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    New Album & The Beginning of Basketball Season

    To coin a phrase from another sport, when the Warriors are 'on', they truly play 'the beautiful game' - but only glimpses now. Watching Thompson this year has truly been painful, no more so than last night.
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    New Album & The Beginning of Basketball Season

    First half Pels half court offense sucks. Lakers much more disciplined, getting good shots.
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    Magico M2 Equipment Report

    Before you buy an M2/M3, I think you should give the S3 2023s a listen.
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    New Album & The Beginning of Basketball Season

    I was just asking for your view. I don't follow the NBA nearly as closely as you, but my impression is that the West as a group has been stronger than the East for quite a while.
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    New Album & The Beginning of Basketball Season

    Steve, when was the last time the Eastern Conference looked competitive with the West? (It seems like forever.)
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    Help with choosing a streamer.

    Since you mentioned your desired price level, why not the Aurender N20, which some consider the sweet spot in their line?
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    How Good a CD Transport is Required to Sound Better than Streaming?

    I'd like to see someone run one of these experiments using a top flight transport/DAC combination, like maybe an Esoteric Grandioso K1X SE SACD Player, using the Esoteric's excellent DAC for the streaming piece, and doing both CD and SACD playback. Streaming both locally stored files and...
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    New Album & The Beginning of Basketball Season

    Good article. Although compared to you I don't have much data, I share your opinion of Rivers - journeyman coach. The Celtics' personnel is awesome now, but they still have to prove that they can win the big games.
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    New Album & The Beginning of Basketball Season

    I saw this game. Lakers took what was offered, played like a team, and won. Good for them. Terrible home loss for the Bucks, who played like a HS team with their 4Q lead. Their legs were gone and still they insisted on taking 3 after 3. No ball movement, no plays. Rivers, were you awake...
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    New Album & The Beginning of Basketball Season

    THAT was impressive!! Big gain from some weight loss.
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    Bryston 7B3 vs 4B3: Extra Cost Worthwhile?

    A pair of 7B3s would be overkill for me. There are better ways to spend your money IMO. A 4B3 looks like a fine choice (or maybe a 14B3 as suggested above) IF it addresses an important shortcoming you've identified. But if you're thinking of a serious 'end game' upgrade of your system, I...
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    Bryston 7B3 vs 4B3: Extra Cost Worthwhile?

    Speakers? Preamp?
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    S3 MK3 (2023) Arrived

    Interesting and very thorough. I've had my S3 2023's for about five months now - driven by an Esoteric K-01XD SACD player, Esoteric C01X solo preamp, and an M-10X amp. After reading your review, I was curious. So I've been listening to perhaps the world's best classical trumpet player, Hakan...
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    Good ol’ honest engineering - the world best cd transport from years ago

    As many here probably know, Esoteric is TEAC's luxury brand where VRDS CD/SACD front loading transport technology is featured. Current incarnations are their VRDS ATLAS mechanisms. There's plenty of detail on VRDS on the Esoteric website under their various SACD player models. Esoteric used...
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    CH M1.1 or A1.5 x 2

    I am a former S3 MkII/Diablo 300 owner. The Diablo 300 is a powerful integrated noted for its strong bass. I doubt that the CH Precision options mentioned will surpass the Diablo bass. (However, they may provide a more refined sound.) Before swapping equipment, you might want to spend some...
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