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I did note that the Barefoot monitors are set up with the tweeters "outboard" of the woofers, maybe to get a wider soundstage. I dimly remember some technical discussions suggesting that placing the woofers outboard make up for some of the theoretical limitations of stereo. But you probably...

A friend just released a cello/piano duo recording made in the "Live Room" at Oktaven audiO, Mt. Vernon, NY. I thought it sounded realistic and well-balanced, so I looked up the studio website. http://www.oktavenaudio.com/equipment#/monitoring/

The Chiaroscuro has also started their Beethoven cycle. The Op. 18 quartets and Op. 74/130 are out. I hope BIS carries through with the rest!

March Audio currently has a "Flash Sale" discount of 15% on all products ($603.03 on the Sointuvas AWG). So US buyers can have the Sointuva shipped for $3,723.36.

Amazon has the WiiM Pro for $126.65 on a "Lightning Deal" (no remote): https://www.amazon.com/WiiM-Pro-Chromecast-Multiroom-Compatible/dp/B0BJDY6D1W/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=wiim%2Bpro&qid=1708113840&s=electronics&sr=1-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&th=1

Until about 8pm EST on 1/22, Amazon has the WiiM Pro Plus on "Lightning Deal" for $186.15...

Schiit is having a "last call" on the Magni+ ($89) and Magni Heretic ($79!) headphone amps, the latter reviewed by amirm. https://www.schiit.com/products/magni-plus https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/schiit-magni-heretic-headphone-amp-review.39518/

You probably knew about their big--BIG--brother. I saw a pair once but didn't have the chance to listen. https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/jamo-r-9o9-loudspeaker/

I am streaming the first track, the opening movement of the Concerto for violin & viola da gamba (or viola da braccio) in C minor. From 7:55 to the resolution around 8:26 it sounded remarkably like a passage from the second movement of Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante for violin & viola, k364...

Making out gets old fast if you are hearing the Allison effect -- on the floor helps. Nothing spicy going on in this seated couple's listening life....

Thanks for posting this--very tempted.... Just wanted to note that the Monoprice ebay listing for the 8-inch THX subwoofer shows a 1-year replacement warranty, not the 5-year warranty shown on the Monoprice product webpage (https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=41289). Perhaps I am missing...

When the cables of the Red/Blue are plugged in the right way, will the molded "L" and "R" on the connectors be on the same side as the red/blue shell? I assumed so when I connected my Reds, but the instructions were not clear about this, if I recall. Thanks.

Seems ironic that Sunfire amps once may have had a reputation for being reliable workhorses. I can't find the full review on the web now, but I believe Paul Seydor of The Absolute Sound may have made that point when writing about the Sunfire Architect's Choice Series II amp. He had heard of...

The Townshend Rock turntable was another version of defeatable damping at the cartridge end. (A headshell outrigger is lowered into a large trough that swings over the record.) I think the Townshend concept has been discussed here, maybe unfavorably by members with vinyl expertise (just going...

If the Apple TV 4K is connected directly to an Oppo BDP-105 (which can do up to 7.1 but I believe not Atmos), would I set the Apple TV for the second of the four audio formats to get uncompressed PCM Multichannel? I am a little unclear on the difference between formats 1 and 2 in that use case...