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| Isolation of my chair, am I crazy??? I found a special hat that reduces skull vibrations.It has a few very useful features:-variable cranial damping-independent Left/Right balance control-special carbon dioxide infused damping weights-adjustable on the fly-user selectable interface m... | |
| Best DVD/CD player for under 1k new or used? Jolida is greatCambridge Audio has some new ones coming outNAD is not badGood luck! | |
| Newbie Tubie just wants insight and direction.... Having "correct" polarity coming off of a tube amp requires YOU inverting the polarity (in other words, either on the amplifier OR on the speaker you have to have + on the - and - on the +).If all of your plusses and minusses and red and black mat... | |
| Retrofit remote volume to integrated tube? Similar item to what Viridian advised.http://www.jolida.com/catalogue/models/jd50a.shtmlHappy holidays! | |
| Newbie Tubie just wants insight and direction.... No disc required. Tube components often do not invert phase. One more unecessary component in teh signal path. Switch polarity at either speaker or amplifier and you should be set.Your observations prove that you were in deed listening.Happy holid... | |
| certin speaker makers harder to get dissounts fro You are not donig your dealer any favors Chadnliz.ML keeps an eye on these forums.ML has a fairly strict "NO DISCOUNT" policy.Dealers (yours included I'm sure) are some of the only people who have the time and inclination to spend all day on A-gon... | |
| Calling all Von Schweikert VR-9 owners They use an ICEpower amplifier in their new flagship subwoofer that is based on the VR-9 woofer. These are made by B&O. Several different high-end manufacturers are using these amplifiers for the woofer sections of their better speakers now.He... | |
| Magnepan vs. Martin Logan Expert ear I do not have but, I prefer the ML.The Magaepan are very good.Try them both out in your home with your equipment.Good luck! | |
| Has anyone ever stacked Martin Logan CLS panels THe logistics of doing that would probably make stacking very difficult. If you can figure a way to do that it would be most impressive looking though. I think that the two seprate speakers for each channel would defeat some of the benefits of usi... | |
| speakers with subwoofer-style base drivers A buddy of mine has the same problem (insanely large room).To get any bass at all he has to use a separate subwoofer that has REALLY high output.Audition a big sub.If you are on a budget the Martin Logan Descent may fill in.If cost is no object th... | |
| Comments on a Jolida 1301? Below $500 integrateds The Audio Refinement Complete is really hard to beat.I like the Jolida tube integrateds a little better than the hybrids. | |
| Monster Superdiscs? Another SACD/DVD-A Debacle? Looks like an attempt to surround the average consumer with sound. Not really an audiophile format. Here is an excerpt from a trade rag:----------------------------------------------------------Limited-edition SuperDiscs, some of which will be spe... | |
| certin speaker makers harder to get dissounts fro When customer X comes into the store and is in love with speaker Y that he read a glowing review of in publication Stereophile do I start lugging the box out to his car with my pocket full of cash?No. I and quite a few other sleazy salespeople qua... | |
| system opinion VSA+Pass With 99db efficient speakers power is not going to be a concern.After you have broken the speakers in and have a good feel for the sound with your Pass amp start auditioning preamps. A good tube pre would probably be in order.If you are getting th... | |
| certin speaker makers harder to get dissounts fro Bigjoe and Rcprince are greatly mistaken about the realities of retail. THe higher ticket items are often at lower dealer margins because the manufacturer assumes the higher actual dollar figure taken in offsets the lower margin. Fact.Brands that ... |