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Echo Busters or Room Tunes?????????
I can only speak of the Echo Busters. I have been using their systems for two years now and could not be happier they are well made , reasonably priced if there is such a thing in this hobby and very effective not to mention that Michael Kochman t... 
Calling Thiel owners please...
I have been using Polycrystals on my cs-6's and have been very happy other than the fact that the cs'6s are so heavy and fine tuning them with the spikes on are nearly impossible as a matter of fact the other day I bought some of those new widgets... 
Sound Anchor Stands...worth the money?
I too can attest to the folks at Sound Anchor I bought a new couch for my dedicated theater room leaving my surrounds below the level of the back of the couch, after extensive research into wall mounts "argghh" I fortunately stumbled apon sound an... 
Center Channels sound crappy
I had the same situation and then I found a center channel stand the problem in my case was the center channel sat directly on top of the TV which caused a sypathetic resonance with the wood in the TV ,we spend so much money on speaker stands and ... 
McIntosh 2105 Amp and C-26 Pre
Yes don't drop the 2105 on your foot! I owned both pieces at one point and during their day they were very good and very expensive. Compared to todays technology they may seem average but you can still sell them for real money or clean them up and... 
hifi as investment?
I learned a valueable lesson from a shrewd business man years ago He told me you don't make money when you sell something you make money when you buy something it took a while but it finally sunk in the profit or loss is determined when you buy it... 
Krell 7.1 or Theta Digital Casablanca II ???
I listened to both and they are very good but I chose the EAD/ Alpha Digital Pro 8000 it just sounded more musical I also based my decision on previous experience with EAD gear,great sound/build quality and wonderful customer service.My system nee... 
Review: Ecco Busters Bass Busters, E.B., corner busters Tweak
I have been very happy with my Echobuster products I treated my first and second point reflections and bought a pair of Bass Busters for my front corners and my system is very open and detailed with no annoying artifacts thanks to echobusters. The... 
Review: Ecco Busters Bass Busters, E.B., corner busters Tweak
I have been very happy with my Echobuster products I treated my first and second point reflections and bought a pair of Bass Busters for my front corners and my system is very open and detailed with no annoying artifacts thanks to echobusters. The... 
EAD Theatervision-P vs. DVDMaster 8000 Pro?
I traded my Theatervision-p in on the new dvd-master and at the same time I traded in my Signature fo a pro-8000 processor, the picture with the pro-8000 is breathtaking I can not imagine anything better but the build quality and the performance o... 
Earplugs for conerts?
I just saw the Who last year paid big bucks for fifth row seats and by the third song I had to take a break and wander back to the "cheap" seats it was the first time in my life after a 100 or so concerts that I asked myself "what am I doing" it a... 
Who is your overall favorite guitarist?
How about Leslie West a real guitar players guitarist, I have never heard anybody say somebody sounds like Leslie West,truly inovative and seldom copied those pinch harmonics are too much, I just think he deserves mention 
Which system? EAD - THETA - CLASSE
I have been very happy with all my gear from EAD I started with the Theatermaster Ovation about 4 years ago traded up to the Signature around the same time I picked up the Ultradisc 2000 and the Theatervision, I recently picked the new line from E... 
Why I am Selling
Because I have way too much time on my hands and if I could just bring a little sunshine into someones life it would make it all seem worthwhile 
So you're an audiophile - are you also a musician?
I have sat in with Eric Clapton, Peter Frampton, Tommy Castro ,The Eagles, BB King ,The Allman Brothers and many many others it is great I go to my dedicated music/theater room fire up my Fender Cyber Twin grab my strat or SG and punch in a concer...