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Nowhere to hear speakers and amps anymore!
I have a buddy about a brisk 5 minute walk away from our Seattle home who runs a fantastic appointment only business. Think Dohman, CH, Kuzma, Magico, Wadax, Consternation, IDEON, Aurender…. etc….  Another appointment only dealer close to me in w... 
Rediscovery
Warms my heart as i stream Blind Boys of Alabama - Taj Mahal - Talking Christmas…..   Great thread @rvpiano ,,, sorry to hear of mobility issues… i can relate as mine come and go…. i’m not so much knowledgeable as i am high milage out of warrant... 
Help with Dunlavy SC-IV signature
Yep, what you described was atypical of the many many Dunlavy speakers i have heard and sold. My comment wasn’t aimed at you. Best to you on your musical journey  Jim  
Aries-Cerat Helene Review
Maybe it was the deleted post ? never the less some people will B about a winning lottery ticket.. Valuable inputs @tonywinga ​​​​@elrod … i have a REF5se so it seems -6 probably works for me also…  
Nowhere to hear speakers and amps anymore!
The greater LA area is a beacon of hope…. but you got excellent advice from @larsman …. follow it and also consider appointment only dealers…   
Rediscovery
@hickamore NAIM claim a 5-6 minute rip time… so the math is 350 hours or so… of rip time….DB Power amp is similar on my laptop. Project unfolded gradually over years after getting bulk of my collection ripped…. not something i want to repeat… and ... 
"Squaring The Circle"...Hipgnosis Documentary on Netflix
@vinylvalet I as well…it was fantastic   
Parasound JCM 250
I was there for the “ it’s about time “ J Curl award. I suspect JC measured it AND listened. An extraordinary difficult load, like the Big Apogee ( which in my estimation are asymptotic about a direct short, MIGHT reveal a sonic advantage….. the t... 
Parasound JCM 250
Apogee  
McIntosh MC611 (terminal 2, 4, or 8 ohms)to B&W 800d3's
reminds me of a Who song…. Transformer Wizard…  
McIntosh MC611 (terminal 2, 4, or 8 ohms)to B&W 800d3's
one look at impedence curves for  most full range multi-way speakers will reveal the absurdity of deafly / blindly / _________ sticking to a number on an output transformer……  
Aries-Cerat Helene Review
My back hurts just reading about it and yet is and has been on my list of potential  DAC…. lovely writeup and congratulations !,,, Bravo ;-) on PCM is it limited to Redbook or ?  
Have you seen the new McIntosh poster for $195?
retail in 1961…. $199  
Have you seen the new McIntosh poster for $195?
More than 55 years as perhaps the first Dead PA was 4x MC240 amps running in mono ( about 85 watts ). all bolted to a sheet of Panzerholtz ( just kidding…it was plywood )… but to paraphrase John Curl who helped develop the Wall of Sound, the Dead ... 
Rediscovery
ALL 3.5 K CD’s and more bit perfect ripped into NAS…. browsing at ipad fingertips….