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Close your eyes and hear the music ?
I am DEFINITELY going to have to get my fiance to come down and listen to more music with me. 
Close your eyes and hear the music ?
Actually if I go to an actual live classical concert I invariably doze of right about the second movement. Sometimes I think I should be awake for the whole thing but that little nap I get is so peaceful 
Close your eyes and hear the music ?
funny, I just bought some new dimmer switches for the listening room.Unfortunately my initial experimentaion with lights down, my new chair and eyes closed is ..... sleep: perchance to dreamBTW yes I wear glasses and worse yet I am needing bifocal... 
Confused By A Transport Upgrade
I am not sure if it is the audio system that needs time to break in or perhaps it is us and our ears that do the breaking in. Sometimes, I have listened to a new component and been happy with it right away. Other times especially if like in this c... 
racks and shelves
For those python fans still with us on this thread,...I just returned from a vacation in Scotalnd and went to a place called doane castle ( i think) which just happens to be the same castle used in many of the scenes including I think.."AAWWW , it... 
power consumption
My spectral 360 amp uses 250 when just on according to the website. My Dmc 30 uses 8o watts. Given the above posts and todays prices in california that comes out to somewhere between 25 and 36 bucks a month to have it on. That is definitely notice... 
Your favorite blues album?
The name of my favorite is called "the best blues album....ever" seriously that is the name. It is a good compilation full of hard edged and at times 'screamin' blues music. After that there are a whole bunch at the next level but charlie musselwh... 
power consumption
Thanks Richard and Craig. To follow up, Yes I did understand everything Richard.Now, for the better worded and more to the point question.Does the system use more watts when it is off as opposed to actually playing and how can I find out the energ... 
Power Cord Review
MIT Z-cord II is about $ 180. I have no idea of its relative merits other than I see it on spectral gear and some stores exclusivelyjd 
Room Acoustics
Mark,I have a pair of eidolons and the ascents before them and I have found them difficult to position so they are at their best for bass extension. That is not quite what you are referring to but I have found peace of mine by using a sigtech for ... 
Room Acoustics
J KI have a very funny graphic idea of that day in your house with your wife jumping up and down and you drilling screws into nearly annything that moved o rmade noise....sort of right out of bugs bunny or somethingjd 
Room Acoustics
DEar MESWhat is your wall made out of. If it drywall on stud it usually acts like a drum near the frequency you are describing.If you do have that kind of drywall simply thump the wall in various areas and listen to the thud. Compare it to the pit... 
Cd storage..what's an audiophile to do?
Ok to all but does anyone know if we could use the disc cabinet as an RPG diffuser like thing similar to irregular bookshelves? 
Cables, a case history of an Agnostic
I will post my own opinion fo rwhat it is worth.I also know that many people on this site have way much more experience and knowledge than I have. Still, after doing a fair amount of fiddling and listening I have at least formed a kind of viewpoin... 
Best 2 ch. speaker placement algorithm.
Thanks Sean, I was hoping you would see this thread and post.