elwood

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new speakers/used/demo- 4K- 6K
Dunlavy SC4a. Can't go wrong if you have the room. Except for their size they do everything very well. Most of the competition do things well too but not as evenly balanced in my opinion or are a lot more expensive. 
DAC for Sony SCD-C333ES
You might want to have it modified instead of using two boxes andanother interconnect. See tweakaudio.com for an interesting option. Geo. 
5.25 in. MTM +SUB vs. SINGLE 8or10in. + SUB
sorry, I'm confused.Doesn't the M in MTM stand for midrange? How are you not going to use one and still use the MTM terminology? 
Adcom Preamp...what is 'contour' button for?
It's a loudness control.,Boosts the treble and bass 
Tubes are not so unreliable
Viridian, The real reason the Russions use tubes is to protect against EMP, electromagnetic pulse from the radiation of an atomic blast. They first noticed the effect on electrical transmission lines during an atmospheric test. The power grid shut... 
What s in front of your chair?
A new meaning for Blind Listening is being born. Single blind listening could be done with monocles. We could even switch eyes. Double blind with the simple removal of spectacles or even contacts. Don"t you just love science!!!!!!!!!!!!! Let us al... 
What s in front of your chair?
Are we going to start worrying about the sonic effect of eyeglasses now?After all they are closer to our ears than our feet and contain glass. 
Good percussion recordings
check out the percussive arts society PAS.ORG. tHERE ARE HUNDREDS OF RECORDINGS OUT THERE OF PERCUSSION ONLY. The best is a matter of taste. However the group NEXUS is one that should not be overlooked. I have nearly 50percussion CD,s. Steve Weiss... 
Help with speaker placement
typo , meant signal 
Help with speaker placement
the tweeters should determine your stand height. Place them to be at your ear height when you are in your favorite listening position. The rest is more complicated. Essentially you want to reduce reflections from the room surfaces, and to have tho... 
Vote for the best speakers in 10K range
If you have the space get Dunlavy SCIVA. They are efficient enough to be kind to amps.