griswold

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What's you opinion?
A good sub is one that when properly set up cannot be heard. 
Have you ever deceived your wife-audio purchase
I recently spent 1k on floor to ceiling drapes for the back wall of the a/v room. Now you would never know that there is $900 in blinds behind the drapes. By the way forgiveness is always easier to get than permission. 
Survey: B&W
N802 but have you seen the new sig. 800 in the high gloss red tigers eye? WOW!!! 
Linn Ninka;Tri amp LK85s or bi-amp LK85+LK140 ???
I never set mine up the way your dealer is suggesting, I can only tell you that when I added the third aktiv amp I noticed a much more controlled bass response. If you have a good relationship with your dealer you should try to get a couple amps h... 
Have you ever deceived your wife-audio purchase
I put a picture of the next piece of equipment on one of the screen savers a few weeks before I buy it. My wife will see it every day and become "conditioned", then when it shows up in the listening room I take it off the screen saver and she figu... 
Which is better lateral or vertical bi-amping?
It seems that a lateral configuration would minimize any character differences in your amps from the right to left channel. This should not be a problem with high quality same model amps but something to consider. 
Linn Ninka;Tri amp LK85s or bi-amp LK85+LK140 ???
I had Ninkas and started by bi-amping with 85's then going bi-amp active and was very happy. Only when I added that third active 85 did these speakers really start to make music. The top end of your Ninkas will be fine with an 85, just don't cheat... 
Loss of sound level with sub--low inputs
I have had similar experiences and always found that high level connections rendered better results for music when I was using a sub. In my case the sub pre out was really only effective when there was some .1 info on the software such as DVD's etc. 
Panels to treat a vaulted ceiling?
The ceiling is 2-3 feet higher above the right speaker. I would like to move it to the short wall but this would not please my boss {wife}. Thanks.Brian 
Best Live Recordings:Performance and recording
Dire Straits "on the night" and Sarah McLachlan "mirrorball" are both performed and recorded very well and will satisfy. 
Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits
Egoss bullseyed with on the night. Not many bands can do it live but this one is pure bliss. 
Other hobbies with these economics?
beer steins. audiophiles always know what they have and buy and sell according to current market value. we are all happy with our sales, purchases and goosebumps. stein owners typically don't appreciate what they have because somebody somewhere ga... 
Best $300 Speaker Used
Linn Tukans. My very favorite speaker in the whole world.(at that price) They are very versatile, don't require tons of power and are real perty too. 1k/pr. new. I paid $600 new because they were being replaced by the Katan, which in my $1.99 opin... 
Most compelling vocal you discovered in a movie?
Porschecab I agree. "Lucia Di Lammermoor" performed by Inva Mulla Tchako with the London Symphony Orchestra. The Fifth Element is also by the way a very well done dvd. 
If your System can Speak
Why the hell do you make me play Charlotte Church and Pantera in the same listening session?? What kind of freak are you?