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Can I put a 60" tv behind my Magnepan 3.7i speakers?
My speakers are directional but when I placed a 4" bass trap over the TV it calmed down the image. Check my system on virtual systems for a look.  
Which song has fewest words ever?
There are millions of songs with no words. John Handy has a song "Hard Work" and that's it. YOU Tube it, it's really great. 
Room treatment-I was afraid of this
toddverrone,About a year ago, while surveying the options for damping the wind reflections I happened on a covering, a perforated plastic/cellophane sheet attached to the windows via the corners with a small elastic band. They looked to be a good ... 
Room treatment-I was afraid of this
Toolbox,To answer your question about GIK, yes I have both the Scatter plates and Flexrange components built into traps made by GIK. If you check my Virtual system page you can see their work. Since my best listening position was a bit close to th... 
Killer Floor Standing Speakers under $4000 for Rock?
Just go ahead and bust the bank and get some Zu Definitions !V. Be done with it. 101db efficient with 400 watt sub, used $7500-$9000. You will be done with it. To say they rock is an understatement and you don't need a big amp. I run Mcintosh MC 6... 
Tube Power Amp Suggestions
Second the Decware. Call Steve Deckert.   
Amp suggestions for Zu Omen Def mk2.
Decware Zen Torii Mk 1V on Ebay right now. I have two pair of Zu speakers and have tried various amps. The Omen Defs still need a bit of power to perform well and the tone of the Decware amps fits right in with the Zu sound.Most of the amps noted ... 
Link for acoustical treatments
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What are the limits of room correction/ treatments ?
Took some Owens Corning 703 from GIK and started placing different thickness traps in various places. Bought around 24 sheets so was able to go as thick as a foot so far. When I found success I ordered a trap of that thickness from GIK. Working ou... 
power conditioner
Balanced power really helps my system. 
Polarity of speaker drivers
Having jumped into a two channel system head first I took the advice of some very experienced audio experts and went with what I felt were the speakers with the fewest crossover/phase issues that would deliver the audio signal across the entire fr... 
Happiness achieved
For all the back and forth on subs it seems to me that the most likely lacking quality of full range speakers lies in the inability to get the bass right. The cabinet and it's resonances, the crossover and it's intermodulation distortion, not to m... 
Balanced power and 2 prong plugs
Hi Eric,Your contributions to the forum here are quite informative and much appreciated. System is quiet as to ground loops but the hash during the day probably contributes to a degradations in sound. Hi efficiency speakers suffer more from bad po... 
Coupling or Decoupling speakers?
 I have Sistrum stands under my speakers and mono blocks which are between the speakers to excellent effect. My DIY rack is 3 3/4" Butcher Block with brass threaded rod through to the floor using acorn nuts top and bottom.  At some point, about a ... 
HIGH Quality Electric Service Panel
Stickman451, there is an equi=teck 1.5RQ unit on Ebay at a good price. It has enough to run the front end without limiting power. I have a Balanced Power Technologies 3.5 on my front end and it does wonders, but they are out of business and somewh...