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AXPONA 2017 Protocol
Well, you've gone and done it, and I'd say you've done it well. Enjoy! http://thevinylanachronist.blogspot.com/2011/07/visit-to-joseph-audio-factory.html 
phasel linear 400
I purchased a 400 brand new and it drove our bands PA for many years under brutal conditions and sold it in working order. Back then there were only a few high powered solid state amplifiers available and most were available through pro audio. Gen... 
Paradigm Reference Signature Series
I began my Paradigm experience with the affordable initial Studio 100s and settled in with the version 2s for their smoother but still noticeable treble until a few years after the introduction of their S series. I was able to audition the early S... 
AXPONA 2017 Protocol
 I listened to PSB T3 and Vandersteen Treos at Audio Concepts in Dallas using all the same gear. I much preferred the PSB T3.Your experience is very familiar to me. After years in this hobby I thought I had reached a level of acceptable fidelity a... 
Thinking of replacing my Bat spaceheater with class D, real world thoughts please
I'm a big fan of switching amplifiers. Like you I had been using well respected linear solid state amplifier. While it was at the manufacturer for upgrades I purchased a PS Audio HPA-2 that had just come out and not yet been reviewed. Aside from t... 
Initial impressions of my new Vandersteen Quatro's in Audi Havana Black
The OLED's are another story, lol. That's what I would purchase if I was looking today. No questions about it and that's another reason the plasma's are gone.I think it became cost prohibitive to produce high quality plasma tubes and just like V... 
turntable/cartridge for old 50's 60's rock records.
While I don't share your generalization of reissued and/or remastered LPs I do enjoy collecting vintage pressings. I suggest a high quality record cleaner then consider the deck. A good cleaning of a new reissue can be surprising.  
Golden ear sub x
The Velodyne FSX or FXR Servo 12 subwoofer is actually a very good subwoofer despite its age. Muddy output maybe due to its poor location within the room and/or poor setup procedure before and after your processors room correction was performed. T... 
Subwoofer Polirity
+1 sfallDefiantly maybe. I have a polarity preset on my subwoofers remote. Most noticeably with heavely recorded kick/bass drum, polarity can change from track to track on some recordings.   
Paradigm Speakers
Correct me if I'm missing something. After a cursory search of this website and its guidelines there does't seem to be any rule or suggestion that prohibits or even frowns upon retailers from hawking their goods on these forums. Unlike many other ... 
Avalon Eidolon Diamond-Worth it?
Kurt, Avalon specifies "26Hz to 34kHz (+/- 1.5 dB, anechoic)." I forget which is lower anechoic or in room. My Eidolons measured 32Hz just a hair below 0dB at the listening position using Velodyne Manual Room Optimization in my room with the spike... 
Best full range loudspeaker for the used price of 10 to 13,000 dollars
+1 mr_m  My limited experienced suggestion is the most copied of your dynamic speaker choices. The one that hasn't been significantly changed since its inception on a count of they're that good. If your like me you won't be able to realize them fu... 
Where to put budget
A room large enough to equally space the speakers from the listening position requires less, if any, processing to adjust for time/distance variables which can only be a good thing. You don't need a big room to enjoy the benefits of 7.1. More impo... 
Paradigm Personas: A First Listen
I, for one, have been schooled.I now know that matching beryllium drivers insures coherency and there is an established speaker hierarchy. I just knew old age is having its way, silly me. What's up Doc? 
Others experience re: subs and Magmepan 20
["I would like to hear about others have experience with adding subs to nearly full range speakers? Did you feel you got your money’s worth for "a few silly Hz"?"]Silly Hz? Considering how silly post production can get, many recordings have the ex...