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Power cords or power conditioner
Hello Op You have a great start to your system but you will find over time you will continue to chase the elusive dream of perfect sound for the rest of your life.  Yes, a good Power Conditioner will help.  I have an Inakustic 3500P.   Yes, a goo... 
Canary Audio Preamps Any Good?
I have the Canary Grand Reference 300B Mono amps with 16 Western Electric 300B tubes. The sound is glorious. It may be overkill in my case as I have 98db speakers. I could part with them for something smaller.  
聖HIJIRI Users thread
@debit I have the 3500P and am very happy with it. I just asked about the 4500 and they are back ordered to January 2023.  I was told the 3500 can more than hold its own.  I had the Inakustic 2404 reference power cords going into a SR orange dupl... 
聖HIJIRI Users thread
@lalitk  Oops, I misspoke.  I actually have the Kiwami RCA cables. After reading 5 pages of Takami power cords I just typed wrong and I am functionally blind so it is hard to read what I type.  That said, the Kiwami is a super RCA cable.  I am go... 
聖HIJIRI Users thread
I have now read this whole thread and I am intrigued by the power cord.  I recently purchased the Hiijiri Takumi RCA cable after doing an extensive A-B-C comparison with Inakustic, Hiijiri, and the Tchernov.  What a shootout it was.   I also noti... 
Canary Audio Preamps Any Good?
I had a C1800 Pre and it was very good.    
Where do you want your system to go when you go?
I laughed when I read your heading but it does have merit.  My kids do not enjoy music the way I do and my equipment would not fit into their houses.  When I sold my last house the people demanded my two-channel system as part of the deal.  At fir... 
Horn speakers are really bright?
Very nicely put Don!      
Recommendation on speakers for listening to live music
Definitely horn speakers.  Check out Charney Audio website.  Great sound and nice design.  Live music with my Viking Acoustic Grande Voix dual horn speakers is mesmerizing.  Unfortunately, they are way above your budget.    
For those of you who had spent over hundred thousand dollars for your sound system.
@charles1dad ---good comment regarding the sound of my Viking Acoustic speakers and Canary Audio Grand Reference 300B Mono amps.  Aren't we all guilty of wondering if there is something better out there?  Are we ever totally satisfied with our sys... 
Horn speakers are really bright?
   
Horn speakers are really bright?
I just posted the video above of Viking Acoustic dual horn speakers with Scan Sonic Drivers.  The song is Anette Askvik - Liberty. The video below is with new SEAS of Norway drivers and tweeters and features Nils Lofgren's Bass N Drums.  Take a l... 
Horn speakers are really bright?
   
For those of you who had spent over hundred thousand dollars for your sound system.
I have no regrets about the cost of my system valued at around $150k.  I worked my whole life to attain this level of system.  I regret listening to dealers who talked me into buying products that are not easy to sell if I want to try something el... 
What Is Most Important?
My DAC and my Music Server