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yogiboy

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What Gear is Universally Adored?
I’ve never owned McIntosh gear. But I think that McIntosh would have to be included in world wide recognition as top notch HiFi! The company has been around for over 70 years!  
Speakers
Yes! I doubt that it would make any difference with the performance of the speaker! You should not worry if you can’t remove the wrench!  
Speakers
Here ya go! https://www.amazon.com/Telescopic-Magnet-Magnetic-Retrieval-QPEY/dp/B08XZ2P6K9/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?keywords=telescopic+magnet&qid=1663506541&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1    
Magnepan .7 Alternatives
In that size room a sealed 2 way LS3/5a type stand mount. But if you want a floor stander the Vandersteen 1c or the Spendor A2 might work in that size room!  https://www.vandersteen.com/products/model-1ci-plus Spendor-A-Line-Product-Data-Sheets_... 
Mixing tube brands
@jjss49  I beg to differ! With power tubes, you can swap different brands of the same tube. (For example, 6L6 tubes from different manufacturers.) But do not swap different types of power tubes unless you are absolutely sure you know what you ar... 
Where did you buy your first audio gear?
Lafayette Electronics, Peekskill NY! Kenwood receiver, BIC turntable with Shure cartridge, BIC speakers!  
15 ohm speakers yea or nay?
Hi Ralph, Thanks for the great explanation of why the 15 ohm Falcons play louder than the 6 ohm Harbeths. You are a real asset to the Audigon community! Yogiboy  
High efficiency desktop speakers
You will never find a small bookshelf speaker with a 95 db or higher efficiency . You will be spinnin’ your wheels lookin’ !  
15 ohm speakers yea or nay?
The Falcon Q7 are the speakers that I am using. They play much louder compared to my Harbeth P3 ESR!! NEW! Falcon Acoustics Q7 “Complete@Home”LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM Falcon Acoustics is pleased to announce the re-introduction of the Falcon Acoustics ... 
15 ohm speakers yea or nay?
4 and 8 ohm taps. I am using the 8 ohm taps for both speakers! Thanks for that site!  
What speakers have you mistakenly let go and then later repurchased?
Harbeth P3ESR!  
Plug Rel Subwoofer into speaker posts rather than amp?
Here ya go!   If connecting 2 RELs, connect the black wire of each REL to a negative speaker terminal of the corresponding channel; twist together the red and yellow wires of each REL separately and connect each pair to the positive speaker term... 
Need help deciding on a new amp
Check out Odyssey and Van Alstine! The Belles is class A/B! Audio by Van Alstine (avahifi.com)   https://odysseyaudio.com/    
New amp listening fatigue: Distortion or ??????
@ghdprentice Thanks much! BTW, nice dog!  
New amp listening fatigue: Distortion or ??????
@ghdprentice No fatigue. I just got the speakers and I was playing them too loud. Everything is fine now that I backed off on the volume. I am using 70 watt Quicksilver tube amps. The Falcons that I just got seem to be a lot more efficient than ...