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Is it all worth it?
I spin vinyl about 5% of the time which is about as much time as I get to myself.  That is to say alone time when I get to listen to music and relax.  That said, a friend sent me a link to this cartoon many will find humorous.  http://www.newyorke... 
Subwoofers driving me nuts
Try adjusting the phase relationship of the subwoofer to the mains.  Could be sub is substantially out of phase and cancelling at various frequencies in the low octaves.  While there is no exact solution either physically or in time (phase) in a r... 
It looks like a debate to me.
fuzztone - you sound like a sick puppy to me and I am not sure you can be fixed... 
Speaker recommendation thread (Organised by tiers of price)
[$30,001-$50,000] Wilson MAXX II 
Speaker recommendation thread (Organised by tiers of price)
Wilson MAXX II speakers in my system which includes Audio Research Ref 6 pre, Audio Research 610T amp, Bergmen Turntable, Audio Research Phono pre, Morrow Elite interconnects, MIT speaker cables.Sound is a rich experience every time I light it up.... 
Help me narrow down some speaker choices
msommers, Because half a dozen grasshoppers under a fern make the field ring with their importunate chink, whilst thousands of great cattle, reposed beneath the shadow of the British oak, chew the cud and are silent, pray, to not imagine that thos... 
Help me narrow down some speaker choices
msommers,  bondmanp and others, you seem a little unsure of what you are doing.  such dramatic detailed accounts of speaker performance absent any standard for comparison is comical at best.  when you talk about "highs being shelved down a bit f... 
Clint Eastwood
shooters muffs don't look great in western movies so his hearing is probably shot to heck and no matter what his system costs, he he probably can't hear it anyway.. 
Has anyone considered rebuying a speaker you once owned??
 I feel I have moved up in speaker performance in the last few years now owning Wilson Maxx II's. however a pair of Martin Logan CLSII's still resonate with me.  The sound was so smooth, silky and seductive you would think your were on a first dat... 
I need a good Preamp
Audio Research Ref 6 has rave reviews and is everything they say and more.  I own one and have no inclination to change.  Yes tubes rule.   
Best full range loudspeaker for the used price of 10 to 13,000 dollars
If you can find them and are willing to invest a little more say $18K buy a pair of Wilson MAXX II's.  You will be amazed and never look back. 
Is it too bright or is it high resolution?
The subjective term "bright" or "brightness" relates to the high frequency content of the sound source.   It's a fact that human hearing is most sensitive to sound between about 500 Hz and 5000 Hz.  Above and below that range the human auditory sy... 
Tube vs Solid State
Lalitk,I have a pair of Audio Research Reference 610T's for sale that will meet all your needs and then some.  The following review sums it up very well.http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/audio-research-610t-monoblock-power-amplifier/Larry 
Getting good sound from MacBook via DAC.
DigitalMacBook Pro ------> JRiver Media Center ----->TOSLINK from audio out connector -----------------> CHORD Qute EX DAC -------> Audio Research Ref 6 ------> Audio Research Ref 610T"s ---------> Wilson MAXX II's I also have an...