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Review: Vienna Acoustics Mahler Speaker
Can I e-mail you Fmpnd? I am thinking about doing the dedicated power thing and want to discuss in a bit more detail. 
Review: Vienna Acoustics Mahler Speaker
Thanks for the feedback; it was fun summing it all up. The funny part is I started writing this review a few months back, but had to keep updating each time I inserted a new interconnect, speaker cable, DAC, Acoustic Treatment etc. into the system... 
What's your profession? Age?
I am a 47-year-old Biomedical Engineer/Manager working for a national hospital group. System cost is around $30,000 including room treatments. 
Burning a CD
I am going to try using 1x or 2x in the future and see if this solves the issue. The CD's started out sounding good and ended up sounding bad after as little as 6 months, but I was recording and burning at 8X. Also, my experience with the real che... 
how many have a WAF?
Married 25 years, same lady. Life is good. 
Room Treatments to Minimize Interactions
Thanks to all for the assist 
Headphones, or Speakers???
I have HD600 and an Antique Sound Lab Tube head-amp.Headphones can't be beat for “quite time” listening, when others members of household are doing their thing. Also, for some critical listening they are excellent. No room interactions to cloud de... 
Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive?
A Ford F-250 Diesel Crew Cab, Fire Engine Red...not exactly a sport vehicle. But we enjoy RV'ing and 30-foot travel trailer does not pull well with a Porsche. Come to think of it, you can't fit 100 bd. feet of white oak into a Porsche either which... 
What is the most decadent, most self indulgent--
Everything in my main system according to my wife. 
What are the best sounding classical CDs
Sugarbrie; agree mostly on the DG recordings...however, I have found that the CD's from DG marked "4D" recording are quite "entertaining". I would not state that they are accurate as an RCA red dog purist microphone approach as I suspect they are ... 
Cremona vs. the Mohler
In this price range it comes down to taste...they are both very good speakers in different ways..for my taste.........I listened to the Amati and the Mahler..same dealer, same day. The strange thing about the Amati is that they clearly had more de... 
Personal speaker evolution
1. Heathkit drivers mounted in the lower cabinets of the built in bookshelves in my bedroom as a teenager - driven by solid-state electronics.2. As a young married man, Polk monitor 10 driven by solid-state electronics. Actually at the time I was ... 
CD Recorder
Did any of the retailers you purchased your unit from offer an extended warranty package? As a rule I am not big on these for most electronics, but in the case of a CD burner it seems a prudent precaution as I suspect due to the mechanical/electro... 
CD Recorder
Thanks for the feedback. It sounds like a pro unit is my best bet...I'll just save my pennies a little longer. 
What's your profession? Age?
I am the manager of the Biomedical Engineering department for a group of hospitals in central Texas. I am 45 years young.My system is comprised of all Melos tube components, and Vienna Acoustics Mahler speakers (soon to arrive). I would estimate t...