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As a gross generalization, simpler is better (see Peter Walker’s famous comment that “the perfect amplifier is a straight wire with gain” and the basic notion that an audio component should neither add nor subtract from the original signal.) A speaker crossover by definition splits and...

Watched Tarun’s video, damn that’s a dauntingly complex crossover for a two-way speaker.

+1 on Blue Jeans Cable, great service from them: https://www.bluejeanscable.com/store/shopbycable/1800F.htm

Seal ions are known to be a particularly vexing problem in hi-fi…oh wait, never mind.

That old US magazine Hi-Fi Heretic (mentioned in another thread) did that as a matter of policy, way back in the Eighties. It had a section called Argybargy that gave manufacturers the opportunity to respond to reviews of their products. Importantly, those responses appeared in the same issue as...

You young whippersnappers have overlooked Amanda McBroom and “Growing Up in Hollywood Town,” the scourge of the Eighties.

Res ipsa loquitur: https://tektondesign.com/

Well, I’d say the Dune-esque/Baron Harkonnen bubbling of the rear panel certainly qualifies as “exceptional.” ;) I think Eoin has called it, looks like vinyl shrinkage from long-term sun exposure.

Not sure about UK availability, but you might want to check with Rogue Audio to see if their hybrid integrateds (tube preamp/class D power amp) are safe for 2 ohm use. They appear to double their 8 ohm power rating when working into 4 ohms, always a good sign for use with lower-impedance loads...

It’s perfect, but we can make it better!

Thus disqualifying you from being successful YouTube reviewers... ;)

From one of those 35-year-old Hi-Fi Heretic issues (#13) I mentioned a few weeks ago: “The RB300 tonearm's design bespeaks a relentless pursuit of rigidity. The arm tube (an engineering tour de force) is a one-piece aluminum casting, offering far greater mechanical integrity than the typical...

If I was going to immerse myself in Italian bike hell, I think I’d go for Seventies/Eighties Bimota stuff first.

As noted by others you’re Three Virgins Short, which by the way would make a great name for a band.

Run, run like a majestic cheetah with explosive diarrhea, just run.