twoleftears

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Who are the Kings of Audiogon?
FYI, Elizabeth posting today on Audio Circle.  About Pangea power cords and little blocks of exotic woods.  Plus ca change... 
Speakers that are a great value!
Sigh. Another thread nearly derailed by kenjit.Remember: what we're talking about here are not just good-sounding speakers, but good-sounding speakers where it's really demonstrable that you're getting real value for money, not some ineffable buil... 
Threads worth reading!
Can we put him on double secret probation? 
Why no Virtual System pics??
Porches. Just what I always wanted. Lots of swings, rockers, cold lemonade, and lazy conversation. 
Harbeth Super HL5 plus Break-in
I have about 60 hours on 40.2's right now.  Frankly, they sounded great out of the box, but around the 50 hour mark there was some kind of fairly minor change, a little more relaxed, in the sense that I could turn the amp down a notch or two and s... 
Securing Monitors to a stand
I know this thread is 3+ years old, but its contents are still highly relevant.I was also looking at @ghosthouse's post here: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/vibration-isolation-2/post?highlight=fat%2Bdots%2Bshore&postid=1705736#1705736... 
Spendor D7 vs. Harbeth Super HL5+
FWIW=0.Stereophile reviews and rankings are notoriously unreliable.  Their love affairs with some (just some) speakers are inexplicable. 
Have you ever used a separate speaker selector unit to audition speakers? Would you?
If it's just being used to audition/compare speakers, rather than use them in-house long-term, if the different speakers are all hooked up to it, doesn't that level the playing-field? 
Belles Virtuoso power amp
So it appears the preamp and power amp have been out for a few months (prices??), and the integrated is imminent. A while ago they were quoting 5.5K without meters and 6.5 with.Of course for 5.5K you can also buy an Aria preamp and a pair of Aria ... 
Amp and Preamp recommendations for Yamaha NS5000
Luxman pre + power. 
New integrated amp
Canadian Belles dealer. http://redleafaudiomarketing.ca/  
Camp designations
Wire Hangers 
Brand new Vandersteen Model 2's
$3279  https://vandersteen.com/products/model-2ce-signature-ii  
Why not more dealers take trade ins?
Why should dealers take trade-ins?How many buyers are first-time, and how many upgrading?I bet it's 1:4 or higher.  Most of the upgraders will no longer have use for some component or other, and a good percentage of them don't want to hack the usu... 
want a CD player upgrade
I have the Bryston and a previous generation Luxman ("u").  Both are very good--the Bryston is absolutely neutral, the Luxman a tad (just a tad) warmer.  I'd recommend that new Luxman or the Marantz Ruby.  The Mohican is based on an much older Con...