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Red Dragon's new S500 Class D Amp
Davemm- Sorry, nothing new. The S500 has been sitting around for a few weeks, waiting for me to get the room (and system) in order. I will update when things are back together. By the way, 6 Moons has a partial review of the S500, at this point it... 
Red Dragon's new S500 Class D Amp
I purchased an S500 a few weeks ago, but haven't put too many miles on it yet. I am building a second system (music only, 2ch) that isn't ready yet, but I inserted the S500 into my main HT/music hybrid system for a couple of weeks of music listeni... 
Suggestions short 3' tall floorstander?
Thanks for all the suggestions so far. A couple of quick comments:a) spending less? they should revoke your Audiogon account! ;-)b) the acoustically transparent screen suggestion is cool, but won't work in my environment. Such a screen would need ... 
Suggestions short 3' tall floorstander?
The Hawk is a logical choice, but I am interested in seeing what other options are out there. The Mite-Ts are way too big for the rear in my current setup anyway (the Mite-T is the size of two Mites stacked on top of each other) 
Suggestions short 3' tall floorstander?
I am doing 5.1 but my current concern is improving the 2 channel performance. Currently I have Totem Mite-T mains and Totem Mite-T center in front, a small pair of Mirage speakers (forget which model) in rear, and a Monitor Audio ASW-210 sub. The ... 
Are Totem Arros shielded?
Ooh, that doesn't sound like fun.Thanks!Dean 
Are Meadowlark Kestrels shielded?
Thanks very much for your input.Dean 
Top Ten Speakers of All Time?
just kidding! 
Vienna Bachs vs Meadowlark Kestrels vs other?
Thanks very much for the info. Now I just need to find a place to audition some decent speakers. It's pretty limited here in SW Virginia.Thanks,Dean 
Speakers: all-time worst
The Carver "Amazing Loudspeaker" was a terrible value. $1500 (in the mid '80s) for piss-poor performance. Speaking of Bose... at a (college) party a number of years ago the host was blasting his little Bose 201s. Someone who had a little too much ...