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    How do you know what you want from your audio system?

    I know what I want based mostly on what I've heard from other systems over the years. While I could replicate a system's components easily enough I can't bring home another person's listening room. Having moved house quite a lot over the years and switched continents a couple of times, I've...
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    Would you Pay $250 to Hear Specific Equipment at a Dealer?

    I think it’s the early stages of a dealer beginning to resent his or her own potential customers. May be time to switch to an alternative business model.
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    ChatGPT on Audiophile

    I work with chatGPT daily and some of what it spits out as factual beggars belief. If you’re going to use it in any kind of technical research capacity, fact check everything that’s important. It’s also capable of some degree of dishonesty. Point out where it’s made a mistake and it can double...
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    Lampizator help!

    @msimanyi not a good resolution, unfortunately. After going back and forth with the seller and involving Lampizator it appears this was a custom build without records of what work was done. There’s speculation on what the “Bass” outputs are for and speculation on the function of the power toggle...
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    Lampizator help!

    Thanks, Larry. I sent them an email, hopefully they're responsive. If anyone in the meantime recognizes the back panel arrangement, please let me know. Cheers
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    Lampizator help!

    Just got a lampi 7b and it isn’t clear to me what goes where. I’m not aware of any Lampizator with “bass” output, yet that’s how this thing is labeled. I spoke with the seller and he sold it on behalf of a friend who he needs to contact, but hasn’t done so as of yet. The manual isn’t helpful...
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    Are We the Last Generation?

    We’ve always been a very small niche, my prediction is that it will just continue to be that way. Looking around at kids wearing earbuds and deducing that they’re going to force us into extinction is overlooking the fact that our numbers have always been very small. There’s no experience in the...
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    The best 5 speakers that you have had

    They're very good speakers but I'm in that mode at the moment where I want to try something different. Over the last 6 months or so I've tried Khorns, Valencias, and VOTT A7s. I've enjoyed them all but not enough to keep them ahead of the C40s. I'm thinking about La Scalas next or something from...
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    The best 5 speakers that you have had

    Sonus Faber Electa (Originals) Quad ESL57 (Owned twice) Apogee Caliper Signature Dunlavy SC3 Piega C40 (current speaker)
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    Horns with SS amp instead of Tube (se)!?

    About a decade ago I was running a pair of stacked (2 horns per side, rated around 106dB) Oris150 horns with custom bass cabs. I rolled through about a half dozen low-powered amps including 2A3, 45, 300b, etc. All good amps from reputable manufacturers. It wasn't until I switched to a 200w...
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    Worst Movie of All Time?

    Angels and Demons - from the Dan Brown book. Shares the prize for worst movie dialog with Perfect Storm. EDIT - I can't say these two movies are worse than AV2 as I haven't seen Av2. But I'm trying hard and I can't imagine...
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    Are you ready for this one as television is about to change the way we see things....New Series | MILF Manor | TLC

    No.
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    New Audigon Service Fee

    I just paid a $9 “service fee” on top of a purchase today. I wondered what the heck that was about. Strange that I should have to learn about it at a different website…. An odd way to do business.
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    Capital Audio Fest 2022

    I’m one of the undesirables you’re referencing above. I’ve been in the hobby for over 40 years and enhance my enjoyment by running a small review website where I write about my experience with equipment, people in the industry, local audio retailers, and vendors at shows. I was at CAF with my...
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    Capital Audio Fest 2022

    Another thumbs up for Songer Audio. I thought theirs was one of the nicest sounding rooms. Unfortunately I didn’t get to hear the open baffle speaker, but the S1 powered by a Whammerdyne 2a3 amp was wonderful.
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    What’s the world’s best 2 watt amplifier?

    The Art Audio Carissa made wonderful noises playing through Klipschorns. I found the 845 tube to be the best match for Khorns, better than 300b, and various pentode/pp tubes. Of course it’s more powerful than the OP is looking for, but it does sound great if you can get your hands on one.
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    The cars you have loved, or are in love with. Tell us your car history and what each one taught you

    The Cosworth was the one to own back then but the insurance cost on those things was astronomical, particularly for a young driver with a history of having things go missing.
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    The cars you have loved, or are in love with. Tell us your car history and what each one taught you

    Ford Capri 2.0S was my first car. Drove it into the ground, literally. For the last 10k miles I drove it without reverse gear and with a garbage bag duct-taped over the hole in the roof where the glass sunroof once lived. Became an expert in handbrake turns due to the lack of a reverse gear...
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    Introducing the Alana loudspeaker by Illusio Audio

    Someone has to ask.. Price, with and without the Swarm system?
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    Cow Dung Speakers

    Pat on the back for their designer…
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    Best place to sell gear these days?

    Selling your Allnic gear so soon? Say it ain’t so! What are you switching to? USAudiomart for starters, then Audiogon if it doesn’t move.
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    Your Favorite Japanese Audio Equipment?

    Audio Tekne cartridge/SUT. Wish I could afford their electronics.
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    Modern speakers vs Vintage speakers

    @thomask - Do you happen to recall what slopes you used on the Lyngdorf and whether you implemented any delays on either of the outputs? I set up the TDAi2170 yesterday and the results are positive, particularly after running room perfect. I have the speaker outputs going direct to the woofers...
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    Worst Movie of All Time?

    +1 for Perfect Storm. (Worst script/dialogue.)
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    Modern speakers vs Vintage speakers

    Thanks! I just heard back from Nelson Pass, he says: "... the PAP goes nearly to 800 Hz already. I suggest that you set it to the highest frequency on the boards and see what you get." So maybe I will give this a try. Though I'm thinking long and hard about trying another Lyngdorf, either the...
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    Modern speakers vs Vintage speakers

    @thomask I've enjoyed reading through your journey with the A7 and I think they sound fantastic in your YouTube clips, particularly the recent one with the speaker cable changes. I recently bought a 'project' pair of Altec Valencias and I'm looking at upgrading the crossovers. Do you happen...
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    Tube preamp.. What to choose

    What a beautiful listening room and great looking system.
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    What are some great 300B SET amps $5-7K?

    You might catch a pair of Allnic Audio A6000 monoblocks in your price range, though they’re pretty rare. These output 50 or 60 watts per channel depending on what type of 300b tube you use. They’ve selectable negative feedback (on or off) so can be matched to different speaker types/loads. They...
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    Looking for warm, rich, euphonic tube preamp, must pair well with pass power amp (Budget $6000-7000)

    My choice would be the CJ Premier 16LS II. I’ve owned their ET5 and CT5 and have heard various others from their range, old and new, and there’s something special about the 16LS that the others hint towards but don’t quite reach. It seems to walk the line nicely between having that classic tube...
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    Listening and Vision

    Nothing but the soft glow of tubes.

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