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What DVD should I use?
lord of the rings all of them esp. fellowship of the ring (first movie) "bridge at khazad-dum". in chapt. 30 or 31 as the fellowhip leaves rivendell, there's a great crescendo in the dolby version. not so good in dts. i'm talking about the extende... 
Amplifier reviews from Hardesty's
mattkimb,if it makes you feel any better, i've heard it from other sources, don't remember where, sorry. that the dreadnaught I beats the II. also, from my contacts with richard hardesty, it seems that they listen to alot more products than they m... 
Amplifier reviews from Hardesty's
tombowlus, audio perfectionist didn't review the enterprise.bigtee, cool. the dealer i bought my 3a's from has the ayre v-5x, and i'll probably also demo the arc vs-110. not exactly sure when i'll do this because it's a 3 hour round trip. fyi, i s... 
Amplifier reviews from Hardesty's
i believe that richard hardesty and the apj, truly care about enthusiasts. he always answers my e-mails very,very quickly and honestly. while some may not agree with his views, i appreciate his desire to provide us with information that is free fr... 
vandersteen 3a sig ss vs. tube
swklein,thanks for the input. i'm not looking for amp suggestions. just wondering if anyone else has noticed that dealers tend to reccomend tubes where as others seem to prefer ss. aloha keith 
Anyone familiar with Blue Jeans Cables?
i've never used them, but they have a great reputation for quality/price, and they use high quality materials. do a search at avs forum for more info.aloha keith 
van nuys californa
there's the los angeles orange county audiophile society www.laocaudiosociety.com i'm not a member but have heard that they're a pretty big club.aloha keith 
Sub to match B&W Sig. 805
james emb 1000 is small, looks great in piano black, tpv subwoofer of the year.aloha keith 
7 or 5 speakers
as far as i know, you don't lose any information by going with 5 speakers vs. 7. the sound to the rears is taken from what is already going to the surround speakers if movie is dts or thx ex (dolby) 6.1. there are no 7.1 encoded movies to my knowl... 
A call to use the system A'Gon has in place...
i don't like the nine myself. i'm selling a couple of pieces i purchased here as nines and downgraded them to 8's i the ads i posted. i think that alot of sellers don't read the ratings and definetely don't read the in depth ratings. of course som... 
CD read problem - New Clapton & others ???
i have the stereophile test cd 2 that plays on my phillips 963sa, but not my ayre cx-7. go figure.aloha keith 
meadowlark nighthawk/ vandersteen 3a sig
as stated earlier, i'm sure that most if not all of the bass problem is caused by the room. i'm currently experimenting with room treatments to fix this. any suggestions to help get rid of a large peak at 40hz are appreciated. i think that i may n... 
meadowlark nighthawk/ vandersteen 3a sig
thanks for the responses. scott, you're correct that the bass problems are caused by the room i have a large peak at 50hz. i really like the vandies and they sound excellent in my room. i was just nitpicking about the bass. i'm currently experimen... 
Help needed, CD/DVD-A player, future of DVD-A???
just speculating, but i think that the future of both hi rez formats are uncertain at this time, although i feel that sacd has the upperhand with more software and hardware. i also believe that both formats will survive for the foreseeable future.... 
what to use to angle a center channel speaker down
i use a bookaloha keith