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Good speaker cable for Rotel / B & W
I have a Krell receiver driving B&W speakers through analysis plus oval 9 speaker cable as my bedroom system. The connectors on the analysis plus are silver. Upper end is somewhat bright. FWIW I am shopping for warmer speaker cable. 
xindac FS-2 speaker cables?
I have auditioned the Xindac cables.They are better than Analysis Plus Oval 9 and not as good as the best of the Magnan line. I did a swap in comparison using the following system:Electrocompaniet CDPPass Labs X-1 preampPlinius SA 102 SS AmpQuad 9... 
Vandersteen Model 3 owners- I have a couple Q's...
Vandersteen has you ship them UPS in their original boxes, guaranteeing that if they get damaged he will repair them. He then uses a professional shipping firm to return them to you strapped to pallets. You pay the up front UPS, the return shippin... 
forget speakers for life,I want to upgrade now
I have yet to make an upgrade with real sonic merit that was not accomopanied by an increase in sticker price. Quad 988 used is very good value. 
Join Dave Brubeck on March 30th in Baltimore
Sugarbrie - next time, give us additional warning. I could have made this concert with an extra week's notice.Judith 
Getting into audio for around 3500$...problems...
It might be useful to examine how and why you made the purchases you did before you swap anything else into your system.1. If you heard these things all together in a demo system and liked them, then your problem is reproducing this sound in your ... 
Poll: Which rack s would you use and why?
I use two shorter racks between my speakers - it sounds better - less scattering and reflection. Also I find it is MUCH easier to manage cables and components this way. 
Retail Buying - Reality Check
Rogocop,"Personal attacks without recognition of today's global marketplace, sound like sour grapes from an out of touch MSRP salesman to me".Thankyou. Amen.Flex,I think you incorrectly profile the average internet customer. Robocop has hit the na... 
This Sistrum stuff works
Brulee,I will try to be more clear. What I understand technically about a piece of gear and what I experience during a listening session are Yin and Yang - two faces of the same thing. Neither one is truth on its own. Both are invaluable to me.War... 
This Sistrum stuff works
Ah - the correct metaphor. That is what you actually get with side by side comparisons - a taste. Sometimes a bitter disappointing taste, sometimes a glorious moment. However, it is mostly subjective, not objective truth. 
This Sistrum stuff works
At the risk of being pounced on, I think Sean's argument deserves some consideration. Technically oriented people generally are swayed by strong technical arguments. I have visited many websites where the information is not only useless, it is out... 
Retail Buying - Reality Check
Flex, In response to your question"where in this tiny,eclectic, highly specialized market do you see room for agressive negotiation and competition"? Consider this:1. The paradigm for really successful internet business has already been establishe... 
Retail Buying - Reality Check
Phasecorrect and Flex,Please note, the higher the cost of the item the more likely I am to seek safe haven in a dealer. I do not wish to be an "INTERNET ONLY" customer. I do not agree that negotiating with a dealer for price is improper or inappro... 
Retail Buying - Reality Check
Phasecorrect, Although I agree with you in principle, in practice it doesn't work this way. In principle: Dealer makes offer, I decline because it is too high and we part friends. In practice: Dealer does not want to make offer, when I decline I a... 
What companies, out of Business, did you LOVE???
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