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    The best way to enjoy digital music reproduction is to never listen to a good analogue reproduction.

    I am extremely tired of the analog is superior debate. I think the signature is in poor taste. The fact that the moderator thought it was a good idea to ask should have already told him it was not a good choice for a signature. Can I change my signature to "stats rule, horns blow"?
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    Are equipment racks oddly the most difficult audio purchase?

    I had two expensive commercial racks (same brand). The shelf support system took up so much room I did not have enough space left for equipment. The shelf brackets also posed a risk of scratching equipment as I move it in and out. I had a local builder make me two racks out of beautiful Claro...
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    Are equipment racks oddly the most difficult audio purchase?

    Patience would not be the word I would use. ;)
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    Power Cords for Sound Lab Speakers

    Chris, Thank you for the wiring schematic and the impedance plot. Both are very useful in understanding how Sound Labs work.
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    High end DACs with built in streamers

    Bricasti M3 and M21
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    Maximum Personal Emotional Reaction to Particular Recording

    Emmylou Harris "Boulder to Birmingham"
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    Anyone have Sound Lab electrostatic speakers? I Searched...

    VAC amplifiers also work very well with Sound Labs.
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    How much does it bother you to see people arguing on the forum. Analogists and digitalists and subcategories.

    Ignoring the too numerous "analog is better" posts which are guaranteed to devolve into arguments, I find too many other threads also devolve. There have been topics I was interested in that turned into many ego-driven pages of "I am right and you are wrong". I stopped even trying to follow the...
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    VAC Essence 80 iQ versus VTL MB-125?

    VAC Essence 80 iQ are rated 85 wpc.
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    Most beautiful amp and or preamp

    I do not use headphones but I want one of these on my desk just to look at.
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    Anyone have Sound Lab electrostatic speakers? I Searched...

    That is what I meant to say. ;)
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    Anyone have Sound Lab electrostatic speakers? I Searched...

    I moved to Sound Labs when my Quads failed. I had already been jaded by the Quads seamless presentation. No crossover and the "driver configuration" of the Sound Labs has made them my endgame speaker. By "driver configuration" I am referencing how the modern versions are built. I am not sure...
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    Anyone have Sound Lab electrostatic speakers? I Searched...

    No disrespect meant to Chris or Dr. West. I have never exchanged any correspondence with Chris but I have exchanged a lot of emails with Dr. West. Dr. West is always courteous and eager to educate. I think not enough respect is paid to the smaller Sound Labs. I keep seeing installations of "sky...
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    CANCELED: Los Angeles Audio Show ‘25 at the Hilton Orange County Costa Mesa Hotel on January 17-19, 2025

    How thoughtful of you to dismiss an entire coast. A few years ago I made a list of over 30 audio equipment manufacturers located in California alone. A good number of them are major players on the world stage. Oregon and Washington can add additional major players. I do agree producers could...
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    Memory Player 2023

    I strongly disagree with praise for Sam Laufer. I was one of the first Memory Player buyers beginning with their introduction in 2006. That was Before Sam Laufer was involved. I owned several over the years, using them exclusively until my recent experience. I now know of several ex-customers...
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    Would you Pay $250 to Hear Specific Equipment at a Dealer?

    Question. Is the retailer selling the equipment at MSRP? If the sale is close to the 6-figures mentioned the retailer might do well to find out how serious a buyer is before disenfranchising them. Even with a significant discount there is a lot of potential profit on the line. Looking from the...
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    Just learned the term "Shelf Queen"

    I do not use headphones but I want one of these:
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    Audience aR6-TSS vs aR6T-SSOX

    Let me be the first to ask. What were the 4 major brands?
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    What's Everyone Reading

    "The Girl Who Took an Eye for an Eye" by David Lagercrantz. From my public library via my Amazon Kindle. Kindle is an awesome device that helped me through Covid when my library was closed. Now I don't go back there anymore. All the books were yellowed and aged and I had browsed the shelves too...
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    Memory Player 2023

    Here is a better picture without the .jpg label hiding a critical part. A glued in iFi DAC. The iFi has a separate external power switch without a light so it is not possible to tell if the DAC is on or off without playing music. The DAC has an external remote to change settings but since the...
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    Memory Player 2023

    I used different iterations of Laufer-Teknik Memory Players for many years. My last Memory Player was delivered in 2021 after a 23 month wait. It is a one-off failed science project. But the description of it is fabulous. I had nothing but problems with it and it did not come with the digital...
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    Shelf or individual component....?

    Some isolation racks use up a lot of space for the isolation suspension. I have found some isolation racks very difficult to place equipment on. That is one reason I ended up with solid wood racks that only give up shelf thickness. Another reason is I got unfinished racks and finished them to...
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    Shelf or individual component....?

    My approach is 1 7/8" thick solid walnut butcher block racks (components) and the same material spiked for platforms (amps and conditioning). Then I use individual treatments of various types. Heavy stuff on spiked platforms just gets Symposium Svelte Plus platforms. Lighter equipment gets...
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    Atma-Sphere Class D Mono blocks

    Jeffrey, What are your speakers?
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    Merry Christmas ‘22

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    Atma-Sphere Class D Mono blocks

    Was there enough power? I think Ralph told a fellow Sound Lab owner that more power was needed for SLs. Waiting impatiently here for a big brother.
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    Atma-Sphere Class D Mono blocks

    Not heartbreaking. Heartwarming without room warming. And not backbreaking either. No worry about where to source tubes. What's not to like? :)
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    New Audigon Service Fee

    US Audio Mart is superior to Audiogon for communication between the buyer and seller. US Audio Mart allows the use of an individual's personal email accounts. Users are not locked into the website's system.
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    Atma-Sphere Class D Mono blocks

    One clean presentation would be much appreciated.
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    Best place to sell gear these days?

    I found Music Room offering prices were so low I could blow things out on US Audio Mart quickly for more money. Remember the Music Room needs to make a profit when they resell and, in addition, there are 2X shipping charges to recover.

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