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Looking for a new speaker. Wilson Maxx II ??
Songwriter- very curious about your comments as I find time and phase integrity to be critical: have you reverse engineered the crossover of the Maxx2 to determine this or is there some other method you have to come to this determination? 180 or 3... 
Checking cable impedance
How would one then go about trying to determine this? Would you need special equipment? Want to use an unused XLR inter as a digital cable and want to see how close to the spec'd impedance it is... 
Room Problem Improvement Question: Over a Garage
HBarrelGreat comments. Why aren't you liking the idea of adding a second layer of subflooring? Wouldn't greater mass of the floor be a positive thing? 
Room Problem Improvement Question: Over a Garage
HbarrelHad a very good contractor over this morning who had previously done a wonderful job building out a home theater for me in my last house, and he actually came up with the same suggestion: to place some x crossbracing materials between the f... 
Room Problem Improvement Question: Over a Garage
Hbarrell - the floor joists are 10inches, 16 inches on center. Yes resale and taxes are important in this project, all good advice. 
Room Problem Improvement Question: Over a Garage
NewbeeUnfortunately the ceiling in the garage is finished blueboard with plaster over it. I'm actually contemplating what you recommend as far as increasing the density/number of the floor joists but would have to do so by tearing up the carpet th... 
Indian Sitar Stuff
I second the Ali Akbar Khan - also check out the CD entitled RAIN on ECM label. 
Non-Copy Controlled Coldplay X&Y
Thanks for the heads up ThomWas going to purchase this today but forget it now. 
Just tried a ARC 150M I am shocked there is not
Possibly because ARC has been making solid state amps with tubes in them for the last few years ;^) 
Wilson Alexandria X-2 with ML N33???
Hemisferik,What difference did swapping out the resistors make? 
Manley Neo-Classic500 vs VTL MB450
What are your speakers, by the way? Do you absolutely need 500 watts? My opinion is based on having and living with VTL 750 and the 250's here for some time. FWIW the inside scoop is that the EL34'd Manley will give more midrange liquidity and inn... 
Review: Ensemble Dirondo Transport & Hi-dac Transport
Wow, absolutely incredible review! Very accurate depiction of the Dirondo and amazingly perceptive! 
Kharma Sub Set Up- Review
Wanted to report that the sub is set up and that Romy himself came over to tweak it out with the Gold Line RT Spectral analyzer on Tuesday. My early report as I've just started to listen is that there are similar gains that RCupka realized in his ... 
Kharma Sub Set Up- Review
Update: Just got word that my Kharma sub arrives next week. Will fill everyone in how things turn out. 
How good is the Lector CD player?
Agree with Sychdeli and have heard the Hannibal. I'd look before leaping...