twoleftears

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My New Magnepan 1.7i's sound dull and lifeless on the top end...why?
Size of room? Heavily damped (rugs, curtains, etc.) or not?  Position of speakers relative to walls, listening position? 
Speaker Cables? why all the hype for expensive speaker wire?
@mastering92 The audio shelf-system is the equivalent of a frozen TV dinner, and the wire that comes with it a plastic spork.A good hi-fi is farm-fresh ingredients combined skillfully by a master chef. The ICs, SCs, and PCs could be many things, w... 
SACD Transport Rocomendations
https://geerfab.com/audio/ Also, or better, take a look at the capabilities of this. 
B&W speakers sounding very harsh?
OP: you're accurately described the sound of the Rotel + B&W combination.  I think you're going to struggle to make a big difference to their sound. 
McIntosh- Sweetest, Smoothest sounding Solid State ?
OP: Whatever gave you that idea? 
Thiel Owners
These people like them!https://parttimeaudiophile.com/2020/05/15/qln-prestige-three-loudspeaker-review/ https://parttimeaudiophile.com/2021/07/25/qln-prestige-one-loudspeakers-review/ [with comments on the five] 
Anyone hear Jay's Audio cdt2-mk3 vs mk2?
What do German car-lovers know about CD transports? 
Allison and Snell - Against the Wall
NHT made some large floorstanders back in the day that were so deep, you could have the back of them snug against the wall, and the front baffle would still be 3' out in front of it. 
Allison and Snell - Against the Wall
Larsen. 
Tactile bass shaker lp/hp settings
Mount them on Nobsound springs.  Transformational! 
Rockport Avior 2 vs Wilson Sasha DAW
Stenheim or Kharma, FTW. 
US Speaker Manufacturer MOST in need of a Great Designer??
This wouldn't have anything to do with Andrew Jones just having become available, would it? 
Just wondering about speaker cables
Maybe 3 sets of cables twisted together would be even better? If you do that, you have to start braiding them. 
Total System Gain Question
Short answer: what this means in practical terms is that you'll very likely only be using your preamp's volume control at the lower end of its range. 
Classical Music for Aficionados
Ivan Moravec playing Beethoven.One CD holds the Pathetique, Moonlight, Les Adieux, and no. 27 sonatas, and 32 Variations.The recording quality is very good.  Moravec's contrasts between p and f are quite striking, as are his sometimes quite extrem...