ohlala

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Music for "Tough Times"
Joy Division 
State of the Art? I don t care anymore.
A lot of times i get into the music more when i am not sitting in the good spot. Sometimes when i'm doing something else the music just jams. I don't think it's a particular system that puts the pieces together, it's a super cool album at the righ... 
Do you play?
I play the guitar, bass, a little violin and piano. I'm getting in to doing some experimental music which is and will be influenced by my hifi hobby. The two hobblies will really be mingled when I finally get recording/editing system for my comput... 
Speaker Fetish
I know, I know...The speakers I see pictured in the ads look like big pieces of candy. My head about exploded when I saw the lacquered Merlins. And when I read the reviews, forget about it. And those new Burmesters...i'll never have savings account. 
Speaker placement directly on floor?
I think it would be a good/cheap idea to get a set of coupling discs to put between the spikes and your floor. They only cost about $6 each, would protect your floor and are (theoretically) better than using the rubber feet. 
Help wanted in regards to monitors...
I forget who they used to sourcce thier drivers from (tip of my tounge). They started manufacturing thier because they felt they could better tailor the drivers for thier needs. They are still a lot like the ones they used to but from that unknown... 
Speaker placement directly on floor?
You can get quality spikes and matching discs at audiopoints.com 
Multi channel much better than stereo?
I heard DVD at a dealer who was excited about it. Nice system, room, etc. I found the rear channels to be annoying, reminding me of the car audio ploy of "rear fill" to sell you to two speakers for the rear deck. I later read and article, probably... 
Stereo sounds better than 5.1?
Three channel is great for music, but 5.1 is f#^%$ stupid. 
Upgrading and Integrating
Depends on how long it will take you to make later upgrades. It also depends on whether you want a good sounding, well balanced system now, or a better one in the more distant future. The distant future of course depends on how long it will take y... 
Paradigm studio 20-vs-Coincident Triumph
Ja, woll. Paradigm ist nicht so gut als das Triumph. 
3500 US speaker help please
Maybe check out some electrostatics. Innersound, MLogan, Soundlab might have a pair that cheap, i dunno. Good luck 
Room or Speaker what s more important?
I'd rather have a good pair of speakers in a bad room than vice versa. 
Win a power cord.
"Deliverance", or you could name it "The Shocker" and through in a pair of rubber gloves with it. 
B W 605-S2, good for music?
The Nautilus line is definately better, but the 605s are great for large scale orchestra. Big stage, good tone, and bass.