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    Four months with the Constellation Inspiration Preamp and Stereo amp

    I haven't seen any threads on Constellation's Inspiration series, so I thought I'd write down some thoughts from my listening. I acquired Constellation Audio's "inexpensive combo" and got to listen to them for 4 months, awaiting the arrival of some audio equipment I have on order. I have sold...
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    Anthony Gallo Classico 3

    I purchased a pair of these for my daughter, and am currently breaking them in. They are quite the deal for a floor standing small speaker. No, I am not planning on selling my Magico S5s, but what they do, they do well. The tweeter allows a expanded sweet spot for multiple listeners, and...
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    Anybody following Lucius?

    The group Lucius has been making the rounds on the music tours, and pretty much stealing some of the headliner's thunder. Jeff Tweedy featured them a year ago at his Wilco festival up north, and they have blown some minds since then - stole some hearts at Governors a Ball this year. Their EP...
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    Alexias for sale on Agon

    Just saw a beautiful pair of black Alexias for sale on audogon. Looks like a great deal at 37k
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    Sudden hearing loss in? Get to the ER immediately

    I have to share my recent experience with you guys in hopes to spare you irreparable hearing loss. Two weeks ago this Sunday, I was about to fall asleep when a high pitched noise suddenly came into my left ear several times. After the third sound, it felt like my ear was getting full (like...
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    Anyone's tried Snake River Mamusi Cables

    I had The Cable Company send me 5 different interconnects- 3 well known and highly reviewed cables, and 2 others, unknown to me but recommended by Steven. My wife and I listened to a lot of music, and in the end, all in all, the Snake River Mamushi interconnect was more transparent, airy, well...
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    Incredible Stillpoints

    I have been burning in my Magico S5s now for 2 1/2 weeks, and happened to insert Stillpoint minis under the MacBook Pro, and Ultra SS (4) under the Spectral 15SS preamp. (I ordered from Music Direct, as they will give a 30 money back if not happy) I was not prepared for the change that took...
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    Magico listening room and my soon to be S5s

    Thought some may get a kick out of the picture my dealer sent me showing Magico's listening room. The speakers are my "soon to be delivered" S5's being evaluated before packing. Would love to be there for this evaluation. Bet the room sounds great.
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    Ayre QB-9 comparisons

    Hey, has anyone compared the QB-9 with Weiss and Berkeley's latest offerings?
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    Magico Q3- Impressive listen

    I finally got the chance to listen to the well regarded Magico Q3's last night. I took my MacBook Pro, loaded with a wide range of music I REGULARLY listen to (not super resolution, show off my stereo productions), running Audirvana Plus with iTunes. The room was medium sized, with the speakers...
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    New 260 in the house

    I sold my Spectral 260 late last year in hopes of purchasing 400's, with the intention of moving into a larger room. Wife nixed the idea, so still in smaller room with no need for 400's (plus the costs of the 400s were, uh, out of my ball park). I delayed the repurchase of another 260 until I...
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    Difference between VPI Aries 3 and Classic 3

    About to spring for a new turntable , and was wondering if anyone knows the sonic differences of VPI's Aries and Classic turntables. Any suggestions as to one over the other would be much appreciated, as I don't want to change front ends for a while.

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