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Why Don't More People Love Audio?
Hi Rex, I'm happy you have found the system of your dreams. Nope the problem is not coloration. As I said before, I really think the problem is that systems are voiced for people who have a lot of money to spend and most of those people aren't lis... 
Why Don't More People Love Audio?
Larryb "The most popular types of music - pop, rock and rap is reproduced better on non-audiophile systems."Huh?Maybe it's that people who like this type of music aren't the type who are willing to spend a lot of money on a stereo. People making s... 
Old Classic Receivers: A Mistake to Buy?
Has anyone tried Scott 340 receiver? www.mapleshaderecords.com is selling modded Scott for $1,325. Quoted as "Better than $11,000 worth of solid state electronics I'd heard earlier". 
Big Stupid Warm Speakers
I'd recommend Vandersteen, similar to Von Schweikert but even less "hifi". Even bigger, warmer sound, less precise - more musical. 
how much influence has Audiogon had
Yup, magazines generally have the inside track on new stuff. 
time for a new system...what though
Creek A50i integrated and Epos M12.2 speakers. Don't expect slammin' bass or the ultimate in detail retrieval but otherwise could meet your criteria. 
Sealed box monitor $1000
ATC SCM-7's. Similar to Harbeth, from what I've read about Harbeth, but wouldn't be surprised if you like ATC better. 
Is this the ultimate 2-way speaker design?
Vladmir, as you said "what three-way floorstanding speaker isn't compromised" is one of the most frustrating parts of this hobby (to me anyhow). You spend more and the speaker is better in some ways but worse in others. So even spending more rarel... 
Is this the ultimate 2-way speaker design?
That interview with Karl Schuemann's (AudioMachina) had some similar points:1) The way it ought to be is a single transducer. But in the real world, that hasn't been achieved yet. At least in terms of something that is practical and still a full r... 
Is this the ultimate 2-way speaker design?
Esoxhntr, I could not say it any better than you did yourself:"08-30-04: EsoxhntrTireguy:Agree with you 100% - well almost ;-) These firefights serve no purpose in terms of enlightenment, "Happy flaming :-) 
Is this the ultimate 2-way speaker design?
Thanks Metralla. That was an interesting interview. I was NTO saying the Epos was the best 2-way. Just the design concept seemed better than most.Revel uses the 2 mid/bass 1 tweeter on their Gems vs. M20 and Axiom does the same thing between M3ti ... 
Cyrus amps - what do they sound like?
Thanks for the info. I will be looking forward to giving them a listen when there is a local distributor. 
The best CD Player for the money
cyrus 8 
Cyrus amps - what do they sound like?
They are up to Cyrus 8vs. 
How does one get off the merry-go-round?
I'm only on the virtual merryground. Because:1) Haven't found an improvement that is better in most ways over what I have now. There are some improvements but some drawbacks too.2) Even if I upgrade, I still won't be satisfied and will want to upg...