ellery911

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System for Yacht
dont worry about the weatherproof speakers...they are a gimmick...I lived on Lake Washington with my runabout moored outfront for 5 years...Alpine head unit, cheap soundstream 4 ch amp, Boston pro6.4's & 2 10" subs. Never did I have a problem ... 
Other hobbies with these economics?
Tons...my folks in Los Angeles used to drag me as a child to Southeby's(sp?) and other auction houses on weekends while they bought up all the antique treasures that LA's wealthy were dumping off during the recession. Beautiful antique persian rug... 
Speaker placement formula
Funny you should post this...I just went to Brystons website to get a formula for that today...I think it is supposed to be sort of a generic formula...it is as follows(room height in ")x(.618)= distance from rear wall*(room width in " / 18)x(5)= ... 
35Hz - 25kHz -- A Partial 'Purist'?
Goodness...I would have assumed that all you guys would have used subs. I'm a newbie here, but in the early 90's in college, myself and my friends were BIG into car audio. Not the minitrucks full of subwoofers stuff, but proper systems. I had an 8... 
Steely Dan "2 Against Nature" DVD-A passcode?
ooops...I just have the DVD...never mind 
Mark Levinson in Lexus?
I'm not sure where the people I know got their information but I do know one thing for sure...When I was in College, car audio was the thing to be in to. I had a number of friends that entered and won IASCA trophies(international auto sound compet... 
Steely Dan "2 Against Nature" DVD-A passcode?
I have the disc too...never heard of this bonus material...how do you get to it? 
Mark Levinson in Lexus?
I have been into car stereos for alot longer than home audio where I am a newbie. I have my own high end car detailing business & one of my customers has the LX470 with the levinson upgrade. He and his wife are quite audiophiles with a full Kr... 
Why has Audiogon suspended "Wanted" ads?
Audiogon...it seems as if the people have spoken...what's it gonna be. I have not used them yet but I think it is a good thing to have...go ahead and charge away. 
Receiver Help for Neophite
Dont worry about the wattage...90 really isnt as different from 60 as you might assume. Many of the more seasoned audiophiles here have recommended the outlaw audio. I haven't heard it since you have to order it on line, but they seem to have gott... 
Vienna Acoustics Hyden vs. B&W CDM1's
I have the cdm1nt's run off a Bryston B60 with a Velodyne CT100 sub. I'm happy with the CDM's, however, had I known about Audiogon before I purchased them new, I would have bought a pair of used N805's on this site 
Inexpensive Amp and Speakers
I will add one more vote for NAD 
Using a hidden reserve price in auctions.
My 2cents is that I usually avoid bidding on auctions if I dont know what the reserve price is. I once emailed a seller askingwhat the reserve was with the intention of maybe making a direct offer. He would not reveal the reserve so I made no offe... 
Your "Budget Cable" recommendations, please......
dont waste your time with the homegrown super silvers...go straight to the silver lace...everybody seems to make that upgrade eventually and all are glad they did. I love my silver laces. 
PureSilverSounds Quartets or HomegrownAudio Laces?
I have a pair of the silver lace ic's. Although I haven't had the opportunity to audition anything other than the 15 year old monsters, I'm quite happy with the purchase. I'm connecting a panasonic a110 dvd player to a bryston b60 integrated with ...