jcharvet

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Fav. recordings that fell flat in a hi-end system
I listen to TFF quite a bit. The Seeds of Love Song has so many layers. I am guessing that your system will need to drop to lower ohms to play the song accurately. 
Why my left speaker sounds louder then my right
If you have a switch on a component that inverts the phase independently for each channel, make sure they are the same. 
Height Speakers A Home Theater
I have the Onkyo 5508 on a 7.2 set up. While I am not using the 2 additional front channels, the processor will automatically calibrate the output of the speakers depending on the distance between the speaker and the listener as well as your compo... 
Solid State Monoblocks-Tube Preamp or Solid State?
I bypass the preamp with a Wadia CD player attached directly to the Spectron mono amps with great, revealing results. I would think a tube pre amp will be better off with a tube amp. 
Room acoustics
I have a similar L-shaped layout. Recently, I put a pair of ASC tubes next to the speakers that almost eliminated the low end scatter on one side of the room. They also look great.