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Speaker height vs ceiling height
you know what, take advantage of the situation & use the lower height of your ceiling to make your speakers a line-array-like speaker. Line array speakers use the floor & ceiling to make them appear as an infinite baffle speaker. So, if yo... 
electrostats vs ribbon drivers
09-23-11: KkmTo my ears, electrostats mylar has that tzzzz sound that colors the speaker, maybe I'm more sensitive to that sound, tried many models of ML. The Apogee Stage is what captivated me to planar.i've heard & read this a number of time... 
  Audio Magic Clairvoyant Liquid Air AC cable
AM only makes banana ends on their speaker cables and that will not work on Cardas posts.not true exactly. while it is true that the "native" termination is banana, you should have gotten slip-on spades in a little baggie along w/ your SCs. if you... 
Low damping factor but fast& high current SS amps?
Liguy,that was my quote, just FYI.as you correctly alluded: slew rate & bandwidth are related.You also know that Q=i*t=V*C. so, V/t = I/C. So, slew rate can also be spec'd in terms of how much current into charging/discharging a capacitor.Damp... 
B&w 803s. Vs nautilus 802
Maggies, Vandersteens, et all...but better yet...go to some live concerts. Chief, I've listened to the Vandy 5As driven by Rowland Model 10s. I've listened to the Maggie 1.6QR driven by a Musical Fidelity integrated (model # escapes me). I've also... 
B&w 803s. Vs nautilus 802
09-13-11: Stringreen802 is a better speaker, however, it offers weak bass with little extension, fuzzy mids, and overpriced. well, Stringreen, your comments are hillarious & quite out-of-line. There is definitely something wrong with your hear... 
Low damping factor but fast& high current SS amps?
Looks like this thread go side-tracked into a 101 on definitions. LOL! :-) Anyway, it was an interesting read & a good refresher for me as well.Now, to address Zuio's issue: I'm not sure that low damping factor (DF) & fast + high current c... 
  Audio Magic Clairvoyant Liquid Air AC cable
09-14-11: IsochronismGlory, I have a full loom of LA Clairvoyants in my Lear Jet. My name is Elmer J fudd: Millionaire. I (also) own a mansion and a yacht.what no Ferrari or Lamborghini? you need atleast one of these to have the complete image...... 
What are you 'TRULY' Looking for in Loudspeaker...
Audiofeil, much to your contrary thoughts, looks like you have several echoing your sentiments. All you had to do was state it! 
B&w 803s. Vs nautilus 802
09-13-11: BudtWhoever claims the 802N is fussy in the mids .......Now, if they said the 802D was fuzzy in the mids whoa! did you mean "fuzzy" or "fussy" in the 1st sentence?? Big difference..... 
What are you 'TRULY' Looking for in Loudspeaker...
09-13-11: AudiofeilA speaker I can listen to for hours and not get bored.Not very complicated for me.very complicated indeed to accomplish! How many manuf really know how to do this???????? 
What are you 'TRULY' Looking for in Loudspeaker...
09-13-11: Pubul57Isochronism, you really must try 5.1ROTFL!! :-D 
B&w 803s. Vs nautilus 802
09-13-11: Joehernandez509Thanks for that info .what if I bi amped with the cinenova ? My motivation is to have the best sound possible.you'd get a dedicated amp to drive the bass drivers. yeah, that's the way to go..... 
Apogee stage manual speaker distance chart
09-13-11: WhiznantAnybody check out that chart in the above link? Able to make any sense of it?yeah, it's easy! ;-)OK, so I'm assuming that "Diagram No 4" (which seems to be page 7 of 14 in the PDF) you comprehend, correct?you must be talking abou... 
B&w 803s. Vs nautilus 802
I personally think that you will get lower-end reasonable sonics with your Cinenova Grande 300 watts per channel HT amplifier but this amp will not bring out the best of the N802 since it wasn't made to drive a load as difficult as the N802. I loo...