waterzlife

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I'd like to upgrade my speaker wire
Agree on larger-than-14 guage wire needed for very long runs!IDEA: Try to re-do the set-up so you can get shorter better-sounding and a bit pricier speaker wire. Various audiophile speaker wire types DO, ABSOLUTELY DO sound different...and some WI... 
Power Amp advice
DITTO on the Peachtree power amp suggestion.....most transparent system I know 9 a friend ) has a tall Maggie speaker/hybrid ribbon tweeter driven bymodel  a 200w Peachtree amp driving it -  NIRVANA!! 
Vintage Speaker Choice
Dynaco A25 !!Dahlquist DQ10's !!! 
Decent DAC/Streamer
Tidal ! 
Not Enjoying My Turntable
Sell the analog stuff ....get the best level of Tidal streaming. Boom ! highs come back. 
Ahhh--Problem solved. Adding a REL sub-bass unit...
Don't know how many speaker systems i 'd have gone through by now ...if i  hadn't acquired a REL. 
I want to pick up a vintage SS integrated
Phase Linear 700.....power!  great big VU meters!!  
If you could just pick one instrument that you think sounds best on your speakers
An A clarinet or larger. 
Looking for speaker recommendations
Shahinian Obelisks 
How to make low end digital sound "not terrible" on higher end systems?
Tidal...big difference. 
Is It Possible?
No surprise. After listening to one for awhile - there's Quad stats ...and everything else. 
Leaving Solid State Equipment on all the Time
My Plinius P8 amp was left on the entire 4+ years without any problem. 
Speakers under $5000 maintained a reputation for quality sound over the last 15 years.
My best friend had Sound Lab A1's.  WHAT THEY COULD DO!For fun...we played 350 w/channel into each - and played an excellent recording of a steam-powered ralroad train approaching at max speed from afar...getting closer ( you start to feel vibrati... 
Looking For 90% of the performane of the super expensive cables for much less money
Used Tara Labs RSC ic's and speakers cables.  Wonderful for from $150 to $400. 
What is this odd little box I've been storing for years?
If it starts ticking - run like hell!