Most BEAUTIFUL looking speakers you have ever seen.

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New24k
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What are the most BEAUTIFUL looking (not sounding although they might be the same) speakers you have ever seen.

So far for me it has been the Sonus Faber Aida


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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
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    Those look like they can be "weaponized", lol

    Pretty sweet, but I guarantee that most wives would look at those and ask you if "you've lost your mind bringing those monsters into MY living room!"
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
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  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
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    The Usher Mini-X's with the matching stands that Skip sold Mikey...pure artwork!

    but here is one for ya!
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    2 ch- Polk CRS+ * Vincent SA-31MK Preamp * Vincent Sp-331 Amp * Marantz SA8005 SACD * Project Xperience Classic TT * Sumiko Blue Point #2 MC cartridge

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  • New24k
    New24k Posts: 74
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    cnh wrote: »
    Those look like they can be "weaponized", lol

    Pretty sweet, but I guarantee that most wives would look at those and ask you if "you've lost your mind bringing those monsters into MY living room!"

    LOL, they are definitely NOT living room speakers!
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
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    The mini x's are sure sweet but for me its the SF Stradavari's

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    My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160

    Family Room| Marantz AV7704| Usher Dancer Mini - 2 DMD Mains |Usher Dancer Mini-x DMD's Surrounds | Usher BE-616 DMD Center | SVS Ultra Rear Surrounds | Parasound Halo A21 | Parsound Halo A52+ | MIT Shotgun S3's | Dual SVS SB 4000 Ultras | Oppo UDP 203 | Directv Genie HD DVR | Samsung 75" Q8 QLED | PSAudio Stellar GCD | Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ | Lumin U1 Mini | HP Elite Slice PC | ROON'd for life |

    ManCave: HT:Polk LSiM 706VR3 LSiM 703's LSiM 702's|| Marantz AV7002 AV PrePro Sunfire TGA-7401| Sony PS4 Pro| Sony PS4 Pro|SVS PB13 Ultra| Oppo UDP 203 | Music Hall MMF 5.3se TT w/ Soundsmith Carmen | Samsung 55" SUHD TV | Sony PS4

    Patio | Polk Atrium 8's | Yamaha R-N303BL |

    Office BlueSound Node| KEF LS50 | Peactree Nova 125SE |

    Bedroom | Focal 905's | Chromecast Audio |

    Garage | Polk Monitor 5B's

    Closet Yamaha M80 | 2 Polk MP3K subs| Yaqin MC100B with Shuguang Treasures KT 88's & CV181Z's | Tesla E83CC's | Marantz 2252B | Marantz 2385 |Polk SDA SRS 2.3 | LSiM 705's |
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  • pumpkinman
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    Estelon's Extreme
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 9,431
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    And then it's time to make a decision.
    cnh wrote: »
    Those look like they can be "weaponized", lol

    Pretty sweet, but I guarantee that most wives would look at those and ask you if "you've lost your mind bringing those monsters into MY living room!"

    I disabled signatures.
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  • WLDock
    WLDock Posts: 3,073
    edited November 2015
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    Sonus Faber in general are just gorgeous speakers...from the Adia down to the Venere and Chameleon.

    While there are so many awesome and unique looking speakers out there, here are a few that caught my eye... for various reasons. All are beautiful in their own way.

    Klipsch Palladium
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    Legacy Aeris
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    Audio Physic Scorpio 25
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    JBL Everest
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    DIY variations of the Jim Holt's Statements and Mini Statements projects.
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    Someday I hope to build something as beautiful...to really put the "H" into this hobby.
    2.2 Office Setup | LG 29UB55 21:9 UltraWide | HP Probook 630 G8 | Dell Latitude | Cabasse Stream Amp 100 | Boston Acoustics VS 240 | AUDIORAX Desk Stands | Mirage Omni S8 sub1 | Mirage Omni S8 Sub2
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  • Moose68Bash
    Moose68Bash Posts: 3,842
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    Family Room, Innuos Statement streamer (Roon Core) with Morrow Audio USB cable to McIntosh MC 2700 pre with DC2 Digital Audio Module; AQ Sky XLRs to CAT 600.2 dualmono amp, Morrow Elite Speaker Cables to NOLA Baby Grand Reference Gold 3 speakers. Power source for all components: Silver Circle Audio Pure Power One with dedicated 20 amp circuit to main panel.

    Exercise Room, Innuos Streamer via Cat 6 cable connection to PS Audio PerfectWave MkII DAC w/Bridge II, AQ King Cobra RCAs to Perreaux PMF3150 amp (fully restored and upgraded by Jeffrey Jackson, Precision Audio Labs), Supra Rondo 4x2.5 Speaker Cables to SDA 1Cs (Vr3 Mods Xovers and other mods.), Dreadnaught with Supra Rondo 4x2.5 interconnect cables by Vr3 Mods. Power for each component from dedicated 20 amp circuit to main panel, except Innuos Statement powered from Silver Circle Audio Pure Power One.

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,029
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    The JBL Everests are quite attractive. JBL's put out a few nice looking loudspeakers over the years... the Hartsfield and the Paragon/Metregon come to mind.

    I don't much care for the JBL sound, but the hardware's nice.

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    none of the above are my photos -- although I do have some of the innard parts for a Metregon :-P
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,060
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    Lots of eye candy on this thread and probably some awesome sounding speakers, me I'm partial to my 2.3tls can't wait to get home listen to tunes and stare at them with their grills off, on this Thanksgiving holiday I'm thankful for these.
    Home Theater
    Parasound Halo A 31 OnkyoTX-NR838 Sony XBR55X850B 55" 4K RtiA9 Fronts CsiA6 Center RtiA3 Rears FxiA6 Side Surrounds Dual Psw 111's Oppo 105D Signal Ultra Speaker Cables & IC's Signal Magic Power Cable Technics SL Q300 Panamax MR4300 Audioquest Chocolate HDMI Cables Audioquest Forest USB Cable

    2 Channel
    Adcom 555II Vincent SA-T1 Marantz SA 15S2 Denon DR-M11 Clearaudio Bluemotion SDA 2.3tl's (Z) edition MIT Terminator II Speaker Cables & IC's Adcom 545II Adcom Gtp-450 Marantz CD5004 Technics M245X SDA 2B's, SDA CRS+

    Stuff for the Head
    JD LABS C5 Headphone Amplifier, Sennheiser HD 598, Polk Audio Buckle, Polk Audio Hinge, Velodyne vPulse, Bose IE2, Sennheiser CX 200 Street II, Sennheiser MX 365

    Shower & Off the beaten path Rigs
    Polk Audio Boom Swimmer, Polk Audio Urchin B)
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
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    gudnoyez wrote: »
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    Lots of eye candy on this thread and probably some awesome sounding speakers, me I'm partial to my 2.3tls can't wait to get home listen to tunes and stare at them with their grills off, on this Thanksgiving holiday I'm thankful for these.

    I have a pair of 2.3's (not tl's) that are also a thing of beauty to me.

    I have completely restored mine to better than new. They look and sound beautiful.

    So I can definitely agree with your feelings towards your 2.3 TL's.

    Cheers and Happy Thanksgiving to you, yours and your TL's!

    My New Year's resolution is 3840 × 2160

    Family Room| Marantz AV7704| Usher Dancer Mini - 2 DMD Mains |Usher Dancer Mini-x DMD's Surrounds | Usher BE-616 DMD Center | SVS Ultra Rear Surrounds | Parasound Halo A21 | Parsound Halo A52+ | MIT Shotgun S3's | Dual SVS SB 4000 Ultras | Oppo UDP 203 | Directv Genie HD DVR | Samsung 75" Q8 QLED | PSAudio Stellar GCD | Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ | Lumin U1 Mini | HP Elite Slice PC | ROON'd for life |

    ManCave: HT:Polk LSiM 706VR3 LSiM 703's LSiM 702's|| Marantz AV7002 AV PrePro Sunfire TGA-7401| Sony PS4 Pro| Sony PS4 Pro|SVS PB13 Ultra| Oppo UDP 203 | Music Hall MMF 5.3se TT w/ Soundsmith Carmen | Samsung 55" SUHD TV | Sony PS4

    Patio | Polk Atrium 8's | Yamaha R-N303BL |

    Office BlueSound Node| KEF LS50 | Peactree Nova 125SE |

    Bedroom | Focal 905's | Chromecast Audio |

    Garage | Polk Monitor 5B's

    Closet Yamaha M80 | 2 Polk MP3K subs| Yaqin MC100B with Shuguang Treasures KT 88's & CV181Z's | Tesla E83CC's | Marantz 2252B | Marantz 2385 |Polk SDA SRS 2.3 | LSiM 705's |
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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,640
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    gudnoyez wrote: »
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    Lots of eye candy on this thread and probably some awesome sounding speakers, me I'm partial to my 2.3tls can't wait to get home listen to tunes and stare at them with their grills off, on this Thanksgiving holiday I'm thankful for these.

    Steve, just be glad I decided to sell them over keeping them...otherwise, they were going to get figured cherry endcaps...
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    For me. Magico V2s offer a fantastic combination of high quality and simplicity...
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    But I have always loved the visual wow factor of the ProAc Carbons in Ebony...
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    But a lottery pick would have me commissioning a JBL Paragon reproduction cabinet in Redwood burl...
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    For a realistic purchase, and my own personal current 2 channel speakers, it is hard to go wrong with my Silverline Audio Sonatinas in Maple burl...
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    (Not my photos but these are my exact speakers I got from The Music Room)
    "Some people find it easier to be conceited rather than correct."

    "Unwad those panties and have a good time man. We're all here to help each other, no matter how it might appear." DSkip
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,060
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    Hey Ryan my ZLTFUL edition 2.3tls would look drop dead gorgeous in those end caps, wow drooling already.
    Home Theater
    Parasound Halo A 31 OnkyoTX-NR838 Sony XBR55X850B 55" 4K RtiA9 Fronts CsiA6 Center RtiA3 Rears FxiA6 Side Surrounds Dual Psw 111's Oppo 105D Signal Ultra Speaker Cables & IC's Signal Magic Power Cable Technics SL Q300 Panamax MR4300 Audioquest Chocolate HDMI Cables Audioquest Forest USB Cable

    2 Channel
    Adcom 555II Vincent SA-T1 Marantz SA 15S2 Denon DR-M11 Clearaudio Bluemotion SDA 2.3tl's (Z) edition MIT Terminator II Speaker Cables & IC's Adcom 545II Adcom Gtp-450 Marantz CD5004 Technics M245X SDA 2B's, SDA CRS+

    Stuff for the Head
    JD LABS C5 Headphone Amplifier, Sennheiser HD 598, Polk Audio Buckle, Polk Audio Hinge, Velodyne vPulse, Bose IE2, Sennheiser CX 200 Street II, Sennheiser MX 365

    Shower & Off the beaten path Rigs
    Polk Audio Boom Swimmer, Polk Audio Urchin B)
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,528
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    gudnoyez wrote: »
    Hey Ryan my ZLTFUL edition 2.3tls would look drop dead gorgeous in those end caps, wow drooling already.

    I'm sure he'd love to get his hands on them again for the modification.... lol....
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • Upstatemax
    Upstatemax Posts: 2,623
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    Kyron, Kronos:

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  • WLDock
    WLDock Posts: 3,073
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    Now the shape of those Kyron Kronos remind me of another unusual shape speaker, the Vapor Audio Nimbus.

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    2.2 Office Setup | LG 29UB55 21:9 UltraWide | HP Probook 630 G8 | Dell Latitude | Cabasse Stream Amp 100 | Boston Acoustics VS 240 | AUDIORAX Desk Stands | Mirage Omni S8 sub1 | Mirage Omni S8 Sub2
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  • warren
    warren Posts: 756
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    cnh wrote: »
    Those look like they can be "weaponized", lol

    Pretty sweet, but I guarantee that most wives would look at those and ask you if "you've lost your mind bringing those monsters into MY living room!"
    Must live in the same house, just don't know it...
    Some final words,
    "If you keep banging your head against the wall,
    you're going to have headaches."
    Warren
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,519
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    Mikey081057 wrote: »
    The mini x's are sure sweet but for me its the SF Stradavari's

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    Why hello beautiful
    Magico, JL, Emm, ARC Ref 10 line, ARC Ref 10 phono, VPI, Lyra, Boulder, AQ Wel, SRA Scuttle Rack, Bluesound
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  • polk500
    polk500 Posts: 1,171
    edited November 2015
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    Joey_V wrote: »
    Mikey081057 wrote: »
    The mini x's are sure sweet but for me its the SF Stradavari's

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    Why hello beautiful

    I agree with you guys these are stunning looking speakers..

    Cheers, Roger
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  • Uilleann
    Uilleann Posts: 159
    edited November 2015
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    Perfect8's...

    AVR: Denon X3200W
    Mains: Polk TSx440T
    Center: Polk CS10
    Surround: Polk TSi300
    Sub: Polk PSW110
    Video: LG OLED65B6P Panel
    BDP: Sony BDP-S6500 Blu-ray player
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  • mikeyb128
    mikeyb128 Posts: 2,885
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    Those ProAc carbons in ebony are to die for... I need to win the lottery.
    2 channel:
    Bryston 4B3, Bryston BDA3, Cary SLP05, Shanling CDT1000SE with parts conneXion level 2 mods, Nottingham analogue ace space 294, soundsmith Carmen MKii, Zu DL103 MKii, Ortofon MC 20 MKii, Dynavector XX2 MKii, Rogue Audio Ares, Core power technologies balanced power conditioner, Akiko Corelli power conditioner with Akiko Audio HQ power cable, Nordost heimdall 2, Frey 2, interconnects, speaker and power cables, Focal Electra 1028 BE 2, Auralic Aries Femto, Black diamond racing cones, ingress audio level 1 roller blocks, JL Audio E110 with Auralic subdude, Primacoustics room treatments.
    Theater:
    Focal Aria 926,905,CC900, SVS PB ultra x2. Pioneer Elite SC85, Oppo BDP93, Panamax M5400PM, Minix neox6, Nordost Blue heaven LS power cables.

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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,067
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    Infinity IRS V

    PS Audio has a pair setup in a room that you can go listen to in Boulder, CO. I should go do that some day. Here is the pair owned by PS Audio

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    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,519
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    Definitely gorgeous.

    Magico, JL, Emm, ARC Ref 10 line, ARC Ref 10 phono, VPI, Lyra, Boulder, AQ Wel, SRA Scuttle Rack, Bluesound
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
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    I think they're also my favorite looking, but certainly the speaker that had the most impact on me when I first saw it in person was the B&W Nautilus.

    http://www.bowers-wilkins.com/Speakers/Home_Audio/Nautilus
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  • sfosselman
    sfosselman Posts: 184
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited November 2015
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    AsSiMiLaTeD wrote: »
    I think they're also my favorite looking, but certainly the speaker that had the most impact on me when I first saw it in person was the B&W Nautilus.

    http://www.bowers-wilkins.com/Speakers/Home_Audio/Nautilus
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    Also known as the "Polycarbonate Ear-and its hairs" by Picasso! lol
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,519
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    AsSiMiLaTeD wrote: »
    I think they're also my favorite looking, but certainly the speaker that had the most impact on me when I first saw it in person was the B&W Nautilus.

    http://www.bowers-wilkins.com/Speakers/Home_Audio/Nautilus
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    Geez that's a beauty.
    Magico, JL, Emm, ARC Ref 10 line, ARC Ref 10 phono, VPI, Lyra, Boulder, AQ Wel, SRA Scuttle Rack, Bluesound
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  • mikeyb128
    mikeyb128 Posts: 2,885
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    2 channel:
    Bryston 4B3, Bryston BDA3, Cary SLP05, Shanling CDT1000SE with parts conneXion level 2 mods, Nottingham analogue ace space 294, soundsmith Carmen MKii, Zu DL103 MKii, Ortofon MC 20 MKii, Dynavector XX2 MKii, Rogue Audio Ares, Core power technologies balanced power conditioner, Akiko Corelli power conditioner with Akiko Audio HQ power cable, Nordost heimdall 2, Frey 2, interconnects, speaker and power cables, Focal Electra 1028 BE 2, Auralic Aries Femto, Black diamond racing cones, ingress audio level 1 roller blocks, JL Audio E110 with Auralic subdude, Primacoustics room treatments.
    Theater:
    Focal Aria 926,905,CC900, SVS PB ultra x2. Pioneer Elite SC85, Oppo BDP93, Panamax M5400PM, Minix neox6, Nordost Blue heaven LS power cables.

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  • mikeyb128
    mikeyb128 Posts: 2,885
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    Opera Grand Callas... Yummy. So much better looking in person. Schwing!!
    2 channel:
    Bryston 4B3, Bryston BDA3, Cary SLP05, Shanling CDT1000SE with parts conneXion level 2 mods, Nottingham analogue ace space 294, soundsmith Carmen MKii, Zu DL103 MKii, Ortofon MC 20 MKii, Dynavector XX2 MKii, Rogue Audio Ares, Core power technologies balanced power conditioner, Akiko Corelli power conditioner with Akiko Audio HQ power cable, Nordost heimdall 2, Frey 2, interconnects, speaker and power cables, Focal Electra 1028 BE 2, Auralic Aries Femto, Black diamond racing cones, ingress audio level 1 roller blocks, JL Audio E110 with Auralic subdude, Primacoustics room treatments.
    Theater:
    Focal Aria 926,905,CC900, SVS PB ultra x2. Pioneer Elite SC85, Oppo BDP93, Panamax M5400PM, Minix neox6, Nordost Blue heaven LS power cables.

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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,519
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    mikeyb128 wrote: »
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    Be still my heart
    Magico, JL, Emm, ARC Ref 10 line, ARC Ref 10 phono, VPI, Lyra, Boulder, AQ Wel, SRA Scuttle Rack, Bluesound
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