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Solid State for Rock and Tubes for Jazz, Yes or No
Ive heard zu with a flea powered set amp fall short with rock music. More power might have done it. 
Why do my rolling stones albums sound bad?
What else would one expect from the anti-Beatles? 
What Does Holographic Sound Like?
No wonder i am a neophobe.... 
Why do my rolling stones albums sound bad?
"The play as if they are just in a drunken/drug induced haze while pissing on their listeners..."And the bad part is?????Must be a guy thing.... 
How to get the impact of a live concert?
See This interactive chart for more details. 
How to get the impact of a live concert?
There are certain parts of the sound spectrum (upper mid range I believe) that human ears, particularly male, are more sensitive to. Distortion that occurs in this range is of most significance towards a pleasant listening experience.Thanks to evo... 
Problem with lower frequency bass. Please advise.
I would also be curious what amp you are using with the Dynaudios, what the damping factor spec is, etc. 
Solid State for Rock and Tubes for Jazz, Yes or No
Triode, Yes, maybe with Avantgarde's I suspect. GOtta hear a pair sometime. I have heard some other very good high efficiency horn based rigs that I am sure can do the job, at least with the right "tweaks". I would expect speakers like those to be... 
What Does Holographic Sound Like?
My recommendation to Geoff is to hire a good marketing director. That's not something you typically can learn in the defense industry, although how to lead and delegate when needed often is. 
What Does Holographic Sound Like?
Al,Small sample set, but it would not surprise me....o--o/**\\__/ 
Why do my rolling stones albums sound bad?
"The play as if they are just in a drunken/drug induced haze while pissing on their listeners..Not to my liking.."Liz, seriously, it may not help, but I found Maggies are not the best speakers for getting the best out of most stones recordings bec... 
Amplifier Capacitance
Nice job by all in this thread! 
WHAT GOOD IS SPEAKER AND CABLE IMPEDANCE ANYWAY?
"When did music become purely scientific? This post raised my audio knowledge 0.0001%, yet it lowered my enjoyment of the hobby a full 1.6783%."That may be the best post ever on A'gon!Mind if I borrow it down the road when I read something that se... 
WHAT GOOD IS SPEAKER AND CABLE IMPEDANCE ANYWAY?
Now I'm scared again.Please tell me what all this means and what I should do?I agree with Jmcgrogan2. 
Solid State for Rock and Tubes for Jazz, Yes or No
Definitely SS for rock and pop.I might go either way for the rest depending.