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    Real Estate: Castles in Europe

    I do not envy the next real estate agent who is sweating blood to persuade you that the property in question is still a brilliant one despite the utterly unjustifiable lack a secret underground escape tunnel. Bite believe me, even said Tunnel would not compensate for the chores of owning the...
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    Dartzeel NHB-18NS & NHB 108 Model 2 review

    Interesting to learn that these use LDR technoloy. Did not know that about darTZeel.
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    Dartzeel NHB-18NS & NHB 108 Model 2 review

    People still read?
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    Most Respected Amplifier Designers

    Hm, not sure if it is possible to separate great designer from music presentation we like. And I suspect you would need to ask in the designer circles to establish the most „respected“ moniker. but here you go, besides many already mentioned - Alexey Syomin, S.A. Laboratory - Roland Krammer...
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    Miyajima Labs 1.0 mil Infinity Mono

    Option for the second arm would be a viv labs. Can sit on the plinth or some pillar to the back left.
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    Miyajima Labs 1.0 mil Infinity Mono

    Dear Mike, for me it never came across as disrespectful and your appreciation of the products comes across genuinely. Myajima‘s website is just one perfect example of the oftentimes (from our cultural perception) quirky impression we perceive from Japan. And given the frustration in unlocking...
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    Miyajima Labs 1.0 mil Infinity Mono

    The website is the typical japanese approach to creating international sites with auto translate. Mr. Miyayima is very pleasant to interact with.
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    Real Estate: Castles in Europe

    And one more consideration for castles (in France). After 15 years of real estate boom they are actually worth .... less (and that is before counting in ridiculous new laws and regulations which make you pay through your nose for „mandatory“ works... . But i guess it is as with wines and making...
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    Real Estate: Castles in Europe

    Hello Ron, Guess you need to decide if you want your tunnel or your clean power with extra lines and breakers in that case. And if the dampness is the attraction, there are some water castles in Germany you could get for free (the saved 2.75mn could go towards a netjet membership cutting down...
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    Real Estate: Castles in Europe

    How about we are going to claim to only play period correct music - eventually - please
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    Real Estate: Castles in Europe

    But they will respond very favorably to the idea of changing the floor plan because of better dimensions for a „listening room“ - not
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    Real Estate: Castles in Europe

    I‘d say cost of maintaining the thing and getting it to standards of modern living. If you look around Europe castles in general tend to go for „cheap“. Often you have mandatory conservation on top of the anyway problematic upkeeping.
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    SET amp owners thread

    so, rather late to the party but here you go: As i somehow end up with more gear than necessary to get music in the room it is any permutation of TapX/Bent - Kondo KSL M7 - Java Triple Shot- none into Berning Siegfried (either Elrog or Takatsuki bottled)- First Watt SIT-1 - S.A. Lab Hercules...
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    Active versus Passive Isolation Platforms for turntables

    Sven Boenicke created the "swing base" for his speakers which are going in this very direction. Unfortunately i did not have a comparison between with and w/o.
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    Dedicated powerlines, how many?

    Thank you all for your suggestions (forgot, but do not believe it makes a difference. I am having 220V and proper neutral implementation as "code"). Would it still make sense if because of the tube amps source/pre/amps run on one line to separate the digital part or does that also run the risk...

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