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AXPONA anyone?
We have some unusual restaurants, but many are quite distant from AXPONA. A good Vietnamese restaurant that's not too far is Dung Gia in Des Plaines (http://dunggiarestaurant.com).Kabul House is a good Afghan restaurant in Skokie (http://kabulhous... 
Building a listening room in new house; Texas?
There are several concrete construction systems available, and they should all provide much better acoustic isolation than most other designs.http://www.cement.org/homes/ch_buildsys.aspJan 
managable and affordable indoor FM antenna
I use a small outdoor antenna indoors. The Winegard HD6000 (Prostar 1000) is 65.5" x 33" and costs $17.93 + shipping from Solidsignal. It provides about 5 dB more gain than a dipole. I just hang it on the wall behind my rack. I listen to only one ... 
Music Recommendations
There are certainly many fine suggestions already.I'd add: Respighi - Feste RomaneShostakovich - light scores (The Bolt, Moscow-Cheryomushki, e.g.)Virgil Thomson - The Plow that Broke the Plains (film score)Holst - Suites 1 & 2 for Concert Ban... 
Need a review of Tyler's Ref 3's,
The Ref. 1 uses 12" Peerless woofers (isobaric) with a second-order crossover at 80 Hz., the W17, and a ScanSpeak Revelator 9900 with a third-order crossover at 2300 Hz. (if I remember correctly). Ty later added a notch filter for the W17. The iso... 
Need a review of Tyler's Ref 3's,
I've heard the Ref. 3 and Ty's Linbrook, which resembles your Thor. I own the Ref. 1--which uses a single W17 like the Ref. 3. I haven't noticed greater orchestral density with the MTM arrangement. The Excel is a very expressive driver, and it's p... 
Tyler Reference's vs. Ellis 1801's
I've never heard them in the same system. My impression in different systems was that the Tyler's top end was softer--or the Ellis's top end was brighter. I agree that they're both excellent speakers.Jan 
Question for Tyler Acoustic owners.
I've used the EDGE M6, the Llano 200S, and the Belles 350A on myTaylo Reference 1's. They've all been good; the Belles is probably the best, although it doesn't make the speakers "disappear" quite as often as the others. I'm also interested in hea... 
Personal speaker evolution
1966 - AR 4x ($88/pair on sale at Allied)1971 - QUAD ESL-57 ($520/pair)1973 - QUAD ESL-57 ($630/pair, QUADs now stacked)1978 - KEF 105 ($1700/pair)1999 - Tyler Acoustics Taylo Reference System ($4650/pair with outboard crossovers on an Audiogon au... 
Personal amp evolution
Fisher 500T receiver - 1967QUAD 303 - 1973QUAD 405 - 1978ATI AT1502 - 1998EDGE M-6 - 1999Llano S200 - 2000Belles 350A - 2002I may try biamping with the Llano and the Belles.Jan 
Opinions on Edge M8 or M6 Amp
My M6 has a much wider and especially deeper soundstage than most of the other amp.s that I checked. The bass is exemplary, and the dynamic reserve is much greater than one would expect from an amp. rated at 120w/ch. It always runs cool, and it pr... 
building a room from the ground up...
I wondered if anyone has used cement board ('Wonderboard') instead of drywall. I'd expect it to allow less bass to escape without having to resort to full masonry. However, I haven't seen it in 4' x 8' sheets. Good luck, Jan 
Tyler Acoustics Reference Speaker
I've heard these in Owensboro, KY, and they sounded good enough for me to order a pair. I was looking for a speaker as smooth, detailed, dynamic, spacious, and non-fatiguing as the Silverline Sonatas but with more extended bass. Bass limitations w...