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A Capital Audiofest 2012 thread
Nice, mapman.You are the Kirk, the creator. 
The best speaker you ever heard?
I'd give them a good 18-20 years. 
Should Sound Quality of Computer Audio be improved
You are suggesting that Joe the Plummer [sic] can do better Remastering in his garage, on his laptop?Is PO confusing file conversion with mastering? That could be part of the problem. 
Best way to run in your Cable Elevators?
He's havin' a laff. The earlier thread was funny in an Andy Kaufman sort of way. Now you're trying too hard. 
How does one get off the merry-go-round?
Mr. Tennis sez: Just Say No and, while you're at it, Abstinence Only 
No Adagio Jr. for sale?
More likely it's an indication that a lot more Adagios were sold than Jr's. 
How does one get off the merry-go-round?
Great post, Sailcappy. Thanks for sharing your cautionary tale and baring your soul. I can certainly relate to just about everything in your story.One part that really caught my attention was Lyric's refusal to bring in amp from other rooms in the... 
Audience Versus Running Springs Power Conditioners
Anyone heard one of the new Shunyata units, the Triton, Talos or Cyclops? 
How to get the impact of a live concert?
Live jazz in a good club can give you the impact Ecruz is talking about. Here in the Bay Area, the two Yoshi's clubs are fine-sounding rooms with excellent Meyer Sound systems. But even unamplified, the impact of a cymbal crash -- you can feel it ... 
Most "Musical" sounding speaker cable under $1000
...by none other than the founders of MacIntosh (that's right)... An old-school, engineering-driven company. Not sure that makes them an authority on the cable question. 
Where do you go after a Dynaudio C1 ?
Sounds like you found out why they called it Vapor Audio. Cheeky name! 
Most "Musical" sounding speaker cable under $1000
I would go with Acoustic Zen Satori. I find it to be unfailingly musical and a steal at its price. Plus, it should work well with your speakers. 
The finest Cable Elevators you ever auditioned?
A DBT of cable elevators would be quite the trick to pull off. 
Tivo Dumb.
The thing that doesn't work for me is that by using the Tivo box instead of the cable box, he doesn't have access to pay-per-view or on-demand, services that I consider much more useful than DVR! That's no longer true, at least with Comcast. The l... 
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What are you all talking about?