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High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
Not going to happen.... 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
"Were you to respect them then they might matter.Wouldn't want anything like respect to become a factor now would we. :^) 
Soundstage - when wide is too wide
yes, good advice! 
Speaker type: is more affected by room acoustics
I'll say floor standers merely because bass drivers can interact heavily with suspended plywood floors commonly used in modern homes to the point of obscuring the rest, and bass drivers tend to be located lower down with floor standers specificall... 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
"I don't read stuff by you or mapman or jmcgrogan2. never look at them, so best to you on other threads."Case closed. 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
Nice stocking stuffers. :-) 
Acoustic Zen Crescendo Mk2 or Daedalus Ulysses v2
have you considered any dynaudios. 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
The problem with this thread is there is no tolerance for anything except gushing about the products. That reeks of bias and limits any value in any case. But there is no law against it so rave on. It is what it is. 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
I'd just like to know what people gushing actually paid, if not the list price. Its a fair question. Nobody is answering it though. 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
Fwiw I asked early on if anyone here doing the gushing actually paid asking retail price and did not see any responses. Gushing by known paying customers carries more weight for me. 
What is the best HEAVY METAL speaker?
Most any ohm Walsh suitably sized to room with appropriate amplification. 
Secondary listening systems
Moving gear around to different rooms helps one better understand how room acoustics affect the sound and provides ample opportunity to tweak and learn. 
Secondary listening systems
There is no rule that says you can only have one really good system. Once you set the bar it's fun to try to match it in different ways. Helps one better deal with upgradeitis as well. Headphone rigs count as well. The Internet and digital streami... 
Best Bat out of Hell recording
I was listening to my ripped from relatively recent remastered cd version a bit yesterday. Recording is about par for most rock pop recordings, not bad but lacking any soundstage depth and limited dynamics. Otherwise not bad for what it is. 
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
Mine too.