twoleftears

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Comparing Two Pairs of Mono's
I saw Klaus in operation a few years back at CAF. Didn't care for the style, YMMV.  Prefer the mom 'n' pop vibe of AVA.  Bought the M225's, and they're excellent. 
Speaker Re-Wiring Question
Duelund. 12 for woofer, 16 for tweeter. 
Townshend Springs under Speakers
Looking forward to seeing the "full disclosure" statement at the end of each and every post from now on. 
Harbeth 40.3xd vs Graham LS5/5
@redwoodaudio owns or has owned the Grahams.  AFAIK, the only person on A'gon who has them in house.I wouldn't describe the Harbeths as forward, certainly not according to how I understanding that adjective.  By small increments Harbeths have been... 
GaN based SU-R1000 Technics Integrated Class-D, review by TAS
I have no doubt that the Technics unit sounds good.  Whether it outperforms other 10K integrated's--that's pretty exalted company--is another question.Focusing just on GaN technology, 10K gets you a pair of AGD Audions + well on your way to a real... 
Do tubes matter beyond gain stage on preamp?
Short answer: it's not a yes/no answer, they do vs. they don't, it's a question of percentages.Long answer: it's impossible to generalize.  Almost every tube preamp is going to have a different design/topology.  Depending on a number of variable f... 
GaN based SU-R1000 Technics Integrated Class-D, review by TAS
Let's face it, reviews in the two mainstream mags that contain even a brief comparative section are few and far between, and when they do, the components that are compared are usually nowhere near the same price bracket.  The mags won't risk pissi... 
Monitor Audio Bronze 6 Home Cinema Value
So... order of priorities.1. dog2. fiancée3. audioHmmm. 
Helping a friend build a new system
To your last question: no.Of the three, can't got wrong with any, but Fritz offers best bang for the money (aka price/performance quotient). 
GaN based SU-R1000 Technics Integrated Class-D, review by TAS
What happened to the LKV Veros, which used three toroidals? 
Pass Labs Xa60.8 Class A or should it be called class A/B?
Let's think about it the other way round.How many amps described as class A/B offer 122w of class A power? 
Power conditioner some say yes and some say no.
It's the internet.  The internet specializes in conflicting opinions.  You're looking for an answer to "Would it make sense?"  The answer is yes and no.  Even if you go with the majority opinion, there's no guarantee that's right. 
Classical Music for Aficionados
For those who are partial to Arrau or Moravec in Chopin's Nocturnes, the new double CD by Jan Lisiecki is definitely worth a listen. 
New to me speakers
Focal, Coincident, and Tannoy are all quality products.Enough said. 
Porsche
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bokcv8sKM0o