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Whats on your turntable tonight?
@mofimadness That Joni is soooooooo fantastic So far today: Rhiannon Giddens - They’re Calling Me Home and  Radka Toneff / Steve Dobrogosz - Fairytales ( reissue which is stunning imo )  
a 3 way design speaker with the ESS Heil type sound
We displayed and sold 3 or 4 pair ( 80’s memories while vivid.are fleeting ) ADS 2030…. bid kidz fun  
a 3 way design speaker with the ESS Heil type sound
certainly a very constructive and orderly thread…. i always thought the magic of the real ( my words ) of the O.H. AMT was the large format dipole model. Why 3 way . is the driver can’t do mid bass slam…. 100 ish to 400 ish hz ( also why OP ADS w ... 
Has this ever happened to you?
and sorry i forgot @ghdprentice … and many others….  
Has this ever happened to you?
@cleeds @grislybutter @mulveling @nonoise …. fellow searchers and good kind souls… stay on the quest but rest awhile and savor  
Has this ever happened to you?
Hedonic Treadmill    There is a name for the quest…    We ( I ) am just running ancient lines of code… maybe Neanderthal and other you can’t escape them for long.. it is after all.. how you got to wherever here is. Migration notwithstanding th... 
Best Used Tube Based Preamp $2k Or Under?
another vote for Aesthetix…and you can get factory upgrades…  
Best Used Tube Based Preamp $2k Or Under?
agree on Quickie amps  
Best Used Tube Based Preamp $2k Or Under?
i’ve only been thru about 100 6 series preamp tubes… microphonic…. many people like that…. ARC would be my choice, then Herron, VTL, Modwright in a tight tie….  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
The Dan - Katy Lied - 2025 remaster Geffen garden variety issue Some miracles worked but not all murk exorcised but for me anyway, greatly exceeds my expectations… pressing quality poor a sleeve scuffs, etc… it will go back…  
MoFi Sourcepoint 888 Speakers
My impressions at two shows now and my dealer have been unfairly disappointing… especially since i have a pair of TAD… but i’m chalking it up to €£#%%%% setup n poor conditions… so  glad they are meeting your needs - wonderful !  
soft dome versus hard dome tweeters
@knotscott excellent post..i would also add pairing DC to light amplification with a metal tweeter can also contribute to the bad pairings / reputation / poor execution / system synergy…. conflagration  best to you..i enjoy your contributions  
soft dome versus hard dome tweeters
pistonic motion, energy storage and release and where are the breakup modes.  = implementation…Yes soft domes have improved somewhat over the years… imo they are still lossy..soft, romantic, lush…. etc…. And yes, i own some..but the TAD and Vande... 
Tonearms - SME 3012, Jelco, or Schick?
Ortofon also  
What does your Virtual System page say about you? 
Chaos theory….with some top quark spin i am in the transducers matter most camp… and have been for 50 years…..