twoleftears

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The latest and greatest
With the excellent word of mouth when they first came out, KEF probably sold a lot. Some of their buyers were caught up in the excitement of the moment. A couple of years later, they’re looking for the next big thing.The number of used Martin Loga... 
Decisions, Decisions.... Mcintosh, Devialet and B&W Advice Needed
Unclear to me why you would switch from Devialet to McIntosh, as you clearly have a budget that would allow for a variety of options.Anyway, my guess is that you're missing all that signal processing that the Devialet was doing, and probably the o... 
Open Baffle. Why are they mostly limited to DIY?
There's also Emerald Physics, from the guy who went on to found Spatial. 
Classical Music for Aficionados
Third Vivaldi Four Seasons recommendation: for sheer excitement, you can't bear Fabio Biondi + Europa Galante. 
Which watts are the right watts in SS amps?
I don't know about the Music, but I've heard the Liszt driven by Ayre's 60-watt integrated, and they sounded great.  Even better, needless, to say, with Ayre's 125 watt integrated, which is what my local dealer likes to use to demo those speakers. 
What is your favorite holiday song?
Marilyn Monroe, "Santa Baby" 
Gryphon Diablo 300: at the top of Integrated Amps?
Esoteric F-03A seems, err, kind of interesting. 
A Must Hear under $5,000
Seems like the ELAC Adante is the new kid on the block. 
power conditioner
Several balanced options: Equi=tech, Torus, Furman (not the inexpensive models).Other technologies: PS Audio, Shunyata, Audioquest, Isotek, etc.Never really seen a comprehensive, side-by-side comparison.But then, who’s to say what would work best ... 
Newbie here again with a follow up Speaker question
Just wondering why you're not looking at all the speakers listed on A'gon. 
Which attributes do you value most?
I've always understood "timbre" to refer to a realistic portrayal of that particular combination/permutation of tones and overtones that makes one instrument sound different from another, so that we can distinguish between a Gibson and a Fender or... 
Has anyone tried these stunning new CPT power cord?
Looks like things are slowly moving forward with the possible shipment of Deep Core.So are glaciers. 
Newbee building a retro sound system from scratch. DCM speakers
I used to live in Ann Arbor, and had an opportunity once to get some Time Frame TF500s at a good price.  I dithered (I was poor!), and when I made up my mind and went back, they were gone.  Much regretted,  I was always very impressed with DCM bac... 
Acrolink Cables, anyone heard them?
I have some pretty ancient 8N-A2080 interconnects in my principal system.  Sound better than anything else I've tried.  In the sense that there's really very little sound signature.  Smooth, and definitely not bright. 
KEF, ProAc, Monitor Audio and others
@milpai Can we get back to the original topic?Seconded!And @bo1972 , unless you're prepared to list in detail every component in these supposed 3D-systems, all electronics, speakers, and cables, could you just start your own 3D thread and post in ...