twoleftears

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Classical Music for Aficionados
Arrau Nocturnes.  Arrau for touch, Moravec for interiority.  Glad to have both. 
Whats playing on your system today?
Claudio Arrau, Chopin, complete Nocturnes....aaaahhhhh 
My testing confirms 16/88 is the best sounding sample rate
Listen to a Marantz SA-10. DSD is at the heart of the way the SA-10 handles digital audio: PCM and DXD inputs are all upconverted to DSD at 11.2MHz using the proprietary MMM-Stream converter within the player, and then the high-frequency signal pr... 
Miracles in Audio, by luck, by good choices,by design or by tweaking...
Several authentic Alexander Calder mobiles hung strategically from different spots on the ceiling make a world of difference to my listening experience. 
My testing confirms 16/88 is the best sounding sample rate
Slow down, my friend.  With this kind of discovery/breakthrough every couple of days, you're going to exhaust yourself. 
Vintage and modern hookups
You want to connect speakers to inputs?  That must have been some of Belushi's best. 
New Yamaha A-S3200 Integrated Amp ?.
Absolute Sound reviewed the 3000 a while ago and were very keen... 
Long XLR cables - help me decide
http://www.soniccraft.com/product_info.php/neotech-nes-3001-p-1577?osCsid=abf3ce444fb39f55b41b7e0f2bdf874f http://www.soniccraft.com/product_info.php/neotech-nei-2001-p-5325  
Cable comparison charts?
The number before last of The Absolute Sound features an extensive though far from comprehensive listing cables and models, with a few specs of each and every one of them. 
Why high-end cable manufacturers don't post measurements?
It's more because certain individuals post all over the place shilling one brand, and one brand only, rather than keeping an open mind on a number of highly recommendable manufacturers. 
Speaker suggestions for Levinson
Please consider a number of *reputable* brands.Consider Dynaudio, Vienna Acoustics, and a bunch of others.  There are a few 10K speaker threads on the forum. 
Sam here.l realize now why so many people think my ideas are crazy?
That's why the mophead Beatles revolutionized music. 
Replacing driver screws with brass screws
If manufacturers printed glow-in-the-dark star maps on their drivers (are you listening, KEF?), everything would sound a lot better. 
A 300B single end triode and Tannoy Devons
@atmasphere  Years ago, I ran a Cary CAD-301SE amp into Proac Response 2.5's, with great success over a number of years.  It was rated at 14W.  I was never able to determine the exact measurements of the Proac's.  Rumor had it that when Dennis Had... 
Should I upgrade my Tubes
I'm concerned that you report a sudden loss of power.  For me this suggests something else that just a bunch of tubes gradually wearing out.  After checking bias you need to check the tubes individually, starting, as already indicated, with the on...