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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... 
Best speakers out there for Midrange and Highs
Hi JAbout a year ago I was looking for some bookshelf speakers to pair with my SVS SB4000 subs. I listened to the bookshelf versions of (sorry I don't remember the models) Focal, Spendor, B&W (805D I believe) and the little larger than bookshe... 
Go Active Crossover or Upgrade existing XOs?
I have a hybrid system. Active crossover between lows and mids and passive between mids and highs.Adding an active crossover to the system was the single biggest improvement to SQ I ever made. They can take quite a bit of time to dial in if you ha... 
Anyone have any experience with Select-Hifi out of the UK?
Hi Bob,Thanks for the feedback. 
Unsolvable Woofer Pumping (Phono only)
The fact that a subsonic filter eliminates the woofer pumping indicates that there is an isolation/feedback issue of some sort. Figuring out the sort is the trick. The problem may not be acoustical.Your cartridge is picking up some low frequency v... 
What does an impedance-matching issue "sound" like?
I certainly do not have the electronics background that everyone else has on this thread but I find it interesting that the issues seem to be only in certain instruments and certain recordings to paraphrase. Is it possible that the problem could b... 
Analog room correction for vinyl
As an alternative does anyone use analog eq as an option?Hey jgreen19,I use a K-T DN360