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Apartment Drama
Yea! What does Liz know. 
Mass Loaded Vinyl (MLV) Acoustic Treatments - A Question
It is being marketed as a sound-proofing solution, a rather high level one at that, for residential and commercial buildings. I am in the construction business but have no experience with this material, cost being the prohibitive factor. 
Forward or recessed sound?
Wolf, you are spot on... gear at the mercy of the recording. 
Advice re the use of OTL amps vs others
Potentially accurate. If the speakers were perfect, what would you be listening to? 
Your Best Tweak Lately
Citation XX. 
Designer Hall of Fame
Futterman? 
Designer Hall of Fame
John BediniJames Bongiorno,Jim StricklandDr. Marshall LeachDr. Matti OtalaIvor Tiefenbrun 
Does anyone else think this
Okay, don't shoot the messenger. Anyone interested in facing the fact that the catalyst or driving force in the development of the technology has come to fruition? In fact it's way past it's due date. I'm being as gentle as I can here...been there... 
Thought on OTL tube amps
Okay, thank you. 
Thought on OTL tube amps
Ralph, can you either verify or put to rest the notion that the Futterman OTLs are inherently unstable? I have an H3 in decent shape I'd like to have brought back to life. From what I've found, there seems to be a serious contention that this has ... 
Amplifiers:A Keeper for Life. Do you know of one ?
Now there's one big open abyss! 
How important is bass to you?
Enter the ubiquitous subwoofer. 
How important is bass to you?
It's important to note that response to 40hz doesn't necessarily come anywhere close to bass definition at 40hz. Response into the 20's will much more likely give actual bass note clarity down to the bottom. Big difference between usable response ... 
How important is bass to you?
I want it all. Well controlled. 
What is a high end stereo SUPPOSED to sound like?
That will never happen in that context, probably never has. I've got direct to disc recordings of acoustic jazz that you could swear sound absolutely real and the response is even more so about the gear as a result. It's always about the gear and ...