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Best female vocals on CD
gotta be Joni Mitchel, "Hejira" recorded in 1976. joeb 
Rap music on high-end speakers
I still think the best thing you can do to get the most out of rap, is go out on the stoop, hook up to car 12 volt batteries to 2 corrugated steel garbage cans and sit real close! doesn't get any better than that for rap.joeb 
Speakers with bass response?
Chas...well, you are the second person to ask if I am runing the speakers "full range", and now I must reveal some inexperience here. As far as I know, I am, I am wired thus: cd to pre, pre to amp, amp to speaker. My sub, is connected to a "reg. o... 
Speakers with bass response?
thanks to all who offered advice. Of all the options, the best tweak, and best use of funds, is to get a good cd player. these speakers really are quite remarkeable in their price range, and I don't know of many speakers that can get that good of ... 
B&W nautilus 804 for linn classik?
I have 804's powered with Classe ca300 amp, Classe cp50 pre-amp, and they sound terrific. I also use a HK AVR500 surround sound processor for HT and they sound great with that as well. But for straight music, they need a good amp/pre-amp combo.joeb 
Need help w/set-up
yup, reg 1 works just fine, and it is a sweet sound compared to the old set up.thanksjoeb 
How much money do you want to waste?
OK, copper, silver, or titanium? assuming that interconnects etc make a big difference, is there a formula for what material is "better" and how does one categorize and order according to quality? I have seen prices range from $80 to $10.000 for j... 
wiring speakers to Amp and AVR?
Hey, well i did adjust levels and it did improve the response. I was under the impression that the pre-outs wouldn't send the proper mix of signal to the fronts, but I was wrong. the level adjustment was all it needed. boy do I feel stupid.thanks.... 
wiring speakers to Amp and AVR?
Killerpiglet,Actually, you're partly right. I can get the front signal from my AVR to the amp and then the frnt speakers do work. However, they are out of sync with the "surround mode" as the power amp "over-drives" the front speakers. To get the ... 
Add a sub to BW N804?
Well, I tried the bw asw100, Yup, it does the trick all right. It may even be a bit much, sounds great for HT too, but it's probably too pricey at the moment, i may look for something smaller, don't need to shake the walls,joeb 
Add a sub to BW N804?
I am bringing home the asw 1000 to try for the weekend,we'll see, thanks for the advice,joeb 
User group for B&W speakers
Count me in; N804 fronts, 602,s2 rearjoeb 
combining amp and receiver for HT
OK, thanks for all the feedback. It basically confirms what I thought, I really need both a center and a sub for the real deal on HT. But, can those also be used to augment stereo music using the receiver in Logic7music mode?Or, if I had a decent ... 
Best Integrated Amp
hi, I am relatively new to this level of equipment and am trying to make sense of all this. I have worked my way up,(without having a plan of course) and have BW Nautilus 804's, and BW602s w/ HK500 receiver. I have learned that I can use that HK a... 
separates for BW Natilus 804?
thanks for your responses. I am getting the idea that I can "have it both" for a reasonable cost if I keep the Harmon kardon 500 (85 watts, ok for HT) and add a amp. So now I really need to figure out what will match, how much to spend and what is...