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Can center speaker glare affect picture contrast?
Thanks for the feedback. Went ahead and got the black gloss finish. 
Wanted: NHT X2 electronic crossover.
Wolfvalles- I have an X2 and will give you a good price on it. It used to be part of an NHT T5 evolution setup I used to have. Email me. 
Any "Deadhead" audiophiles out there to help
Nice system, shakedown street. I used to have the B&K 200.5, the 5 channel version of your amp. B&K is a solid underrated company IMHO. I just bought the newly released Grateful Dead blu-ray movie yesterday. I'll let you know my thoughts a... 
Any other Sony SS-AR1 owners out there?
Peterayer, thanks for your kind words. Audiozen.-...yawn....my comment to you.... Don't feel sorry for me. I just bought a pair of 27k speakers that I am enjoying immensely. Personally, i couldn't care less whether you think Aerials or Wilsons or ... 
Does a center channel have to match the front spke
I just got a pair of the new Sony AR1s. They don't make a matching center channel (and apparently have no plans to do so), so I am currently using a Dali mentor vokal center channel which I plan on upgrading (to possibly a dynaudio confidence cent... 
Luxman C-1000F vs. Sim Audio Evolution 850P
I can't comment on the luxman, but I was one of the first to get the Sim Evo 850P and it's awesome. Paired it with the sim evo W-8 amp and just ordered new Sony AR1 speakers. 
Speaker match for Simaudio W8/P8
Camb- i actually got the Simaudio P850 preamp (newest model). Dealer convinced me into shelling out a few more to upgrade after I ordered the P8. The P850 sounds great.I decided to upgrade cabling before speakers, and went with Transparent Audio R... 
Anyone heard te Sony SS-AR1
Thanks for your input Audiozen. I read the stereophile article, and as mentioned above heard them at David Lewis in Philly, and was pretty much blown away. They are at the top of my speaker list, but I'm also going to consider the Dynaudio C4s and... 
Dynaudio c-2 ...amp advice Mcintosh or simaudio
I totally disagree with the simaudio bashing that is going on. Personally, I auditioned some of the Mac gear (MC501s) and went with the simaudio W8 and 850P. I thought the Simaudio gear blew away the McIntosh. 
Acoustic Zen Crescendo or Sony SS-AR1
I agree with Kal. There are a lot of great speakers under 30k. Many of which I think are better performers than the Crescendo. That being said, I heard the Sony SS-AR1s, and was so impressed, that I'm very seriously considering buying them. They a... 
Anyone heard te Sony SS-AR1
Sorry onhwy61. Didn't mean to offend you with my audio ignorance. Nor did I think that my comments would be taken out of context by an audiophile policeman such as yourself.Back to the discussion, James63. I wouldn't say the Sonys sounded better t... 
Anyone heard te Sony SS-AR1
I auditioned them at David Lewis Audio in NE Philly. 
Anyone heard te Sony SS-AR1
I was just kidding about hiding the Sony logo (I think). Apparently, Sony was considering giving the speakers a different name, but decided against it. I'm not familiar with it, but doesn't Pioneer have a fairly high-endspeaker under a different n... 
Anyone heard te Sony SS-AR1
Thanks for the feedback, guys. I really was shocked by these speakers. I really think they sounded better than the dynaudio temptations that cost 50% more and have a way bigger footprint. Its a bitmore than I wanted to spend, but I'm actually cons... 
Audio Research DS 450 amp......thoughts
I came very close to buying it. My local dealer didn't have the DS450 for me to demo, but he did play the DS225 for me with some Proac speakers. I thought it sounded impressive, but in the end, with so many quality SS amps out there, I just didn't...