twoleftears

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Power Cables on Subwoofers do Matter
Voodoo makes high quality right angle adaptors that you can use.  
Cable question
@rnrmf1971 nailed it.  It all depends on how the sending unit's outputs are implemented, and on how the receiving unit's inputs are implemented.  You might hear a big different, a slight difference, or no difference at all.  The cable doesn't exis... 
Puritan psm-156 line conditioner
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/puritan-psm-156?highlight=puritan%2B156 https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/puritan-audio-156-or-136-vs-piaudio-uberbuss?highlight=puritan%2B156 https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/puritan-pms-156-vs-... 
Need help to select a speaker
Graham? Audio Note?  
Any tubes currently manufactured in the US, Japan or Germany?
Company in Valencia, Spain, ATM Audio, makes class D amps (kind of like Nord, Rouge, Apollon, etc.) that uses the korg unit. https://atm-audio.com/class-d-amplifier/  https://atm-audio.com/input-buffer-for-hypex-and-purifi-audio-with-triode-korg... 
Is there any one piece of vintage gear you most wished you owned?
B&W 801 Series 2.  
No more "High End" for me...Back to Reality Audio
It's not the destination, it's the journey.  
Musetec (LKS) MH-DA005 DAC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1nj9fqNWfc  
What Is So Special About Harbeth?
This is a well-known video relevant to the present discussion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3WpRY-EtX8  
Tube Rolling Advice for the Backert Labs Rhumba Extreme?
My regular Rhumba 1.3 came with the new-production Mullards.  I got some new-production Genelex Gold Lions from Jim McShane which I liked a little better.  Then some older Blackburn Mullards from Brent Jessee which honestly didn't really seem to i... 
Verastarr
That's the royal we.  
AGD Tempo in the house
As promised, one-week report on the AGD Tempo.  It's either been in standby or fully turned on for the week.  By the end of day 2 I noticed a deepening of the already good soundstage, but other than that there hasn't been much change.  I'm guessin... 
Verastarr
Banner from the Verastarr site: Verastarr is currently undergoing maintenance in preparation for a new launch. Sign up below to get notified. @elliottbnewcombjr Your post assumes that this is a company, with employees, rather than a one-man oper... 
McIntosh -- good for show, not for sound, says dealer
A  cool $1800. Even better value at $1500. Heaven forfend that an audio company should capitalize on its looks...  
Need help picking my first tube amp
If buying new and want US-made, you couldn't really go wrong combining these two components. https://www.schiit.com/products/freya-1 http://www.classdaudio.com/