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    Which Speakers Would you Choose?

    I would listen to all the speakers in question and then buy the ones I liked the most. I’d also not limit myself to just those brands or models. If you like accurate speakers go listen to some Kefs and Focals as well.
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    Sonus Faber Venere 1.5

    I’ll add having owned the venere and had the Lumina II in my room for a month. The Lumina’s are a lot better in my opinion. I’d take a pair of ls50s over the venere 1.5 any day they were nothing special.
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    Chateau Reference Monitors

    It looks like some of the inductors are encased in the resin? Interesting design. How do they sound?
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    AK 21st Anniversary Raffle

    Aug 19th 2012
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    Chateau Reference Monitors

    The way that battling is all torn up and missing I wonder if mice got in there.
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    It's amazing what people try to sell

    That was my thought as well or it’s some kind of money laundering or drug exchange thing. Post some piece of oblivious crap for sale and it’s code for something else?
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    Requesting Input from Forum Members After 2023 Update

    Not a fan of the new ux but I totally understand the need to upgrade.
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    Porch Festivals?

    They did these in Napa, Ca when I lived there. It was great, one of my buddies used to host at his porch every year. They don’t do them here in AZ where I’m at now but the culture here (lack of) sucks.
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    Falcon LS3/5a Silver vs. Gold

    Q7 is just a slightly deeper box. To get a Q of 0.7 for the woofer. They also lack the felt around the tweeter on the baffle and they use magnets to hold the grill vs Velcro. Otherwise, it’s the same as the Falcon 3/5. I think the base Q7 crossover is its own thing and not the same as the...
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    Falcon LS3/5a Silver vs. Gold

    No quite the same but I’ve had a pair of Falcon Q7s for about a year. I upgraded the crossovers to the Gold Badge ones; same as those used in the Falcon LS3/5a. I can say the the GB crossover appear very well made. Even the base Q7 crossover was pretty nice, not that same as the silver badge...
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    Please help me decide on new speakers

    Tekton makes a ton of makes and the website is confusing; at least to me. Brand new Lores should be around $1K, M and References a little less. If you can find a used pair; I’d snag them. Their bigger speakers with tweeter arrays that act as a mid are more expensive. The Impact Monitor and...
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    Please help me decide on new speakers

    With your taste in music you might want to add Tekton Design to your list. Very live sounding, great with rock and electronic music. One of the Lore variants would be in your budget. Very easy to drive and dynamic. Some years ago I had the M Lore and put on a Cure CD. My buddy was over and as...
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    Car stealership ripoff stories

    Book time! Yeah, that is a real trick for sure. Not long ago our Honda needed front struts. I went around to local shops to get quotes and they were all quoting an all day job. I called a few out on it as the struts were being replaced with "quick" struts that come as an assembly. This greatly...
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    Car stealership ripoff stories

    I live in a dark sky community, it is cool what they do to preserve the night sky.
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    Car stealership ripoff stories

    That is an insane quote. Maybe for a whole new motor but just a turbo…my a$$. You can get it pulled and rebuilt for wayyy less. Or buy an upgraded turbo kit from someone like APR.
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    VM95ML Stylus issues

    Could be the angle of the shots but it does look slightly off kilter in both photos. Like it is twisted a bit. I have this cart and never had any IGD so I am inclined to think something is off with yours.
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    Shocking TT price.

    I agree with this to some extent. The guys I know with crazy systems are actually pretty secretive about it. They have them for their own enjoyment and don’t care to show off at all, the opposite actually. On the flip side, a dealer friend of mine has told me about some high end systems he has...
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    Let the buyer BEWARE - Technics SL100C

    I don't pretend to know all the ins and outs of Amazon. I can say in my experience, as a brand on Amazon with fulfillment through their warehouse, one can still have their ASINs nerfed by other resellers (authorized or unauthorized) with bad descriptions, images, etc. I am living this at work...
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    Let the buyer BEWARE - Technics SL100C

    I wouldn’t judge it by the description on the Amazon listing. Those can be nerfed by third party sellers. I am in the midst of trying to clean up some for my company at the moment. Lots of great turntables don’t even come with carts so I don’t get your point. Also, a rather famous Linn came...
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    Not looking good for Audio Research Company (ARC)?

    Granite and marble cases incoming :). I like Acora speakers, they sound great but are pricy for sure.
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    MoFi news!

    I’m sure the way it is structured they will be fine but a $25mm bill for a typical $75mm ARR company would usually be a death sentence. Even if product margins are 50% cut that number right in half. Then you still have overheads to cover. Plus interest rates have been going up a lot so any debt...
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    MoFi news!

    I was thinking the same thing, that’s a lot for a small company. I don’t think what they did was right but I don’t see how the suit has any merit. You buy the records to listen to them, their value is irrelevant. So long as they play that’s all that should matter in my opinion. This isn’t shares...
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    SteamPunk HiFi ???

    Anything D'agostino.
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    The Notorious Cartridge Question

    Smooth cartridges that come to mind are Grado, Nagaoka, Sumiko. I've got the orignal beepre, bust it out in winter time. It's a nice piece of kit :)
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