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Stereo and Fish tanks - noisy need help
Bob, I have a 72 gallon freshwater bowfront between my speakers and it is very quiet. It is also beautiful and I'll bet your 240 is magnificent. The other posters recommending Eheim canister filters are on the right track. Those can be quiet and a... 
Are the JL Fathom subs really that good....
Irv,Omnidirectional means that it radiates equally in every direction from the source. I think we agree on that. My thing is, the farther away from the source you are the lower the amplitude will be. (All nodes aside-different subject) If you had ... 
Are the JL Fathom subs really that good....
Bass may be omnidirectional but that doesn't mean you can't localize the source. I think that would be called "omnipresent". Like when my wife spots an audio purchase on our credit card online statement within minutes or hours of a new transaction. 
What's your favorite lyric from a song?
"walk around with a broken leg, and a hundred dollar bill"Beck. No, not Jeff Beck. Just Beck. 
Minimus 7
Miner42..yep, all I had to do was open the hatchback on the Rabbit and rotate the speakers in their brackets to face out and it was instant outdoor party. 
How's this for synergy? of events
RW, I like to know the volume setting *before* the music starts. I don't like to start the music too loud or too soft. I put the CD in, sit down, then start the music at my preferred volume-even in the dark. Then maybe some fine adjustments. 
Minimus 7
I have a pair in storage now that I bought to install in my new 1980 VW Rabbit with a NAK cassette head unit. I mounted them on the rear pillars with the optional wall mount brackets although they vibrated when scorching bumpy roads through the Sa... 
Warm Interconnect....
I've borrowed or owned about half a dozen IC's and out of those the Harmonic Technology Truthlinks (I own two pair) are clearly the most full bodied and warm and still had extended highs. That's not a huge sampling of what's available out there bu... 
2012 Discoveries
Shoff, you're absolutely right. I should have said reviews of new releases. I do save all R2D4 issues and find them to be a great resource for exploring unfamiliar territory. 
How's this for synergy? of events
I am extremely happy with the Adagios. Compared to others I've had-Revel F32, PSB Synchrony one, Usher BE-718, etc-I can't really fault them in any big way but I just really like the Adagios a lot more. If I liked the others as much I would have k... 
Street musicians
I don't have a video or audio clip to share but a week or so ago I was walking back to my motorcycle from a visit to Streetlight Records on the Pacific Garden Mall in Santa Cruz and there were three guys playing music on the sidewalk on an upright... 
Best investment for upgrade a RB-1090 or MC300
I had the RB-1090 and liked it a lot when I had a large room and speakers that benefitted from a ton of power (PSB Stratus Goldi, Revel F30). One thing though, you mention a better preamp with balanced outputs but the RB-1090 is not a balanced amp... 
2012 Discoveries
Mike,This is the kind of post I like to see because I love to find out what others are listening to and check it out. Too bad there have been so few responses so far.Maybe my copy of the latest Stereophile is missing some pages but it has a grand ... 
2012 Discoveries
My wife made me take her to see the George Clooney movie "The Descendants" and while I'm not a big movie fan I absolutely loved the music in it. The movie is set in Hawaii and all the music is Hawaiian songs that already existed rather than new. T... 
NAD M3 or parasound classic 2100 and 2175
There is a lot of info on the M3 here and in other reviews online. It was a Stereophile Class A component if you care about that. I happen to like mine and I have owned equipment from BAT, Rogue, Rotel's top of the line, W4S, Nuforce, and Parasoun...