blackbag20

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Does anyone listen to the radio anymore?
Jazz FM91 plus one ...   
USA Distributor List
I would love to hear them ... I bet Bose would be interested  
NSFW pop ups. C'mon Audiogon, get it together.
@tony1954 Why bother with dinner ...?  
Do military/industrial tubes sound better than regular ones ?
@willywonka they are still used in the Russian space program  
Cables for JBL L-112
Good suggestions, definitely check out Ice Age up in Traverse City, MI ... I have been enamored with designs from Pine Tree Audio as well: https://sites.google.com/view/pine-tree-audio/speaker-cables Mogami also highly rated ...  
Hegel hum?
hum out of speaker indicative of ground loop  hum out of box indicative of DC offset causing toroidal vibration hums are annoying. You might try a DC filter ...ala, https://avahifi.com/collections/accessories/products/humdinger-dc-line-blocker  
Takatsuki 300B $255 !!
I've paid much more for a box ...  
speaker upgrade fever
You might try Ascend  or Tyler acoustic ... I believe both offer trials and well-built offerings.   I have Revel and will probably never part with ...   
Does You Subwoofer Settings ??
Nice gear ... I would love to listen!   Does your streamer permit setting EQ for the five percent of songs that sound fat?   95% is pretty good  ...   
Bluesound Node versions SQ
I would look seriously at the Wiim Ultra.  Favorably reviewed by Darco/ Huff ... it sounds great, easy to set up and has a great app!!   https://darko.audio/2024/09/this-is-the-best-%F0%9F%98%9C-wiim-ultra-review/   https://www.stevehuffphoto.... 
System advice
Go back to the store and kick him in the nuts!   You got naimed!!  
Would Totem Arro's be a significant upgrade from Kef Q150's
If you can afford to beef up the amp I would do it!  Totem is one of the best ...   Check out Odyssey, Klaus builds tanks for amps and sound sweet.  More than enough moxy to make the Totems bloom.  20 year transferrable warranty.  Not a shill bu... 
Who is Roon?
@theophile ... now that is funny  
Nearfield Low-Level Listening : New Speakers or EQ? Thoughts?
EQ will work ... good luck!  
Anyone else ever deal with Tidal "support"?
Spotify sucks too, SQ wise ... and they're mean to musicians. Take a look at Wiim Ultra.  It's app and streamer are easy to use and sounds great with good upstream gear. Take in this review and go forth: https://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2024/07/1...