maril555

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Preamp Deal of the Century
It's interesting to hear Supratek is taking orders.Maybe there is a hope, Mick will pay me back from the proceedings.I have to admit- my hopes have faded quite a bit. 
Mapleshade boards under speakers
Emailists,As a user of Sistrum and maple platforms, I don't feel they use the same philosophy- maple has (as everything else) it's own resonance freguency, and instead os "draining" vibrations away from the supported component, they "accumulate" t... 
Choice: Avantgarde Duo Omega or JBL K2 s9800
Art,Would you like to share your impressions, equipment used, and what have you not liked about Avantgarde and JBL? 
Mapleshade boards under speakers
My floor is carpet over concrete. 
Mapleshade boards under speakers
There are definetely fans of all different kinds of support systems. In my personal experience, that I shared above, I've found maple NOT having any positive effects on my system. That is not to say it didn't change the sound, it did, and not to t... 
Mapleshade boards under speakers
Late, as always- but I will offer my experience with maple stands, that echoes Thorman's. No matter what combination of maple stands, mapleshade cones, and various elastic materials I used, the results were pretty much the same- dullness, smearing... 
Avantgarde dealers
Thank you! 
Avantgarde dealers
Music at work,Thank you. Do you know any in NYC? 
Hi-End for Black Metal?
Ironmine,It's not heavy music, that is repulsive to me. I listento everything: Metallica, Iron Maiden, Bruce Dickinson, Gov't Mule, Tool, Led Zeppelin, etc., among others.It's this particular genre, that I can't relate to.No, I didn't hear Savatage. 
Hi-End for Black Metal?
Ironmine,I agree with you on the function of music, but the means of evoking the emotions are different for different people, and that's where listeners intellect comes into play, or it doesn't. It's just a conduit to our emotions.I couldn't have ... 
Hi-End for Black Metal?
Gawdbless,another great one- Poppycock.And who again mentioned sales? I lost you there.I'm happy for you, that Black Metal is all you need to satisfy your intellectual needs. Really.BTW, age has nothing to do with it, and I'm just 15 y/o. 
Hi-End for Black Metal?
Just honestly did- it's official, you should give up on me.Do you drink blood for breakfast? Are you 14 y/o?Are you serious??? For real, for real? 
Hi-End for Black Metal?
Ironmine,I'll give it a try. Not keeping my hopes high, though. 
Hi-End for Black Metal?
I disagree with most of what you say in your thread.What has the hell has intellect got to do with creating music?Sheer balderdash.I always felt, that a connection was quite clear."balderdash"- that's a new one, never heard it before 
Hi-End for Black Metal?
Waltwalden,I've made a very general statement, and I'm sure, there are an exceptions. I can't claim I've heard everything out there, but there is a saying to that effect:" One doesn't need to drink the whole ocean to understand it's salty".Also, t...