whart

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So excited by the state of today's British folk 😉
Nice, folk freak. Thank you. 
Altec A7 yay or nay?
Man, those some big boxes. I haven't heard a pair in years. Very common as part of a sound reinforcement system in the early days. I suspect the aftermarket for crossovers could raise the bar. Also wonder if a sub would make sense at some point to... 
The Absolute Sound - ELAC Navis Review
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Where would you sell your vinyl collection?
For any out of print album, the price will not only be a reflection of condition, but timing of the market (which changes, sometimes drastically over the course of a decade), totally apart from outliers-- somebody could have just overspent on some... 
Can we start a thread for folks who run a SET amp with a subwoofer or two?
I guess I qualify. I run a pair of Avantgarde Duos which have an integrated powered woofer system that takes a high level signal from a jumper cable from the mid horn. That horn is fed by a pair of Lamm ML 2, which are 18 watts, not exactly flea p... 
Where would you sell your vinyl collection?
@dgarretson - I know those guys- total record hounds. Friendly with Ken G. who is quite a collector, not so much of 'audiophile' stuff, but more obscure jazz and prog. We've been trading notes for several years on records. good suggestion. Agree t... 
Electrostatic pros and cons.
@inna- I am at a loss for words. Say Wut?  
Electrostatic pros and cons.
@bdp24 - I don't want to mess with woofers on the Quads at this point. (There's a Rythmik 12" with a paper cone in that room for the theatre system-it's where we watch movies-altogether separate system). I have a pair of 15" Rythmiks running with ... 
Electrostatic pros and cons.
Is tricky though. I never solved that equation back in the day with my original Quads, but that was before 1990. I didn’t bother with the Quad 63. (I do like the bass on the original Quad and room positioning can make a difference- what’s there is... 
Electrostatic pros and cons.
@inna- uhm, money? at the time I bought the Duo I can’t remember what the Trio sold for, but remember that it needed more woofs to make it right. I do think the Trio would probably benefit from a decent sized room, especially with those bass horns... 
Turntables
Pre-echo or print through. Not uncommon with records and not a defect that would cause me to reject a record. 34% RH is too dry in my estimation. Don't know where you live @luvrockin  but winter with central heating can do that. Can you increase t... 
Electrostatic pros and cons.
Apart from midrange transparency at which they excel, there's an overall coherence to an all electrostatic set up (not using dynamic speakers for woofers), but my experience is no doubt dated. I bought my first pair of original Quad ESLs (a/k/a th... 
The Tragic Decline of Music Literacy (and Quality)
Huh, @slaw, I thought they came from a school in North Texas, no? 
So disappointed in today's Americana
That piece in the Times is actually pretty thoughtful and well written.I don't listen using ear buds but occasionally listen to something over my laptop simply to hear it, not for any serious listening-- and I'm surprised at how much difference yo...