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    The American Sound Turntable- Beyond's Minimalist!

    What happens if the electricity goes off?
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    The American Sound Turntable- Beyond's Minimalist!

    Yea, somewhere between garish and frightening. But who cares, what does it sound like.
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    Axpona 24’ Mike Lavigne pics

    Mike, I just knew your were a closet Wilson fan…
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    Layering in a Second Speaker System With Narrow Bandpass?

    Is there a measured drop in frequency response between 5kHz and 8 kHz in this audiophile’s system, or is the question purely hypothetical?
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    The American Sound Turntable- Beyond's Minimalist!

    “Let’s get ready to rumble…”
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    Visit to Chris to See Magico M9 and VYGER and Pilium in Southlake, Texas

    Some absorption would be beneficial, IMHO.
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    Tesla Model Y performance

    Perhaps it had a lithium battery? It certainly didn’t have the undercarriage entirely covered by an enormous one. Do your homework and run this by some coastal Florida fire departments and see if what I’m saying has any validity.
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    Tesla Model Y performance

    The lithium batteries installed in EVs are prone to combust if exposed to saltwater. This may seem like an EV nit pick, but having lived in coastal south Florida it is a legitimate concern in the event of storm surge from a hurricane. In addition to combustion the resultant fires burn at...
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    Tesla Model Y performance

    Have you considered a CPOd Macan? The one thing about current Macans that I find unacceptable is that they don’t come standard with Blind Spot Monitoring. At $70K+ it certainly should be standard equipment. I would not buy a vehicle without it.
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    Tesla Model Y performance

    I totally understand all the good reasons you’re a Tesla owner. I also totally appreciate long term car ownership, even though I’m generally not particularly good at. Just last week my son traded in a 2006 Nissan Titan pickup, which I bought new in late 2005. The memories associated with that...
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    Tesla Model Y performance

    You must have a really big garage, Steve
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    Visit to Todd (sbnx) Avantgarde Trio G3 in Parker, Texas

    Throw that can of worms down the rabbit hole and have fun!
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    Tesla Model Y performance

    Elliot, You’re presently driving the best midsize sport crossover on earth! I’ve owned both a Macan GTS and base Macan 4 banger. The Macan chassis is simply without peer. i would never own a Tesla. Elon’s propensity to reduce retail pricing in order to maintain market share- which is highly...
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    Visit to Todd (sbnx) Avantgarde Trio G3 in Parker, Texas

    Octave Jubilee 300B, Pathos Inpol Legacy, darTZeel NHB-468.
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    Visit to Todd (sbnx) Avantgarde Trio G3 in Parker, Texas

    I recently traveled to hear a very well sorted AG Trio G3 system, complete with 3 Spacehorns per side. The room size and treatments were appropriate, the electronics, including Itron and three other amplifiers of different topologies, were all reference level, countless hours had been spent on...
  16. FS: darTZeel NHB-468 Monoblock Amplifiers - Price Improvement

    FS: darTZeel NHB-468 Monoblock Amplifiers - Price Improvement

    For Sale one pair of mint / as new condition darTZeel NHB-468 Monoblocks. 120V. I am the original owner. They were purchased directly from the US darTZeel distributor and delivered to me on May 28, 2021. THESE ARE NOT UPGRADED 458s! They have operated flawlessly from day one and come complete...
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    Visit to Todd (sbnx) Avantgarde Trio G3 in Parker, Texas

    The term ”Reference” is commonly used by electronics manufacturers to name their highest performance pieces. One would logically think that these components are what the designer’s believe most closely replicate the live musical event that they are presumably trying to recreate electronically...
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    Ron Resnick Launches Audio Cafe LLC, a New Clarisys Audio Dealer

    ya think…
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    Ron Resnick Launches Audio Cafe LLC, a New Clarisys Audio Dealer

    A sticky wicket, for sure.
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    Ron Resnick Launches Audio Cafe LLC, a New Clarisys Audio Dealer

    Super second move. Add an active crossover and six channels of amplification to the Auditoriums and its Checkmate!
  21. Wave Kinetics NVS Direct Drive Turntable - SOLD

    Wave Kinetics NVS Direct Drive Turntable - SOLD

    For Sale: Wave Kinetics NVS Direct Drive Turntable- Widely considered the best contemporary direct drive turntable available today under $75K. it is remarkably compact, yet provides that majestic and commanding big table sound. Most remarkably, it ships from the factory fully assembled!! Simply...
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    Introducing Olympus & Olympus I/O - A new perspective on modern music playback

    Thanks Christiaan for your response. I will be adding another Core Audio rack to the system which will allow me to set the router, switch and DCD all directly on a shelf. This is, clearly, the best configuration.
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    Brinkmann Balance vs. J. Sikora Reference- Battle of the $50K Belt Drives

    Thanks for all the response, so far. A few months ago I visited Jacob Heilbrunn. I had a great time, and was there, primarily, to listen to his AG G3 speakers. He has a TechDAS AF Zero TT and a J. Sikora. He recently favorably reviewed the J. Sikora Standard Max and, if I’m not mistaken, that’s...
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    Brinkmann Balance vs. J. Sikora Reference- Battle of the $50K Belt Drives

    Well, it’s time for a new turntable. I’ve distilled the potential candidates down to these two. There are certainly others, but for the purposes of this thread I’m interested in focusing on these, at least for now…. Both are well reviewed, processionally, both come from long established well...
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    Introducing Olympus & Olympus I/O - A new perspective on modern music playback

    I’m awaiting my Taiko switch, router and DCD and looking at rack space for the placement of these pieces. Is anybody stacking the switch and router? Or the switch, router and DCD on top? If you’re stacking, are you using footers of some sort in between?
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    Introducing Olympus & Olympus I/O - A new perspective on modern music playback

    There is no such thing as a final piece to the Taiko digital puzzle
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    Sonus Faber Suprema Flagship Loudspeaker $750,000

    I’d like to think that the conspicuous consumption of uber priced audio equipment is more common in the Far East markets, but maybe not…
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    Sonus Faber Suprema Flagship Loudspeaker $750,000

    When I look at the new subs Queen‘s “Fat Bottomed Girls” and Sir Mix-A-Lot’s classic come to mind.
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    Sonus Faber Suprema Flagship Loudspeaker $750,000

    They integrate horribly with the main speakers.
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    Sonus Faber Suprema Flagship Loudspeaker $750,000

    “Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.” Let’s stack up a few more black Mac boxes between the speakers, while we’re at it. The woofers are fugly, and I’m trying to be nice.

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