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| Hales Design Group Speakers...Removing the Grills I suspect you have Hales Design Group "Revelation" speakers. The Concept line and the Transcendence line have metal framed grills that slide up and off the speaker baffle. The Revelations have a "sock" that fits in a groove where the baffle meets ... | |
| Looking for a cd player with analog or digital vol I agree with Mahandave. Compared to variable outs in sub $1000 players you would be hard pressed to beat a passive as the volume control. Passives tend to be very transparent but compared to an active line stage seem to lack in dynamics (based on ... | |
| Analog to Digital converter recommendation Thanks for the responses. I ended up taking your advice Cadet1 and went to Radio Shack. 40 bucks later I am now able to listen to my Adcom tuner through my digital pre. Thanks much for the advice. I tried Radio Shack once before but when I describ... | |
| Explain it to me like im 4 please? dedicated line I appreciate the do-it-yourself attitude but my recommendation to you if you have never performed any type of electrical work is to hire a professional. I realize the temptation to do all renovation work yourself because of the cost savings and th... | |
| Krell amplifier with Hales speakers? I used a Krell KAV 250a amp with Hales Concept 3's and found the sound a little too aggressive and bright. I had much better success using Balanced Audio Technology VK 200 with the Concept 3's. In fact, I still use the BAT with my Hales Transcende... | |
| no-budget preamp? I used to own a McCormack Micro Line Drive for very much the same reason. You can use this little pre as a passive device (just volume, balance and 3 input selector) or active and if I remember correctly you can adjust the gain in active mode. The... | |
| hardwood floors and spikes I just read one members suggestion about using pennies. I did the same thing but I had Hales Concept 3's (180 lbs) with three sharp cones each. They poked right through the pennies and left little impression of Abraham Lincoln on the wood floor. P... |