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Small monitor- made in the states
How how the single driver Creation 650D? 
Small monitor- made in the states
Snell K7 
How do you judge your system's neutrality?
Good link Shadorne, thanks. 
How do you judge your system's neutrality?
When you limit a driver in the frequency domain, you also limit it in the time domain. I've heard it often, especially in bass drivers. When the bass driver is cut off over "X" frequency vs. running full range, bass becomes slow and lacks punch, t... 
How do you judge your system's neutrality?
Not all ATC's are neutral. The SCM 11 is described by John Marks as having a "smiley face" F-R. Although the 2nd order x-over could have be one reason they sound good.Narrow dispersion such as Snell with +/-15 degree dispersion could reduce room e... 
How do you judge your system's neutrality?
I've been doing critical listening lately from 12-24" away. You can hear a lot more hash and detail from the driver than the normal 6-10 feet. Cuts out room interactions too.I don't know why but listening farther away smooths out the sound and als... 
the smoothest sounding speaker
How about Ohm Walsh micro talls or Eggleston? 
Tinnitus - do you have ringing in the ears?
Can also be due to a blocked eustacian tubeHome remediesOr poor drainage of cranial sacral fluid. This may be adjusted by an osteopathic doctor or by cranial sacral release: a procedure where the doc moves your head to align your spine. 
Any tweaks recommded for under cd player?
"Ceramic" foot sanding stones at Walgreen's etc for ~$5.00. 
High WAF, simple, integrated amplifier
I would suggest the Denon D-F101s which is probably at least the equal of Arcam but much,. much cheaper due to high volume. 
the smoothest sounding speaker
and the kit ZRT 
the smoothest sounding speaker
Here's one When the drivers like this have incredibly low distortion, and the design is well implemented, you get a non-fatiguing "listen all day" type of soundI think (as of today) driver distortion is my biggest detterent to enjoying the music. ... 
How does one get off the merry-go-round?
Phd and RX8man LOL!!!!!!!!Is the conseling working? If so, sign me up. 
How does one get off the merry-go-round?
Listen to the music, not the stereo. If the stereo does not let you do that you will never be free!Many audiophile components are voiced with a particular sound. This can be exciting at first but after a while the colorations get tiresome and it's... 
Speaker audition: a novice’s journey
Hope Tannoy is on your list. They have some great speakers for under $15,000WestminsterYorkminster