bpwalsh

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OT: CES January 2004
You're welcome! THE Show is completely unrelated to the Stereophile shows, which are oriented to the consumer. If you can attend THE Show, and presumably CES, maybe you should, recognizing these events are targeted mainly for people in the busines... 
Wadia 860X vs. 861
You might pose the question to Steve Huntley of Great Northern Sound, who is intimately familiar with them... 
OT: CES January 2004
THE Show is open to people in the trade and to the public. It is completely independent from CES.http://www.the-expo.netThe CES is open to the trade only, however, some people get creative.http://www.ces-web.orgBrian 
ESL enclosures
Slappy, full range ESLs that extend well below 40 Hz with authority are available. You could use the technology behind them for your own use at the least. Dr. Roger West of Sound Lab has a patent on the distributed bass resonance principle employe... 
OT: CES January 2004
THE Show will be at two venues, the San Remo and the San Tropez. The latter is next to the Alexis Park, venue of the CES high end audio exhibits.Brian 
Speakers for low level listening
Here is the thread that Kurt_tank is probably thinking of:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?cspkr&1065112665It was easy to find using the "search archives" function found in the forums main menu.Good luck!Brian 
ESL enclosures
Harold Beveridge did it years ago with his acoustic lens approach...Brian 
Dipole patterns
A speaker with drivers on opposite sides is likely not dipolar, but rather bipolar. Examples include Mirage.Nor is a speaker with drivers on 45 degree angled baffles, in my opinion. Dweller's explanation is pretty good.Examples of speakers with di... 
Sub or Subs to mate with Sonus Faber Amati Homage
Try diagonal placement in the room if you haven't already done so. In square and nearly square rooms this can be of significant benefit. I would avoid using subwoofers if you can.Brian 
BAT VK-60 or ARC VT-100 MK II???
Oops, I see you have posted your system online. 
BAT VK-60 or ARC VT-100 MK II???
What's the rest of your system, especially speakers?Brian 
Which is better - Maggie 20.1 or Soundlab M-1?
If you'll pardon my jumping in, I'll try to answer your questions, since I'm also a Sound Lab dealer.Sound Lab offers the following electrostatic subwoofers:M-1B's ($17,717/pr with toroids and Cardas posts) to go with M-1's.UB-1's to go with U-1's... 
What about ESL and Omnidirectional?
Ohm is still around, but I think they just sell direct.ohmspeakers.com 
Audioquest Dialectric-Bias System
Here is information on the patent I mentioned:http://l2.espacenet.com/espacenet/viewer?PN=US5307416&CY=gb&LG=en&DB=EPDBrian Walsh 
Audioquest Dialectric-Bias System
This is nothing new. Demian Martin holds a patent on this, by the way.