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Schweikert VR4-Jr vs. Gallo Reference 3 with SA
Sorry thought they might be less expensive in South Africa, atleast near the VSR and Gallo's assuming they cost a bit more imported. 
Best versatile speakers?
Great Choice! 
Schweikert VR4-Jr vs. Gallo Reference 3 with SA
Xen,Why don't you try some locally built products like Vivid?As a South African Company I have to think that your price might be similar to the import prices of those other two brands and my experience with the Gallo and VSR, they won't be even cl... 
Speaker Design
I would suspect that they would not sound the same IF,I would expect Dennis Murphy's system to be slightly forward and more "detailed and airy" due to his musician background. His designs tend to be "closer" in feel than other commercial type desi... 
TDK SA-X or Maxell XLII-S which is best?
Maxell is the stronger tape, TDK sounds better BUT!!!This is assuming you have adjustable bias, consult the bias setting in your manual if the only bias controls you have is normal, High and Metal. The manual may have the answer to your question o... 
Center speaker OR Full range as Center speaker?
Lej, Listen to Kal, fact is Kal should expand on just how good his Studio 60's work, better than 2 Studio 100's at the same price. Despite Krellman's erroneous suppositions.Krellman is limited in his views and don't know why he even bothered to po... 
Best Complete HomeTheater USED for $5000.00
RSBeck said; 6-11-05"That's because you're listening with low end home theater gear."Figured you might have a short memory on why I posted that comparative statement. But I wanted to clarify that I wasn't listening to lo-fi gear and infact it's as... 
Looking for non-boomy full range speakers
Just pulling your chain El D' 
Best Complete HomeTheater USED for $5000.00
Saffy,Buy a third Caravelle as the center, get some used totem model ones for the rear they are a reasonable timbre match, sell the Jadis and the Theta David get a solid Pioneer DVD player which will make a nice digital transport and give you a gr... 
Looking for non-boomy full range speakers
"I have a small room (11*13) and want a full range yet "light sounding" speaker, floorstanding if possible."Were you suggesting the Magneplanars as wallpaper Eldartford or as pseudo Stax headphones? :)I vote sub for practicality and effectiveness ... 
Need Opinions on center channel speaker....
http://www.e-speakers.com/images/AP-2-kit.jpgThis is a little over your budget but will be excellent for Dialogue clarity and power handling and requires some assembly. It also will need to stand uprighthttp://www.elac.com/en/index.htmlhttp://www.... 
Best Speakers to Audition in the $5-10k range?
Chadnliz,1. It's a real simple fundamental problem that I can't seem to get anyone to answer about Dipoles, What are you going to do with all those back wall reflections? How do you adjust the levels and phase for that? And lets clarify Dipoles ar... 
Best component video cable under $150?
The one place in a system where cables can make a huge difference is video.To be honest the MIT stuff is extraordinary video cable. They are the masters of this domain.And I think $175 will get you the best video cable technology on the market."I ... 
Sony Qualia 004 projector-How well does it work?
I think $7K or $8K, but I am not sure.Give Immersive a call is the only thing I can tell you.That 1080P chip has been on the horizon for awhile. I'm not sure anyone knows to be fair to the rep. 
Where can I start to improve my sound the most 2ch
"I would rather listen to two channel music being a recording studio guy." As a recording studio guy I want you to think about the surround information that every stereo cardioid mic captures and explain to me how you remove the surround informati...