nickway

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Woofer dust cap repair advice, HELP
Any audible differences? 
Totem Rainmaker the new Tabu
I just thought it was interesting that the Rainmaker looks like the Tabu (the speaker box ) but is at the price point of the Rokk. Its like Totem is trying to bring in some of the attributes of both into the new Rainmaker.From what I have heard it... 
benefit of Higher power over Lower power Amp ?
Generally speaking as long as the amp has suffient power to drive the speakers, lower powered amps will sound better beause there is less in the circuit. Less output transistors etc...However THIS IS VERY GENERALIZED!!! and not true of all brands.... 
Whats the krell sound?
The only Krell I have heard was through a set of B&W 800's.I don't remember them sound that bright. Could of been though.What I do remember was they sounded really TUBBY on the bottom end.They may not sound like this now, as the gear I was lis... 
Burn-in CD
I am not familiar with your piticualar burn in CD. It might work, it might not.I think you are right in saying that burning in is going to take 250-300 hrs. My studio 40s took at least 200 to really start sounding thier best.I would go easy on you... 
Thoughs on Totem Rainmakers
No one out there has any ideas???I know the Model 1 has less bass than the Rainmakers. But do the Model 1's put out enough bass own their own? How would the Model 1 work in a large room?How about the hawks? It seems to me that the Rainmaker is kin... 
Thoughs on Totem Rainmakers
Thanks guys.How would you compare the sound to the totem Hawks and Model 1's? 
Thoughs on Totem Rainmakers
Thank you all for the responses so far,Has anyone out there had a chance to compare the Rainmakers to any other speaker? Whether the old speaker how a totem or other???? If so how did it fair?The speaker I am specifically looking at replacing are ... 
Woofer dust cap repair advice, HELP
I sorry guy.Thats really to bad. You could try using low tack painters tap and lay it across the cap. Then you can try to 'pop' it back out. If that does not work you could move your way up to regular painters tape and then possibly masking tape. ... 
System upgrade suggestions
You could try running the Wadia through the ML. I know all things being equal the less you run a signal through the better but...Many people find the if you CD player has a digital variable output, it sounds best when they have the CD player set t... 
How good is my amplification? Advice please.
Thanks Guys,I am a very big fan of the B60. My major concern was a power issue with the 100's. I do love my 40's but it the v3 has sweeter treble and deeper bass than my 40's.I will then move my 40's to a secondary system or rears on a HT.Thanks 
How good is my amplification? Advice please.
Thanks for the responces so far,What bryston pre would you recommend? I know some of the older Bryston equipment will not acommodate larger connectors which would pose a problem. When I sent my power amp back to bryston they had to re-drill the ho... 
Building new system with 1 thorny problem - HELP
What if you still do you plan and then just plug the CD changer she has into the linn for entertaining. The she can also listen to the Linn when she wants better quality. 
Nottingham Horizon?
Sorry I did not realize that I had type Gyro.I meant to type TechnoDec. 
Is Sennheiser 600/650 an overkill ?
The 580/600/650 will be to hard for your computer to drive without an amp. I would recommend you check out anything the the Grado line starting from the SR-60's and up. The higher up the line you go the better they get. I have the SR-225's and lik...