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tony1954

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2022 is almost here. Why are you here?
@jerryg123  "BTW that is Patrick Kane the greatest American Born hockey player ever." I will show my age by casting my vote for Pat LaFontaine.  
Looking for an old Stereophile review ...
https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Stereophile.htm This might help.  
What'd You Get For Xmas?
$2,200 to look after my cat Poopy's abscess tooth. Not exciting for me, but I am pretty sure he will appreciate it. Merry Christmas everyone.  
Vote for Your Top OP'er One Only Please !
"And that folks is how you stay on top." If that's important to you.    
Beautiful Music That Reduce You To Tears
" I Can't Make You Love Me" Bonnie Raitt "Prisoner in Disguise" Linda Ronstadt "Tracks Of My Tears" Linda Ronstadt "Alone Again (Naturally)" Gilbert O'Sullivan "He Stopped Loving Her Today" George Jones "Baby Can I Hold You" Tracy Chapman "I... 
Top 5 Most Influential Companies in 2021
@czarivey  100% correct my friend.  
Best speakers around $130k?
Question 1: Best speakers around $130K? Question 2: What is the best bang for your buck in yachts over 100 feet? Question 3: Do your require your butlers and maids to wear uniforms?    
Two of the most powerful words ever
@kingsleuy  
More expensive = better?
"My speakers are under $1k, staright up, midrange surpasses Wilson's biggest guns, Dali, Sonus Faber, Rockport, none beats my midrange. Under one K bucks" Hyperbole aside, what about the low end and the high end? Sound is only as good as its wea... 
More expensive = better?
I believe that audio gear is much like wine. A 2018 Pomerol or Saint Emilion Grand Cru is fabulous, but is it twice as good as a bottle that is half the price? No. It is almost always a case of diminishing returns.   
How much gear do you own?
Those times are long gone. Since the downsizing to post-divorce condo life, I just can't justify having anything extraneous to clutter up the place. Especially in downtown Vancouver where it's over a $1,000 per square foot.  
Two of the most powerful words ever
"What if we keep sailing west?" Leif Eriksson  
Opera - Video streaming or buying?
Option two. https://www.medici.tv/ https://www.medici.tv/en/operas/ Still no information on sound quality or format, but a much broader database.  
Tracing the signal from source to speaker
Smug: Having or showing an excessive pride in oneself or one's achievements. Arrogance: Having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities.    
Opera - Video streaming or buying?
Although I haven't tried it, apparently the Metropolitan Opera live streams its performances. I don't know the quality, but if it is anything like we experienced at the Met a few years ago, it should be fabulous. My wife and I got stuck in traffi...