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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Butthole Surfers - ElectriclarrylandMono Men - Have a Nice Day Motherf......Lazy Cowgirls - A Little Sex and Death 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
The English Beat - This is BeatDay Ray - Snaker's HereFront Line Assembly - Gashed Senses & CrossfireOrbital - Middle of NowhereElastica - Elastica 
confused and don't know what to do
Hi Raw33, My opinion would be to take this project slow and build it up over time as your experience and knowledge increases. Your room will probably be your biggest issue. A lot of reflective surfaces which more than likely will cause sound quali... 
Subwoofer matching
I am in the same camp as those that say quantity of subs is more critical than quality.I have four subs in my system made by three different manufacturers. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
The Jesus Lizard - ShowSugar - File Under Easy ListeningElastica - Waking UpMinistry - Halloween RemixTom Waits - The Black RiderJello Biafra & Mojo Nixon - Prairie Home InvasionHole - Live Through ThisTricky - Pre-Millenium TensionThe Cramps ... 
Subwoofers and Phase Question For You Sub Experts
Playing with phase settings has little impact on the problem since there’s just a toggle for 0 and 180This is not phase. This is polarity.Some of the more upmarket subs have 360 degree controlThis is phase. This basically helps to achieve maximum ... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Ramones - Acid EatersRolling Stones - Voodoo LoungeThe Full Custom Gospel Sounds of the Reverend Horton HeatRevolting Cocks - Linger Ficken' Good and other Barnyard OdditiesLiz Phair - Whip SmartJohnny Cash - American Recordings 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Gang of Four - Special Edition 4 track EPFra Lippo Lippi - Light and ShadeBen Vaughn Combo - Beautiful ThingIzzy Stradlin and the Ju Ju Hounds - DebutThe Paladins - Years Since YesterdayRocket From the Crypt - All Systems GoJoe Henry - Kindness of... 
Best bass in Earth! Bass that just smells right...
Decoupling bass frequency from mains allows for smoother room response using multiple subs, but I wonder how anchored in the soundstage 40-80Hz notes from stand up bass would soundThey would sound great. 
Best bass in Earth! Bass that just smells right...
@brotw In order to reproduce spatial cues at bass frequencies, don't you need dual subs sitting next to the mains?I have a pair of bookshelf speakers that I integrated with a pair of subs. I am crossing over much higher than 80hz to protect the 5 ... 
Need a new Hi-Fi rack?
If you are looking for a shelving unit made of wood, here is another guy to take a look at. https://saluda-river-audio-stands.business.siteMike will build to your specs. 
Subwoofers and Phase Question For You Sub Experts
I have been a fan of subs before having subs was cool.I have a hybrid of what others have already mentioned.I started out with one sub. That did not work out so well. I liked the big low end but the mid bass was muddy. Lots of phase/time  issues g... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Sugar - BeasterVarious Artists - The Best of Louie Louie Vol. 2Tom Waits - Bone MachinePJ Harvey - Rid of MeSteppenwolf - Gold 
Me vs. JL Audio - An open discussion.
Next, the subs. I disagree, heartily here, that ported subs are lesser than sealed. Like everything else, the deeper you go, the harder a speaker is to integrate. If we’ve done all our work correctly, sealed the mains, integrated well, a ported su... 
Best speakers out there for Midrange and Highs
Hi J,Excellent, thank you @audiorusty. Very interesting and coincidental!btw, I suggested a friend of mine get 2 SB4000 into his system...he did absolutely loves them.Wondering if you are still running the same configuration in your system? I'm a...