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Who makes an active speaker that isn't ported?
The ports are not a bass alignment, they are to release pressure from the cabinet under high SPL conditions, same with the Meyer Sound reference monitors.So they are ported but not to extend bass frequencies. 
Review of Dartzeel NHB-108 Amplifier
$35,000 in electronics and $4,000 speakers, is very odd, but I see you've struck a balance with the VR9's. Atleast with the cost.Its too bad the Jena Labs is the best you ever heard a $400 set of Analysis Plus would do wonders from where you are. ... 
fuller sound at lower volumes
A good equalizer or an amplifier with loudness control. look into the Fletcher munson curve 
Review of Dartzeel NHB-108 Amplifier
Hooper,Who helped design your system? Its very unusual in conception.What other amplifiers did you try in your system?Jena Labs has always smeared the sound in my system how does it work in yours, I would think it would round the sound off too muc... 
Who makes an active speaker that isn't ported?
ATC Makes sealed 3 way active designs 
Somebody Help Convert me to tubes
All do respect Dewinkle My advice would be to get some decent sounding solid state equipment before you do an amplification 180.Like you said you're progressing past being new to the hobby and clearly you have bought by the label, so now you want ... 
Any experience with the Esoteric UX-1
I heard and saw a comparison of the UX-1 versus the Immersive Technology Simmetry and it was ugly for as good as the UX-1 was it simply could not muster the level of performance the Simmetry in either audio and certainly not video either.The Simme... 
speaker excursion..."mo power"..and bass..Sean
Actually your right Sean, Bombaywalla through me off so much I attached what he was saying to your comments.Although I disagree with two of your comments, factually they are not incorrect. So I was 66% incorrect :) 
Maryland,Wash.DC Metro area
Thanks for your posts, next week I will have much more specific details, dates, times and a probable address. Just dotting I's and crossing T's before disclosing any information.Just so you know the first meeting or two will likely be a Saturday o... 
speaker excursion..."mo power"..and bass..Sean
Whoa!This thread had a great technical edge and now its tumbling out of control.Passive crossovers are "voltage dividers", this is where the power goes, to ground especially in 2nd order and filters with notch filter etc. There are small losses in... 
Do I need better center ch speaker-dialog unclear?
2 possible issues contributing to the problem.1. The Sony, clearly you now have a difference of opinion with all its stellar reviews it didn't deserve.2. The Sony, but try adjusting the distances on your center channel, your speakers since they ar... 
Problem with bass managment with many universals-
There is no answer to your frustrations as clkearly you have experienced that a bits don't matter if the setup is incorrect.Like all of us you must wait for the big companies to feel comforatable with giving us a multi-channel HD audio intercaqe t... 
speaker excursion..."mo power"..and bass..Sean
Fishboat;60 watts is all the speakers will take with the equalizations SL uses with the Peerless speakers in the kit. They have nothing more to give.More power will not serve you well unless you increase the capacity of the woofers power handling ... 
What companies, out of Business, did you LOVE???
TAG MCLaren, Counterpoint, Apogee 
Test: Comparing an AV DAC sound to a Pre-amp
Get a 568 and eliminate the AVP and the 508.Since the 508.24 and the 568 basically sound the same. Unit to Unit may vary a little bit.Problems solved and cutting the treble with the 568's tone controls really helps the 10T's sound richer. They hav...