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Albertporter,These are all good ideas. Perhaps we need someone like you behind our product development and promotions team.I'm not sure about the "get your goat," but I am privy to some information on the origins of the sayings, "monkey on your ba... 
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Geared4me,In some older cultures (and in some more reclusive societies and sects today) it wasn't unusual or abnormal for a man to take a sheep, more often a ewe, as his bride. This could conversely eliminate the WAF issue with your treatments. Th... 
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Albertporter,Absolutely not, that is part of the rustic ambience! I swear, sometimes I can even taste the Scottish farmlands when I listen to the music. It connects the ancient past with the present moment, evoking powerful visions of ancient Egyp... 
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Guidocorona,That is ridiculous. No one should ever confuse my scientifically proven product with that nonsensical witchcraft. 
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Albertporter,The size of your room would determine what combination of farm animals would work best. They do the same thing in normal homes as they do in barns, that is the brilliance of it. I recommend the private consultation for the most intima... 
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We can design special needs treatments. You want Hum Bugs, we makes Hum Bugs. It will cost ya though. 
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Bah Hum Bug. :) 
Best subwoofer for a Wilson Puppy
I have two Revel Sub 30s. Excellent subs and exceptional parametric EQ (3-band). I think the B-15a uses the same EQs. 
B&W Nautilus 802D, Wilson Sophia 2, or others?
I'm switching from the 802Ds to W/P8s. I liked the 802Ds, but they really didn't localize the stereo image as precisely as I wanted, even after serious room modifications that balanced out the lower end quite a bit. Their low frequency boom defini... 
Revel Ultima Sub 30
It is normal to have visual abnormalities of this nature though? I could care less how it looks, I'm just worried about performance. You have to be pretty close up to it to see that the sealant is showing on one and not the other... 
Headphone
Musical Fidelity X-Can V3 Headphone amplifiers get class A ratings from Stereophile and they don't cost a fortune.OTOH, if you want a multipurpose amp, you could get the Benchmark DAC-1 which is also a DAC. The DAC-1 is also highly rated, I don't ... 
help me build a system for $1200
Just buy new speakers, that is where you will notice the biggest difference. I would consider the B&W DM603 S3 which are MSRP $1k a pair. They have received awards for their price/performance ratio from Stereophile this last year. 
Law of Diminishing Returns - CD/SACD Players
I think you would do great with something like the Ayre C-5xe. You are getting a top of the line CD player along with a top of the line SACD and DVD-A player, which means you can play all the formats out there right now in stereo. I have compared ... 
Ayre CX7e or Resolution Audio Opus 21 OR?
I'm using the Ayre C-5xe. It is an excellent and reliable player (though it is a universal format player instead of just a CD player). I think any players in similar price ranges aren't goint to be substantially different sounding as some people a... 
When is digital going to get the soul of music?
I think the major problem is that certain formats don't allow for enough dynamic range (16 bit isn't enough for more than piano alone according to experts such as F. Alton Everest). The other problem with having the bits too low is you lose more o...