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Is symphonic music kind of like Phil Spector got hold of chamber music?
Haydn's Esterházy orchestra was 13-24 players in size, what we might often consider a chamber orchestra today.  The bloat--if that's what it was (Wagner and Mahler would disagree)--happened later.  AFAIK, Haydn wrote more symphonies than anyone el... 
Atma-Sphere Class D… Amazing
Classic move: accuse others of what you're doing yourself.  
Atma-Sphere Class D… Amazing
@noske I was referring to independent measurements, such as those performed by John Atkinson for Stereophile. Should have made that clearer.  
Atma-Sphere Class D… Amazing
@kuribo Make an effort! Between Ralph’s refutation of ricevs’s pointless proposed modifications, and the Cook’s Tour of the inside of the amp that he gives in the San Francisco video (posted somewhere above), there’s plenty of technical informatio... 
Buckeye amps
Nord (UK), Apollon (Austria), Rouge (Italy). ATM in Spain (Valencia) is very interesting, but doesn't manufacture for the US market.  https://atm-audio.com/  
Ribbon Cables vs. Standard
As far as I am aware, Nordost, Harmonic Tech, and Neotech are the principal manufacturers of "flat" cables with multiple wires. Harmonic Tech already posted above. Silversmith and Goertz make the true ribbon cable. There are probably others... 
Anyone know where the Virtual Systems went?
Working for me.  You just need to go to details first.  
Ribbon Cables vs. Standard
I think the theory behind something like this: and something like this: is going to be very different. Anyone heard both styles?  
Mozart-Clarinet Quintet
As far as I can see, Buffet-Crampon and LeBlanc (two of the premier French clarinet makers) have offerings in the field of modern basset clarinets.  There are probably others. Every other instrument will have their own group of specialized makers.  
Amplifier recommendation
March is one of the companies that has started building amps with the latest Purifi module.  
Mozart-Clarinet Quintet
Brand new recording of the Mozart concerto with Basset + a modern concerto written for Basset. https://www.amazon.com/Flow-Concertos-Annelien-Van-Wauwe/dp/B09RG8FQ6Z/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2T5V8M8F0M716&keywords=Annelien+Van+Wauwe&qid=1662483552... 
Why not?
AGD is another company that includes a very nice high quality PC with each of its products.  
Backert Rhumba 1.3 OR Modwright LS 100 ?
@soix There's quite a lot of useful info. in this thread. https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/tube-rolling-advice-for-the-backert-labs-rhumba-extreme  
Did you notice....
Oh no!  Darko has spoken!    
Shave your CDs
Applying Old Spice to both sides after shaving improves tone, though you do have to let it settle down for a couple of minutes first.