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Best 2W Speaker under 1500
Lots of good choices I guess.Dave Ellis' 1801s www.home.attbi.com/~ellisaudio/index.htmAvinci Studio or the Avinci Ones at www.Acoustic-Reality.comThese are only available new.Cheers 
What is your most anal audio habit?
Detlof, I do a similar routine. But as the dust starts to swirl it all seems to land on my tubes...electrostatic effect or something.. and i can no longer see that soothing glow so i'm forced actually get out of my listening chair and ..well...dus... 
Has anyone heard the Heart CD players?
I've heard some folks do not like the 6922 tube but I have heard the Heart products and think they are a good player for the $$$. Bought my niece the 5000 and if I was in the market in that price range would consider it myself.Good luckI remain, 
Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive?
1. 2001 Subaru Outback2. Another one when that wears out.3. I'd rather ride a bike if all things were equal.What is the "typical audiophile"?I remain, 
Rock musicians with musical education.
Reminds me of the old joke. How do you get a rock musician to stop playing?Ans: Put sheet music in front of him.Cheers,I remain 
What's the best sounding dome tweeter available?
There is no such thing as "best sounding" dome tweeter. It depends on what you want to do re design and what woofer/mid you pair it with and lastly, your taste. I have liked Scan Speak and Hiqphon. They each have several models and can be checked ... 
Regulated Power Supply- what does it do/mean?
There is a very nice 3 part piece on power supplies in the latest on line edition of "Valve" magazine which is part of the bottlehead.com websiteCheers, 
Bob Dylan, Keith Richards & Tom Waits: A cappella
Tubegroover: I think it's The Three Stoners. And Trich, yea they are letting him play lead, but the amps not on. They told Keith it was the "unplugged" version. Everybody's happy. Sincerely, I remain 
Suggested NEW CATEGORIES
I was looking for a catagory where my posts would be more appropriate. I was thinking "Audio BS" or something a little more snappy that would encompass all flavors of self-important ranting. (we can think of it as therapy)Any suggestions would be ... 
Recomendations on a good book anyone..........
What exactly do you want to know? And how much time do you want to give to it?Really hard to understand electronics in "layman's terms". You are faced with the basic terminology of electricity and mostly mathmatical relationships. Really hard to u... 
40hz ratings/speaker response
As Scott Campbell (and others) said in the first post your number was the frequency where your sound is down three decibals(-3db). This does not say much about the quality of any speaker despite the fact that it is used that way sometime. Lots of ... 
40hz ratings/speaker response
Thanks for the info folks. You have to be careful about jumping to conclusions based on that spec. I would much rather have a speaker rated 40hz or so that handled that really well than most speakers sold today rated below that number. Northcreek ... 
Okay, the gloves are off. Let the fur fly
G: Try www.geocities.com/kreskovs/timealigned1.html for a short piece on phase.This is the only forum on hte planet that makes it hard to provide quick links. 
Has anyone had trouble with stereophile magazine?
With Stereophile going downhill so quickly I'm just glad we have Ljgj to give us speaker reviews. (Have you seen that list of speakers he/she burned through?) Sincerely, I remain 
A'gon transactions: When is it legit to quit?
Ed, you've hardly been a Hard A**? You have been a saint. If he has said he has stopped payment on the check and has not returned your e-mail the deal is over. Stopping payment after only 10 days was not necessary (mail is slow after 9/11). Neithe...