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Even if it weren't that cheap, how much is not damaging an expensive pair of speakers worth to you? That being said, I moved my CLS II's across the entire state of Massachusetts to Albany, NY in an open pickup, on a stunning autumn day, which I still remember very well. But they were broken...

That's how the economics of scarcity work, I guess. And even if a pair of CLx's turned up down unda for a killer price, shipping here, in northeastern US, would probably be a deal breaker. I believe I have the amps (Parasound JC-1 monoblocks) but not necessarily the space. I barely have the...

I enjoy Steve Guttenberg's "Audiophilliac", even though his tastes in music and in audio gear are, for the most part, 180 degrees out from mine. My favorite feature, by far, is the viewer systems. When he goes on and on about his favorite rock albums it gets a big yawn from me. But I do like...

Always nice to see real videography on a You Tube channel, instead of hand held phone video.

My feathers are not easily ruffled but not sure what your point is

I have a fleet of Squeezebox devices, from various generations: one "classic" (whose analog output no longer works); a "Duet" receiver and controller; and two "Touches" which, in my opinion, was their best product. I did consider the Transporter, to use in my main system as a source and DAC...

I'm skeptical of a "general re-cap/refurbish", except in the case of vintage hollow state equipment. If you're comfortable with it, get yourself an ESR meter and check all the electrolytics. In most cases this can be done in-circuit. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Of course, you can easily...

ML ESL's have had music sensors for decades. The bias supply does not shut down, though, it reduces to a standby value. Like many things, this is what ML decided is the best compromise. For best results, you should let the charge drain at least overnight before dusting, even if they've been...

Measurements rarely tell the whole story, but polar response has a lot to do with both imaging and sweet spot. You could measure polar response at home in your room using REW, but it would be tedious, time consuming, and something of a mess, due to the stochastic nature of any in-room response...

Acoustat also went with the segmented concept for a while, with their "SPECTRA". I don't remember what all of the acronym stood for, but spatially something, electronically curved. Gordon Holt reviewed them in Stereophile. I also don't remember what he thought of them. With the Acoustat...

How would you get the panels of Masterpiece series speakers together and at 30 degrees between them, considering how far back the woofer enclosures extend?

The traditional reason for doubling up ESL panels is better bass performance. This becomes largely irrelevant with hybrids, unless you're prepared to use external crossovers and lower the crossover point. Dispersion is the age-old problem with ESL's, especially full range or nearly full range...

I think most of us are in that boat. ML determined the optimum dispersion pattern in many situations is 30 degrees. This is a compromise between optimal listening area--"sweet spot"--and minimum interaction with walls, floor and ceiling, except for that pesky back wave which requires...

Out of curiosity, just read Tony Cordesman's review of an Olive server from 2011. I guess all his worst case scenarios materialized. Personally, I would not have cared to get locked into such a system, then or now. It sounds like the developers chose to cut and run when it inevitably became...

Setting your volume at -25 versus -15 has little to do with headroom. It's like Nigel's custom amps that go to 11. It's an arbitrary number. What matters is at what setting there is audible distress, either from the speakers or amp, what level you like to listen at, and the difference between...

I was a fan of the original "All Critters", with Robert Hardy and Peter Davidson (can't remember who played James). Another PBS/BBC reboot not as good as the original was "Malice Aforethought" on "Mystery". Of course you'd have to put up with NTSC 4X3 but I don't care with good content. There...

Sounds like a good plan. This is often recommended by tech "gurus" like CNET and NY Times Cable Cutter.

An excellent analogy. When something on commercial OTA TV interests me I usually DVR it and skip the commercials. I'm sure that is possible on streaming services too but it requires hacking skills I have not yet mastered. I won't suffer commercials on something I have already paid for, nor...

I Don't care about Dolby Atmos or Dolby Vision (I have a 20 year old Sanyo projector and 5.1 speakers--the CLS II's, Descent i sub and 3 cheapo ML bookshelf speakers. I am mainly a music guy). They snookered me into re-subscribing to Prime, then right after announced there would be ads...

Have you searched eBay, Audiogon and USA Audio Mart? Those speakers must come up for sale occasionally. If you watch an item on eBay you can find out what it ultimately sold for. Also, the last I knew, Audiogon had some sort of membership arrangement where you could advertise for a certain...