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    Time to go active?

    I’m building a combination office-man cave in a new 950:square foot room addition. I have huge monoblocks and don’t know where to put them as I wish to keep the room clean and minimalist. So I either need some good ideas for obscure locations to keep the amps and ancillary components or I’m...
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    Kind of Blue - Pipe Dublin Label

    Just saw that Qobuz has a version of this release on Pipe Dublin label from 2021. Does anyone know of this label or version? If so what if any differences do you hear vs. the high res version?
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    Sonus Faber Extrema

    These speakers are 30 years old but are intriguing. Has anyone heard them? If so, how do they stand up in performance to today’s comparable speakers including large monitors? I have a pair of reference 3A Reflectors which I am really enjoying but recently acquired MasterSound PF100 monoblocks...
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    Any love for Purifi?

    I was curious if anyone has tried a Purifi-based amp. I was thinking about trying one out with electrostatics or inefficient monitors. i have a Nad C298 coming today as I was oh so curious and will report back. 60-day return policy so no risk. Was thinking about going direct from my Lumin X1 via...
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    Strange Demo Aleph 0 and First Watt J2

    I have had Aleph 0 monoblocks for some time running the midrange on my Linkwitz Orion's. I am using the J2 to drive the tweeters. So I recently bought a few monitors, the Focal 1008's and Usher BE-718's, and figured the Aleph 0's would be a good match with the Aleph P preamp I also have. So the...
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    LS50's Inbound - Need Amplification Recommendations

    My Kef LS50's arrive tomorrow. This is my first post! I have the following amplification to drive them: 1) Denon 4311ci - 140 wpc into 8 ohms - fairly high-end Denon from a few years ago - can independently run the receiver as a 2-channel or 2.1 rig independent of my 5.1 setup. 2) Nad...

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