axolotl
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I want to wish "Get whale soon" to all my friends!
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Unsomnambulist
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The 3CD Experience Version of Pink Floyd's The Wall is hands-down the best sounding version of the album I've heard.
axolotl
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You know you're an audiophile when you see a photo listing on a non-quite-local-area Facebook swap-and-sell site for a pair of 40 y/o Magneplanar 6' towers for $100 with a mention of one bad binding post, and you seriously think about driving out and picking them up or telling someone else about them.
Well, my work here is done. :nunja:
Well, my work here is done. :nunja:
Nickyboy
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Are those the ones that are like 2" thick but have insane sound? If so, I first heard Jean-Michel Jarre's "Zoolook" on a pair of those. Blew my mind.
axolotl
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They could be the ones. At that time, there were the baby Maggies (edited: Magnepans), which looked like a sheet of fabric stretched over a frame about five feet high or so.
The ones offered were the slighter bigger boys. Although still planar speakers not more than two inches thick, they well taller with two slats down the front from top-to-bottom.
The sound from either was awesome and could change one's life in an instant, or at least in the time it took to play one side of an album.
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axolotl
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My first reaction, after seeing the cute bunny, was to look for an amp, instead of the speaker tower directly behind said bun-bun.
I expect to see a "That's the joke" gif. Please do not disappoint me.
How many of the readers here know that Bowers & Wilkins (B&W) is a high-end brand of audio equipment, especially noted for their loudspeakers?
I expect to see a "That's the joke" gif. Please do not disappoint me.
Unsomnambulist
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The “amp;” is short for ampersand, not amplifier. I’ve seen it before when there is an error in text formatting.
Sorry to disappoint you.
Sorry to disappoint you.
axolotl
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You didn't, not by a long shot. I've seen that text format error before, and figured it out in relatively short order.
I'll add my own gif, then:
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Schiit Audio Ragnarok 2 - AXPONA 2019
More details about the upcoming Schiit Audio Ragnarok 2 release. Specs, tech and more from the Chicago Audio show called AXPONA 2019.
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Schiit Audio Unveils New Aegir Amplifier, Sol Turntable - AXPONA 2019
Information on the new Schiit Audio Aegir and Sol Turntable prototype from the Chicago Audio Show AXPONA 2019. Techs and specs, pricing and more.
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Unsomnambulist
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Amazon plans to launch high-def music streaming service, says report
There's a lot of competition out there, from Tidal and Deezer to Spotify and Apple Music.
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lpfreak1170
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Amazon plans to launch high-def music streaming service, says report
There's a lot of competition out there, from Tidal and Deezer to Spotify and Apple Music.
Definitely keeping an eye on this.
Unsomnambulist
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Musicians As Audiophiles: Jed Levy
Tenor saxophonist, composer and hi-fi enthusiast Jed Levy is a perceptive musician and devoted music listener. Over the years, he's upgraded his hi-fi as funds have allowed, typically preceded by intense study of equipment reviews and equally persistent ear-twisting of audiophile friends, some...
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Schiit’s little amplifier punches way above its weight
The Audiophiliac comes away mightily impressed by the Schiit Aegir amp.
www.cnet.com
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axolotl
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I've meant to ask: What do you have against a straight wire with gain?
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