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| HT 2.1, dumb question. 75-80% of a sound track is on the center channel. If that wasn't being sent to the L/R speakers in your config it would be quite noticeable. | |
| Wood cones - any experiences? Bamboo drivers are in the works to take advatage of wood's natural resonances. http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/srch_fr.pl?bamboo&zzANY | |
| Triangle Stella vs Axiom M22?? Haven't heard the Triangles but the M22 loses control over the top of the highs. Of what I've heard in this price range the Ascend Acoustics 170 is really nice.If your looking for a CDP Onix sells a rebadged Music Hall/Shanling for significantly l... | |
| HSU Ventriloquist for Bedroom HT and Music LotR= Lord of the RingsIt isn't that hard to repack. All six speaker go in the same box. Take a look at RAD Micros similar concept but much more attractive in form. | |
| Eco-friendly Bamboo ply speakers Cdc- Where do I find more info on bamboo drivers? Searches on PE and Tang Band as well as google didn't turn anything up. Madisound? Are these like the JVC sake soaked birch cones? | |
| HSU Ventriloquist for Bedroom HT and Music For HT only it is pretty good. It did much better than I expected. The shifting the mid-bass to the center channel works. Is it great? No. Is it nice for $600? Yes. Does it have the best sub of $600 HTiBs? Yes. I found it pretty flawless on sound ... | |
| Is the Ascend acoustics CBM-170 is good as said? Go to the Ascend Forum and ask for an audition. There is an Ascend owner on one of the Hawaiian islands. I do not know which island he is on. | |
| "new" Joni Mitchell album "In a recent interview (in New York Magazine I believe) Joni said that the songwriting muse had deserted her. She explained that was her reason for the album of standards, but that was a couple of years ago. The interview was within the past two m... | |
| What's the funniest song you ever heard? Four Bitchin' Babes-- Viagra in the Water.Just outside of Johnson CityOn a dark and twisting roadIn a Kenworth 18-wheelerWith a heavy, shifting loadHe was pushing through to BinghamtonThough the hour was getting latePfizer's finest on a missionTo ... | |
| Everyone Knows About Jacintha, Right? I'll third Kal on Jacintha. | |
| Best Computer Speakers - Need Help As much as I like the Ascend Acoustics 170 and it was the first thing to pop into my head for your nearfield situation. The 170 is not going to do the bottom octave of a bass guitar very well. It is down ~10dB at 30-40hz. Here are the measurements... | |
| Blu-Ray and HD DVD The computer side loves blu-ray for the storage capacity. Hollywood wants HD-DVD so they don't need to spend as much on changing manufacturing.There are blu-ray players from Panasonic, Sharp, and Sony already availible in the Japanese market.I'm b... | |
| Dual-Disc Destined to fail?This reporter thinks so The recording industry's idea on dualdisc is more content will increase sales. At least two audio/HT mags have published warnings on DualDiscs. Also, there are stories out there of them getting stuck in slot load CD players(think your car) because... | |
| Norah Jones? I really liked her but once I got the second disc and the Peter Malick disc I have to agree that it is all the same. She has no range. It is kind of like Ana Difranco. Very nice at first but then the same guitar strumming on every song really wear... | |
| Radio Shack p supply with Audio Alchemy DDE v1.1 Dusty Vawter of Acoustic Alchemy fame has a new company Channel Islands Audio. Dropped him an email or give a call. He can tell you what you need. |