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Whatever Happened To SAE?
I remember SAE well...Friend of mine had a full rack setup and I went to the Pioneer Rack setup..still have all my Pioneer stuff..I have a few SAE..5000a pop and click,4000 crossover,4200 speaker switch box...SAE was cool stuff and really put on a... 
How far apart are your speakers?
Varies on your room size.Rule of thumb measurment is Room Width divided by 18 then times 5 and then times 12 will give you inches to center of your speakers from side walls.Example of 20ft wide room...would be 66.60 inches to center of woofer... 
GALLO Reference 3 Owners
Jeff,I am using Manley tube monos and a Manley tube preamp...I also brought them over a friends house and he heard the same from his Exposure 16 monos with 17 pre.Even though your are satisfied!!Give the tape tweak a try anyway.It's amazing what y... 
Grommes 360
I just had the pleasure for only 2 days to try a pair of the 360's in my system.Just to comment I have been trying quite a few tube amps and so far the Manley Mahi's seem to shine the best so far...My source:Naim CDX2/XPS2Speakers:Vintage Infinity... 
Gallo Reference 3 vs. Spendor S8 vs. Harbeth Super
Gallo Ref3's were fantastic the week I had them to demo.They do take some correct room setting up,but when locked in they shine.I do prefer them with woofers out,and 36" from back wall,and facing straight foward,with about 1/2inch front raise for ... 
Tube preamp for a Bel Canto eVo2 Gen II
I have tested a handful of tube pre's on my SS setup and found the Manley Shrimp to match the best.Mind you my amps are not as dry as your BelCanto but mine are still on the bright side.This pre seems to be very forgiving within a system...And as ... 
Vibration Isolation............ where to start?
Jjwa,CDP first of course,and it would help to know what other equiptment is in your system? 
AES/CARY Sixpac Mono Amps,Anyone have these?
I don't know how technical it would be,but has anyone owning the Sixpacs looked into putting a Triode/UL switch into the amp.AES states on their site it is not available for the sixpac but does offer that upgrade for 125.00 on the smaller AE-25 am... 
AES/CARY Sixpac Mono Amps,Anyone have these?
Thanx to everyone who responded about the Sixpacs.I will have to call AES and do some inquiring...My speakers are Vintage Infinity RS1B's and I have been using the Manley Mahi's on the mid/tweet towers which I have set to go down to 200hz ,and the... 
Best speakers with Pass labs X-350.5
pkmclean,since you are listing some really nice speakers,and I know what the Pass 350.5 can do I would consider...Sonus Faber Armati Homage (used) there is a pair on agon now here in AZ. or the Cremona (new)I heard them both.OR if you can find som... 
OCOS speaker cable by Sumiko
OCOS Working fantastic in my system.Sorry to hear the poor preformance in other systems.Some of my stuff is: Source:Naim CDX2 w/XPS2Speakers:Vintage Infinity RS1b'sI guess the stuff is really super system dependent.Hope everyone let the stuff sett... 
Electrocompaniet EMC-1 24/192...Where to from here
I had a EMC 1up-se for a short while and did like it.I thought about doing some modding but decided even though someone else picked up the company its not the same and didn't want to take the chance.I decided to go with the Naim CDX2 which doesn't... 
Furutech RD-2 vs. RD-1
To really find the low down log on to www.6moons.com and go into the archive directory on the right column then into the reviews section.Scroll down to the July and August 2002 sections and you will find reviews on the RD-1 /RD-2 and a follow up b... 
Has Anyone Been Humbusted?
One item that works well is the Granite Audio (Ground Zero) and there are a few up for sale here on A'gon. 
Suggestions on SS/Mono Amps for woofer towers
thanx for everyone's input on he amps...I have a friend who is going to lend me his ATI 1502's which I will run in mono.They will put out a wopping 800w at 4ohm compaired to my Denons at 500w ,which are creating line noise..only found this out aft...