brainwater
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| Am I missing something? I actually have a bag of lizard bones I hang over my preamp , a Walrus uterus that I place in the corners of my listening room to draw unwanted energy from the sweetspot and I had corpse hair cross stitched into the lining of my subs for damping e... | |
| Reasonable Hotel for CES Last year Audiogon was generous enough to offer discounted rates at a couple of motels near THE SHOW at the San Tropez . Just another reason Audiogon is a great place to be. I sure hope they offer this again this year as i am not sure I will be ab... | |
| Using Bad Recording to Evaluate a System Good point Guenther , I agree with you and Tvad . Its a damn if you do damn if you dont scenario in high end. I have a car stereo from hell for my poor recordings { usually classic rock I grew up on } and high resolution systems for my well record... | |
| Ascendo M speakers Correct , Darren and his wife are the US importers and are fabulous to deal with . Darren s room at CES this past year showed the incredible , time aligned Ascendo with Virtual Dynamics cables and Reimyo 777 if I am not mistaken . It sounded fabil... | |
| More Power is always good? Some of the equation can be answered by your listening habits . If you are not interested in extreme or loud playback levels and acoustic as well as intimate jazz is your cup of tea you may well not need excessive power reserves. I would err on th... | |
| What is the Best Amp to match with CJ ART?? Another suggestion is to wait a month for the brand new CJ lp 140m monoblocs . It woulld offer possible synergy other great choices like the suggestions above may or may not give you. Personally , i looked around and auditioned a few great tube am... | |
| How much to spend for a matching center channel The center is absolutely critical , match it or go phanton unless the co has a center specifically designed for the mains that will be a good timbre match. Nothing beats 3 of the same across the front. Its very impt for movies but critical for mul... | |
| Totem Shaman vs Wind Ulfdantes , I purchased the Nearfield Pipedream 21 system to replace them . | |
| Totem Shaman vs Wind I owned the Shamans and have heard the Wind . While the Wind is a great speaker , the Shamans are in another league. Fast transparent and coherent for a 5 way speaker! I loved them and would suggest auditioning them in your system as they need alo... | |
| David Elrod. the man , the cable the company. Thats good Alanmkafon , pretty funny. He Is is however connected , a made guy ya know so play nice or mr horsehead may pay a visit. :] | |
| reiymo,lindeman or spectral If money is no object , then you are going to have to add the meridian 808 to the Reiymo 777 but dont dismiss the APl 3910 incorporating the new AKM dacs . You will save enough cash to buy a boat and not miss much ... if anything . | |
| Do you protect your hearing? Be especially careful of car stereos. The spl is daunting , it can cause fast permanent damage. | |
| David Elrod. the man , the cable the company. The crease is normal in used Elrod pcs as they are stiff and are usually bent to the prior owners needs. Elrod Pcs are some of the finest made and this bend will not affect the performance. The more Elrods you put in the system the greater overall... | |
| electrosats "toed out"? I found in my system that my Accoustat Spectra 66 esls had a very specific toe in that was once found , was magical. In every system in a given room , there will be that perfect spot you may be fortunate enough to locate.It will be a balance of ma... | |
| Sin City , sinfully delicious sound As an addendum to my assertion that this is indeed a great sounding disc , I have only listened to the DTS version where I think the dialogue is crystal clear , the sub / lfe info is riveting yet there seems to be a lack of cohesiveness in the fro... |