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Vandersteen Model 7: has anyone heard?
"Any manufacturer who insists that his speaker is right and all others are wrong is a manufacturer who should have his ears, if not his head, examined."______________________________________________________________No mystery. I was just merely com... 
Vandersteen Model 7: has anyone heard?
I heard the Vandersteen 7's at RMAF on Sunday and can't say that the top ended sounded aggressive on the tracks that I heard. Another attendee I talked to felt the Vandy's sounded "shrill" on a track he had them play, but he also thought the same ... 
Jim Salk's Speakers?
Leatherneck:Could you be a little more specific in describing sonically what you mean when you say you could not get the Salk HT3s to integrate in your room. What size is your room and where were the speakers located?Airfla 
Anyone has heard the Paradigm S8 and can comment ?
VpravosuMarc Mickelson, an experienced reviewer, with both The Audio Beat and Sound Stage would strongly disagree with your comments about Paradigm's Signature line. You obviously have an anti Paradigm bias. In the May 28, 2010, Audio Beat Mickels... 
E.A.R. Acute Reliability
Needlessly stirring up reliability concerns? I think not. I hope that you don't experience any problems but reliability is certainly a valid consideration, especially given some of the negative comments about EAR's build quality. Newbee's experien... 
Warner and Blu ray?
The only revolt you are likely to see is that of HD DVD player owners when Paramount and Microsoft finally throw in the towel.According to reports, since Warner's announcement sales of Blu Ray players have outstripped HD DVD 93% to 7%. If HD DVD i... 
E.A.R. Acute Reliability
PhaelonThanks for the good wishes. Yes, the anticipation is kind of exciting. And I haven't got any quality sound in the interim because my transport died.I was a little disappointed to hear from Dan today that my unit will ship with GE 5687's rat... 
E.A.R. Acute Reliability
RjaThanks very much for your recommendations for tube rolling on the Acute, but I decided to go with the ModWright. 
E.A.R. Acute Reliability
JayboA reply to your comment is an ad? 
E.A.R. Acute Reliability
Robert Levi gave the EAR Acute an absolutely rave review in Positive Feedback. He subsequently did a follow-up review of the ModWright 9100ES with tube rectifier power supply and absolutely raved about it as well. Comparing it to the Acute, he obs... 
E.A.R. Acute Reliability
Thank you all very much for your comments. After considerable thought, I have decided to go with Dan Wright's Modwright 9100ES with tube rectifier power supply. Dan has been very helpful and informative in his prompt responses to my emails.I am su... 
Proceed CDD skipping problems
Have you tried re-calibrating the unit?CDD Drawer Calibration Procedure1. With the unit's AC cord plugged in and the unit out of STANDBY, press the drawer open button.2. Unplug the AC cord and then press in on the drawer until it closes halfway.3.... 
Where s the bass?
Try JPS SuperConductor 2 interconnects if you can. The bass is awesome - deep and tight,with incredible resolution.