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How many of you had been to all 50 states of United States.

Most audiophiles enjoy staying at home with nice sound out of their system.

I had been to 39 states including Alaska and Hawaii.

I had not been to Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Louisiana and Mississppi yet.

But I will go through North Carolina and South Carolina to audition the speakers next week.

So there will be only 9 states left.

Since I am a photographer, I can make excuse to visit those 9 states.

I wish to get Motor home and drive through all of them again except Hawaii some day.

It is not very practical to bring Motor home to Hawaii just for few days' trip.



It is not cold around Seattle during winter time.

But it rains too often.

I will visit Disney World in Florida with my family next Monday.

Then I will drive from Orlando to Charlotte, NC to audition the following speakers on 18th, Friday.


https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis9980i-arion-audio-the-apollo-system-open-baffle-line-source-ful...

I consider driving this high efficiency speaker (105db/W) with my Silbatone 300B SET amp.


http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/0502/silbatoneji300b.htm



I will report my impression after serious audition at his showroom with 300B SET monoblocks.





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ljgerens
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We have visited all 50 states over the years. One of our main reasons is to visit National Parks. Our goal is to visit all 60, so far we have been to 36 National Parks, many multiple times. As an avid photographer, I like to document the beautiful scenery, wildlife, and many trails in the National Parks via photos.

I agree with Schubert that upstate NY is beautiful, especially the Adirondacks which are great for camping, hiking, paddling, and skiing. The Finger Lakes are also beautiful with many wonderful wineries. 
schubert
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Now, there’s a man with GOOD taste !The Hudson and Mohawk river valleys make the Rhine look bad . The Thousand Island area with the mighty St. Lawrence River draining
the entire Great Lakes , NY on one side and the greatest city in North America , Montreal , on the other is to die for !
And about a hundred other places unrivaled any where else in the world .Minnesota , where I live has ,more state owned land open to public than any other state . MN is FLAT . Second state is NY with 6 million acres is second and is NOT flat !
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stereo5
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My wife and I are partial to the Colorado Rocky’s as we have been there 5 times.  The scenery is breathtaking and the mountains are big, not like the anthills in VT and NH. 
schubert
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True, if you like big barren rocks hard to beat CO .
wcfeil
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+1 on New Mexico 

White Sands, Carlsbad Caverns, and Bandelier are all must sees. 

41 states for me. 
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