kennyc

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How do I know if I need a sub woofer?
Seems most add subwoofers for the following reasons: fill in bass for standmount speakers  adding more bass energy  Improving fidelity- seamlessly fills in bottom end and supports up to midrange   
Vintage Mcintosh Speakers - your thoughts?
If Fischer 500 may need relatively efficient speakers. Maybe Klipsch or Altec vintage speakers  
Seeking a new loudspeaker, horn, single driver, concentric or open baffle
@kjl1065  T.H.E. New York Audio Show is scheduled for October.  Audio shows a great place to demo speakers, but remember that hotel rooms can be sonically poor so gear may not be at their sonic best.    
Review of Mad Scientist 'First Nano Power Cable'
Congratulations. Thanks for sharing.  
Converting Vinyl to Digital
Analog to digital converters (prices not current): 1.5 Lake People ADC RS 04 Analog Digital Converter 4.0 Prism SoundTitan  4.0 Lynx Hilo2 - MF uses it 8.0 QES Labs – PAD-2 8.6 emm labs adc8 mk iv ? ACOUSENCE system 193  
Better DAC or better Streamer
Congrats on the DAVE DAC as there is a significant synergy of the Chord MScaler with Chord DACs.  Good luck on your streamer hunt.  
My New System
@cueball9  Congratulations! Enjoyment and contentment are worthy goals, the latter can be daunting for some audiophiles  
??? How Good Are Pathos "Inpol" Amplifiers Really ???
If you can, find a Pathos dealer to demo. +1 - it’s much better to help determine what the OP would subjectively like vs relying on other opinions/subjective preferences in various audio chains and rooms.   Looking for “end game” likely warrant... 
Maybe someone can enlighten me.
+1 @devinplombier  Seems best to avoid minefields 😉  
Maybe someone can enlighten me.
+1 @waytoomuchstuff great job!    
I'm Just Not Hearing It..., Do You???
Squeak!  
I'm Just Not Hearing It..., Do You???
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The law of diminshing returns?
Like most hobbies value is not the primary goal, it’s personal enjoyment we’re after within our budgets.  
God, I hate to ask this…
Sorry to hear about your health challenges. I suggest preparing sending your components to TMR who would resell them.    
My last rodeo
@tburdwin - you are correct.  In my speakers search, in addition to audio shows I went to many high-end brink n mortar stores in the Bay Area and LA area - many storefronts.  Likely the Seattle/Tacoma    The Pacific Audio Fest may be the closest ...