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Do you ever find yerself...
LOL@Clbeanz!I was expecting the quote from Moe, "Quiet! I'm broadcastin'!"I love, "behold the mighty stylus!" 
Do you ever find yerself...
If it's fish, it may not be the ball. 
Acousti Zen cables...
Phil, I remember a remark you made not too long ago about Acoustic Zen cables seeming to have forceful bass throughout their line. I've owned or currently use MC2, Silver Ref II, Matrix Ref II and Hologram II and never really thought about that un... 
Do you ever find yerself...
Yeah, who knows what other fisherman's mouth that thing has been in. 
Copper ic's with silver spkr. cable?
I've used copper ICs with silver SCs, silver ICs with copper SCs, and currently run a mix of copper and silver ICs with copper SCs with good results.Another thing to consider is the design of the cables themselves along with the materials used to ... 
Do you ever find yerself...
An expensive restaurant is like esoteric audio equipment.You usually get what you pay for, whether it be posh atmosphere, fancy European chefs, rare delicacies or an expensive hand crafted faceplate.If you barf your high dollar meal all over the t... 
Do you ever find yerself...
Actually, as some A'GoNers may already know, especially Marco, I tend to use metaphors relating to WOMEN when trying to describe the way a certain audio component sounds.Here's an excerpt from partially uselful review I posted late last year:"The ... 
Do you ever find yerself...
Yeah, I was at a strip club with a bunch of buddies, and I said "when that chick [stripper] faces our way, her rack looks two Anthony Gallo A'Divas sitting side-by-side." My friend Clarence said, "just shut and get a lap dance!" 
Correlation: Money and Good Sound
I need to follow the advice here, because I'm one of the suckers spending more and more every time I upgrade.Slappy, your post started out sounding like one Sean's. I had to read the author's name to make sure I wasn't seeing things. What's gotten... 
help with speaker problem
Yes, very strange indeed. Did you try listening to your speakers while they were at your dealer when he did the tweeter swap? A good test would be to compare them to a set of Arros he has there. Maybe you could bring them home a demo pair and comp... 
help with speaker problem
When you say the distortion is emanating from the speaker are you listening with your ear up to the tweeter or are you detecting this from your normal listening position? How loud is it? Did Totem test the speakers for the distortion you're experi... 
help with speaker problem
Could it be an odd room node? Maybe something in your listening room got moved and is amplifying this frequency. I sometimes experience this same phenomena on certain recordings and it seems more apparant with different gear in my system. 
Speaker Grills??
Grills off? While you're at it, might as well take your clothes off too. If the speakers are booging free and clear without any sonic obstacles, you should be swinging free to the tunes as well. 
Speaker Grills??
Because of their sonic degrading character, speaker grills also work well at distorting your voice when used as a mask during bank robberies.I always felt guilty when using my girlfriend's pantyhose for heists. In the event I was nabbed, with the ... 
Whats is 'tube rolling'?
Yes, the term means trying different tubes in your equipment. It's a really nice way of tuning your gear, but it can get expensive. That's why as with any other upgrades have an idea of what you're hoping to gain from the tube switch and read the ...