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What bugs you most about sound quality?
aaaa man come on Zaikes , tell me its not true. Rammstein rules dude!! 
What bugs you most about sound quality?
Well Slappy , here is what i think about your two cents..... I give you five bucks. You hit on something touched on many times but I am wrestling with now. I grew up on Zep , Floyd , Yes , Elp , Doors ect. I have embraced the likes of Krall , Barb... 
Is the Berning ZH270 revalatory?
i found the website 
Is the Berning ZH270 revalatory?
I assume Allan Bhagan is the retailer for Davids otl hybrids. Positive Feedback and Harvey " Gizmo' use to rave about his designs. What is the contact info? Anyone know? 
warmer pre-amp for Adcom GFA 555II
I have an unlisted system in a spare bedroom now that mirors your s. I have a pair of 555 11 s running Avalon Arcus and am using the ls3b to good results. The 555 11 is a beefy abiet harsh amp . Reliable however. Does nicely for dynamic theatre ap... 
weak link/improvement to my system: advice
upgrade the red dawn 
Which are the top DVD-A players?
Meridian is the leading company with the 598 and new G series coming out . The company has their propritary " smart link " that keeps the signal in the digital domain. They are also of course the creators of the MLP format. Mated with one of their... 
Good Scene to test surrounds
I like Dark City for surround sound testing as it has superior cohesiveness throughout the entire movie. The pressure of the surround - atmospherics will snap into focus if you nail it and form a pressure like envelopement around you. The scene in... 
Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list
Dean Peer , "Its All Good " , Sting " Living Sea " , Janice Ian " Breaking Silence" , Seal " One " , and the sacd version of Beck s " Sea Change ". 
dts question
Glen , I just went back and watched 40 minutes of Final D 11 and I was mistaken. I watched it in DD this past weekend. The DTS version is incredible. My apologies dude. 
dts question
Slappy may be correct. I forgot about Clones. Saw Final Destination 2 this weekend and we will have to agree to disagree . There is a couple of scenes in The Haunting that assuming your system is capable; will blow your mind. I stand by this selec... 
dts question
The differences are more subtle than in the past. DD has improved but dts is still superior with the noticable difference being somewhat deeper , tighter bass. The midrange is slightly cleaner but not dramatically so . However dts IS superior so i... 
Stereophile confirms new gear is getting worse....
Good post. It invites stimulated , diverse opinions and has stayed civil. Its why I continue to visit this site daily. Kudos for having the nerve to invite such wrath . I would like to see a special dedicated forum on a weekly basis between any gi... 
Universal Remote suggestions
Phillips tsu 6000 is the ticket . A new model is coming out with a larger color palate and some used 6000 models will show up here soon for about 400. Get one. 
Why is 2 Channel better than multi-channel?
What Eldartford is saying is correct in that gen x-y ers are growing up in automobiles and that is where they are cutting their " audio teeth". They spend gobs of cash on car systems and the sense of surround is mandatory and the progression to dv...