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are Red Rose speakers any good?
They are okay. Heard the rosebuds a second time and sounded much worse than the first time.. The boomy bass was still there. Boomy to me, although most people seem to like this.But they were bright and fatiguing and a weird leading edge compressio... 
What's you opinion?
Subwoofer shouldn't sound like anything. Meaning if you hear it, it's probably set too high or wrong room placement.HSU has a VTU-2 (?) about $500 or REL are both good. 
Pass Labs Aleph Amps & B&W Nautilus Speakers
Geesh Ernie, give it a break. 
DVD-A through 2 channel setup experiment
www.edn.com published a very good scientific article in their January 9, 2003 magazine proving that DVD-audio technology is superior to SACD. Implementation is another thing. 
Help Reform another Clueless Yuppie
Caution: Thiel and Linn stuff is notoriously bright. I would have her audition first.Tweeters etc sells a one-for-all remote with RF NOT infr-red technology $99.99 P/N URC9800. Controls up to 8 devices. 
Why Don't More People Love Audio?
Thedoctor said it better than I've ever heard.People here won't believe this but I spent a day in NYC listening to some of the finest stereo in existance and the best IMHO was a Monitor Audio Bronze 1 on a Marantz receiver.Why?Good tonality that m... 
Don Scott Specially Modified Marantz Tuner?
Jstones, Don Scott is at www.geocities.comThese are informative sites. Link may not be quite right.http://www.geocities.com/tunerinfohttp://www.geocities.com/tunerinfo/#donscott 
Pipe music to kitchen
try some Edirol active speakers:www.sweetwater.comwww.markertek.comreviews or edirol at www.ecoustics.comSwan had some M1 active but ?? wall mount and www.av123.com may not carry them any more.Also Tweeters etc sells an ultrasonic remote (not infr... 
Diffusors vs. absorbers room treatment
Try CARA software:rhintek 
Pro or hi-fi amp, which one would you choose?
Thanks Sean, I agree on the active speaker vs. passive. 
Good, warm, musical, under $500 used monitor
2nd the JM Reynaud or you could try Spendors.If your system is bright may be your electronics too. 
Pro or hi-fi amp, which one would you choose?
Sean, have you heard some type of a transformer placed between high output impedance amp and speaker. Audio Asylum had a thread on this maybe 2 weeks ago. Looked like a good way to improve damping factor. Any thoughts?I will try to find the thread... 
If your CD's are harsh, try this
Thank you Sc53 and Danvetc. On my girlfriend's Marantz CDB, when making a copy of a copy, "analog recording" lights up on the display. It only allows a digital copy for the first generation. Although on one CD it did unlimited digital. I guess tha... 
What is pink noise?
Thanks Alcides, this sounds too expensive / complicated for me. The more I get into this stereo stuff the more I realize it's practically impossible to figure it out - at least for me.Anyhow I think I'll be getting a Tenma SPL meter, $119 from mcm... 
Jumper Cables.
Sugarbrie, why would you connect the wire to the tweeter? Wouldn't the bass need more power so better to get the power where it's needed most?