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    Spikes vs Cups vs Pucks

    Did I say that your’s does not comply? If they both comply, then they’ll perform EXACTLY the same. You think that you can somehow add magic to a digital cable to make it “better”.
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    Spikes vs Cups vs Pucks

    There's no science behind Townshend's products ... they just saw a gap to sell more snake oil to gullible people. Their products are maybe SO bad that the degradation in sound quality is audible, though. When are you in Jhb? ... I'm always up for a challenge. I stopped believing this nonsense...
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    Spikes vs Cups vs Pucks

    There wasn't anything to go over anyone's head ... you gave no explanation or theory why it would make any difference. You (and the rest) didn't "hear" a difference, you imagined a difference, because you sure didn't blind test this nonsense.
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    Spikes vs Cups vs Pucks

    ... and NO, you don't want your speakers on springs. You want them standing as solid as possible (unless you maybe have them on the shelf where you keep your crockery collection). You're not trying to move the 40gram paper cone ... you're trying to move a lot of air as well and you don't want...
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    Spikes vs Cups vs Pucks

    … but then you think you can hear a difference when you mount your Oppo on springs 🙄
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    Audio Discourse - Is it Really all BS? Part 2

    "People who think that it's impossible for a cable to affect the sound are simply wrong. The truth is that it's impossible for them not to. And that applies even more to things (electronics components) more complex than just simple cables." So, yes, it's difficult for me to prove that I don't...
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    Audio Discourse - Is it Really all BS? Part 2

    I've determined that the best way to feed carrots to a unicorn is to cut them julienne style and keep them at 4 degrees C above ambient temperature. I've actually written two books about the subject, so I'm an expert. Now, watch how people who have never even tried to feed carrots to a unicorn...
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    Moya M1- Vivid on Steroids

    … or splash out a bit more (€800 000) and get something that actually LOOKS good as well, like Suprema’s 😁
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    RIP

    Eric Carmen (August 11, 1949 - March 11, 2024)
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    Middle to Top range bookshelf owners

    Well … R148k https://www.audioexchange.co.za/product/sonus-faber-guarneri-tradition-bookshelfs/ … not sure if Francois is actually keeping that website up to date. I thought these were sold long ago.
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    Middle to Top range bookshelf owners

    Look for specials on the 805D4’s .. I paid R105k for a Walnut set that was on display for just a few weeks. At that level they all sound “perfect”. Had them next to the Aida’s for a few days (driven by Classé Delta Mono’s) and unless you cranked up the volume to the point where the bass would...
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    How much do cables matter?

    … or rather …”My delusion is as follows…”
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    Help me find new loudspeakers

    ... ok, they "look" like just MDF ;)
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    Help me find new loudspeakers

    Ah hell, most of you guys still don't get it. There is no "problem" to be "solved". The OP made it perfectly clear that there is NOTHING wrong with his sound. He's happy with the room as well ... sure, room treatment is important (in most bare purpose-built listening rooms), but a living room...
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