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Question for Hyperion 968 owners
I made up my own cables - 14 gauge flat braided copper for the mid/treble module and 12 gauge round braided copper for the base (bass) modules. Banana plugs (gold plated) from Monster. All bought at RadioShack! Works great. 968's driven by Aragon ... 
Speakers to hang on to for LIFE
I have a pair of Hyperion HPS-968 speakers (from Hyperion Sound Design, not Rockport). Jim Hannon of TAS is absolutely correct. These are magnificant speakers. Hyperion Sound Design is having a sale. All "A" stock is 35% off; "B" stock is 50% off!... 
Best Budget Sub?
Hsu Research VTF-2. I've heard it. Two of my friends have it. I have the VELODYNE HGS-15 (list $2500 - I paid $1800), and it sounds almost as good; definitely not only 1/5 or even 1/3 as good. If I had bought it first, I probably would be happy. 
Speakers to hang on to for LIFE
I've had PSB Stratus Golds since 1996 or 97, and I have yet to hear anything that I've wanted to replace them with. (I use a SONY DVD-S7700 (as a transport only) input to a SONY TAE-E9000ES pre/pro (w/ver. 2.01 upgrade) through an ARAGON 8008BB). ... 
Best Kept Speaker Secret?
PSB Gold (or Goldi) in combination with ARAGON 8008BB.(I also use a VELODYNE HGS-15 for the lowest octave; i.e. 20 - 40 Hz, electronically crossed-over in the SONY TAE-E9000ES pre/pro w/Version 2.01 upgrade, but the Golds'are flat down to 35 Hz [-... 
Weird Thing after I lift my ground.
Follow-up to what I wrote previously:This past weekend I bought and installed the MAGIC Box and the aforementioned hum disappeared. So the MAGIC works in my particular installation. 
Weird Thing after I lift my ground.
If a cable tv input is part of your system, then the ground loop is usually caused by the ground of the cable system being at a different potential than the electrical ground (see page 115 of the current issue of Stereophile [June?]).Remove the ca... 
Hovland-Pre,anyone heard it ?
I believe Michael Fremer has reviewed this pre-amp in a recent issue of Stereophile, although I cannot remember specifically which month. I remember that he really liked it, but check it out before you buy.