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Electrical lines from fusebox to Amps--Upgrading?
Hi:Saw your post - could you possibly send me a copy of that e-mail you spoke of?I am in a rented house, but I am going to try and run two dedicated outlets for my Audio Research M300mkII monoblock tube amps - they're located adjacent to an outsid... 
Impressions of the Stones SACDs
Hi:Exactamundo.I am in the music business, and that is what's done, usually (and unfortunately).I'm betting that the original masters for "Hot Rocks" were compressed like CRAZY to fit 'em onto two LPs, and I am ALSO guessing that the "Hot Rocks" c... 
Impressions of the Stones SACDs
Hi:I have all of them, LOVE them overall, especially Let It Bleed, Beggar's Banquet and Their Satanic Majesties Request live record....BUT......the "Hot Rocks" compilation sucks, sonically. I think it must've sucked to begin with, and now it's jus... 
Round Two: Best Speakers for LOUD music and rock??
Hi:Thanks to ALL for the great posts and valuable input.Regarding the suggestion to biamp, believe me, I've tried. That's why I modified the speakers (a factory production tech did it for me) to add a switch that can bypass the low-end crossover, ... 
Round Two: Best Speakers for LOUD music and rock??
Mejames:What I mean when I say, "the amps shut down," is that at loud listening levels, especially on crescendos, one or the other of the mono amps' protection circuit will click in and shut the amp down - a protection light goes off (actually, th... 
Best spkrs for rock: Dunlavy V-Watt/Puppy-Revel??
Hi:Thanks to everyone for all the input. I ruly appreciate it!Here's two other thoughts - Genesis speakers? Like maybe the APM-501s or Genesis 300s?Wilson WITTs?Thanks again - Jeff 
Need help choosing...
Hi:Thanks for the replies - a few followups:1) I need a LOT of power to get the SPL I crave, so will CJ amps be able to do the trick (within affordability limits, of course - under 3K used for a pair of monoblocks);2) If I go tubes, Manley, VTL, o...