willgolf

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Power Cord Order of importance
I have just ordered the Lampizator Pacific DAC and will be ordering the Lucas Audio Server.  I forgot to mention that I have a Inakustic 3500P Power condtioner which has the same Power cord to go with it.  My amps are Canary Audio Grand Reference ... 
My Room Size for Speaker Consideration
If your heart is set on Focal Sopra 2's they will work greeat in your room.  I have had smaller speakers in a larger room that you are talking about and they worked fine.  I assume you will be listening to them at 10-15 feet away.  Your bound to g... 
Looking for a ‘’No braine’r Integrated amplifier under 7500 or so
Blindjim...the is blind willgolf.  Please don't make the same mistake I made.  I bought Mola Mola Class D amps prior to knowing what speaker I wanted.  As soon as I picked out the speaker I knew the amp was not going to work well.  I believe a spe... 
What's The Furthest/Longest You Have/Will Travel To Audition?
Hell, i live in Arizona and flew to NY and New Jersey and Dallas and drove to  Los Angeles and San Diego to listen to equipment.  It was fun.   
Mola Mola Tambaqui or Denafrips Terminator Plus?
I considered the Mola Mola as I had the Kaluga and Makua but decided on Lumin X-1.  Phenomanl DAC / Streamer all in one.  I am ow upgrading to Lampi Pacific.  Lumin has a great app, beautiful sound.  You should check it out.  Send a private email ... 
Will Sasha II work in a 11.5 x 26 ft room
I had a room longer than yours by 15 ft with 16 ft ceilings and my Wilson Audio Duette 2's filled the room without any problems.   
Best DAC For My Setup Under $10k
The Lumin X-1 is an awesome DAC / Streamer.  I have owned the D2, A-1, U1 mini and now the X-1.  I am about to upgrade to a Lampi Pacific and could sell the X1.  If interested to know more about Lumin send me a private email.   
Blu-Ray/4K player or stream from Amazon Prime/Netflix
I have had three theater rooms and I just recently built my last one.  I am all in on Streaming now. In my last hole, I had an OPPO 105D player and I never used it.  Save your money and put it into a room acoustics and a great projector.   
Raven Osprey vs Octave 110 with low sensitivity speakers
I have a ton of experience with Raven.  My advice to you would be to call Dave Thomson or James Connel at Raven.  Dave knows so much about the relationship between Amplifiers and Speakers.  Dave is the brains behind the Amps and James is the brain... 
Why do people care what their speaker wants?
Unfortunately, in most cases they do not provide enough information.  Further, you get answers all across the board.  Then it becomes information overload adding more confusion.My favorite is when someone asks for the best amp for $1k that will pr... 
You Tube sound comparisons
The bottom line is there are not enough Brick and mortar stores locally so many of us have to rely on You tube as ONE avenue for selecting our components.....especially speakers. I have been able to identify certain speakers that I would not buy a... 
Sonus Faber Amati Tradition - How Many Watts Optimal?
So with the Amati Tradition Homage speakers that I had with the Raven Reflection, I never had to turn the volume past say 1/4 plus.  Or in clock terms maybe 10 o'clock.  Very rarely I would play at 50% volume which basically the neighbors could he... 
Can you create alerts for used gear you are interested in on Audiogon?
US Audio Mart / What's Best Forum.   You should look at the Daily Audiophile.  There are a ton of audiophile sites and you can check each one to see if they have a classified section.  Some time ago there was a forum on this same topic and someone... 
Something amazing - what would you buy
OMG those are massive.  I think you will be unbelievably happy with the choice and you save a ton of money.  I have a black wall on that side of my theater room so my DI in wall speakers are not obtrusive at all.  That will be a cool look.  I have... 
Integrated Amp Question for a Newbie to the Forum
Of your list Luxman would be my choice.   You did not mention any tube amps???/  Great sound and many options.  I second the comment on Raven Audio.  Check their website.  I have owned Raven and they put out some of the best music for the price pe...