B60 add preamp or replace
+++++ for TMR 
Vandersteen 1C to 3A Signature
congrats on your 3a-sig, my brother owns my pair. He runs them with a nice Threshold amp and ARC preamp.Hopefully they came with the SoundAnchor stands ? for best results follow the manual closely for tilt. I use a Leica Disto laser. The 3aSig hav... 
Vintage tubes - facts, science, technology & empirical evidence VS. marketing, myth & hype
visit the website but in short ( pardon the pun ) they are extreme graders and matchers of tubes others manufacturer. i think at one time they had some NOS Seiman EL34 
The first system you had that was "high end/audiophile", by you standards
ya Bill the sense of history, legacy and sonic evolution is part of the journey. I still have my parents 1965 MX110 Z and 1961 MC240 as the core of my vintage system. I remember the day they arrived with the big Bozaks in winter 1965.