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Compare/Contrast Spendor Classic vs. Harbeth speakers
I've heard the 40.2 (dealer, show, own system) and the Classic 100.  I liked them both very much, just giving the nod to the Harbeth, but it was close.  The Classic 100 was in a very different room/system, and sounded a tad more forceful/energetic... 
Inexpensive speaker cables: any experience?
Side gig for a barrel-maker?  
Need speaker recommendations.
Audio Note.  
How many systems do you have?
Two is a bare minimum.  One is the main system, the other is made up of hand-me-downs from the main system, so you get more mileage out of replaced components before they leave the premises.  
Why dealers disparage certain products?
Try going to a car dealership.  One of the standard questions is what other makes/models are you considering.  And you can guess where it goes from there.  
Inexpensive speaker cables: any experience?
@paulgardner Before Zavfino took over as the current fav of AG posters, one of the other much favored and less expensive brands was Audio Envy.  You might take at look at them, too.  I know Audio Envy offers some kind of home trial for standard le... 
All In One CD Player and Speakers
https://gamepolar.com/micro-cd-systems/  
Inexpensive speaker cables: any experience?
These are more colorful, and they're interlaced. https://www.ebay.com/itm/264256557009?hash=item3d86eb0fd1:g:VtgAAOSwTpBbchRg  
CLASS D MONO AMPS buy ATMASPHERE MUSIC SYSTEMS
@jerryg123 I seem to remember reading somewhere that the tubes in the Rogue Dragon were not in its input stage.  Can anybody confirm?  
CLASS D MONO AMPS buy ATMASPHERE MUSIC SYSTEMS
@kuribo No. Purifi is last year's news, even if he is now working on a higher powered module, and Hypex... well.  GaN is state of the art--and not the generic stuff being put out by Peachtree and LSA. And @noske, I disagree and would maintain my ... 
CLASS D MONO AMPS buy ATMASPHERE MUSIC SYSTEMS
People, forget about Hypex, Purifi, et al. The obvious point of comparison/competition here is the AGD Tempo di Gan. Consider this. Atmasphere: proprietary GaNFET module, 100W into 8, 200W into 4, $5400. AGD: proprietary GaNFET module, 100W in... 
Question about Class A
Better to look for something used and go up the Sugden line a bit.  
Your single most significant purchase mistake?
A tie between Thiel 3.6 and Muse Model 175.  
Never Spend More On Cables Than Your Equipment Cost$$$$$$$$$$
For fans of UP-OCC copper, here's an interesting document that you should read. Audio Sensibility is another maker that's often overlooked on this forum. The document also contains interesting info. on other makers licensed for OCC. https://aud... 
What Is So Special About Harbeth?
Why this almost exclusive focus on Harbeth? Why not take a look at Graham, Stirling and Rogers and see how they're built?