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Cables that are more enhanced than Acoustic Zen
ALsorry I left off a decimal place390 hz roll offI wish speaker wire prices would leave off a decimal place$500 would go a long way 
Cables that are more enhanced than Acoustic Zen
AlGood point on wiring up the amps and seeing the differencesThe woofers are rolled off at 39 hz so hopefully it won't be a big issueAnyone used Clear Day speaker wires? 
Cables that are more enhanced than Acoustic Zen
It's reassuring to hear that many others like the AZ soundSoix - I actually have Matrix 1 and Matrix II and you are right, the 1s are warmer - a great sound.Tom 6897 - were the Morrows slightly better or a real eye opener? Are they slightly warm a... 
Cables that are more enhanced than Acoustic Zen
Jburidan. - good point on having AZ reterminate the speaker wire.Barry - nice system. Tri ampingI was looking at the Pass crossover but decided to get a volume adjusted solid state power amp for the woofers instead.Nice to hear someone with an ext... 
Cables that are more enhanced than Acoustic Zen
Jburidan. - good point on having AZ reterminate the speaker wire.Barry - nice system. Tri ampingI was looking at the Pass crossover but decided to get a volume adjusted solid state power amp for the woofers instead.Nice to hear someone with an ext... 
Best DVD Audio Player Today--New or Used
Oppo 105Great black levelsWonderful sound blu ray, upsampled dvd, dvd a, sacdRedbook isn't up to speed of $$ players 
Donald Fagen-Sunken Condos
Fagen's bar is set incredibly highhe lowered it a little with the way over emphasized bass on the Morph the Cat vinylCondos is stellar in the cd, and especially on the white translucent vinyl 
Oppo 95 worth the up grade from Oppo 83 SE?
ShakedownI just bought a bp 105 also. Not only has the audio quality been enhanced, the video is incredible. Black levels and low light resolution make my Pioneer Kuro plasma look like it is on steroidsLooking to use the ehanced dac and input opti... 
amp issues -run2 ch and JL Audio subs -no outputs
I'm going to bi amp straight out of the pre amp. Use the drivers in my speakers which go to 22 hz and the low end amp will have attenuator volume matching controls.thanks for the insight 
Can pro amps possibly sound good? Crown, QSC, etc
Considering the largest QSC amp to run the low end. 22-39hz in a biamp configurationWith lucious tubes on the top would the QSC work or detract from the presentation? 
What is the best sounding QSC power amp
What if the QSC was only handling the low end and nice tubes on the top end? My speakers are very inefficient. 84 db 4 ohm. They roll off at 390 hz so the QSC would be taking most of the load in a biamp situation but very little of the nuanced fre... 
Doshi preamp l/p vs Messenger preamp line/phono
Haven't heard the Messenger so don't shoot this one, but have owner a Doshi the last 4 years. It totally transformed my system incredibly detailed, dynamic and engaging 
Straightwire cables Serenade II or Crescendo II?
Haven't heard the Serenade but the Crescendo is very dynamic and musical 
amp issues -run2 ch and JL Audio subs -no outputs
I may just use a solid state pair of mono blocks that I own on the low end and tube monos on the highsrun these into their respective low and high freq binding posts on the speakersIs there an analog type crossover with minimal signal degradation ... 
James Taylor reissues?
by step down I meant not quite as good but if you like That's Why I'm Here you will like these