pdreher

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Stands for Dynaudio Confidence 3's
If you live near the St. Louis area, I have some Target stands filled with lead & sand I would sell for $150. Skylan & Sound Anchor are my faves. 
REL Studio III vs. JL Audio Fathom 113
I'd be worried that adding one sub, let alone two subs to your wonderful system might overwhelm things. I have a room, almost identical in size as yours, and when I tried to use just one REL Storm sub with my previous full range speakers (Dyn C4's... 
Tweaks
Agree with Rhljazz on the GIK panels... and agree with Jgiacaloon that rubber/cork/rubber pads @ HVAC suppliers are more effective and less expensive than Vibrapods. I found the Vibrapods to suck the life out of the music. Macdadtexas - I agree th... 
speakers for arcam integrated
Not sure of your budget or room size, but I've heard entry level Dynaudio monitors paired with Arcam @ a local dealership that sounded nice, and also own some old Dynaudio Audience 42's paired with an old Arcam integrated in my bedroom system. The... 
Why don't gold based cable fans try Synergistic
I'm very happy with my Jade Hybrids. No need or desire to change unless I want to downgrade. 
Interconnect for sweet, silky violin sound
Jade Hybrid. 
Harbeth speaker stands
Neal... you may be correct on accent being Irish, as I don't recall him saying "if it's not Scottish, its CRAP!" Don't know for sure, but I do get a kick out of it. 
Harbeth speaker stands
I use Skylan with my 40.1's. Noel is great to work with. Gotta love his thick Scottish accent! 
looking for speakers
Dynaudio S3.4 
High End Universal Players ???
My experience with Oppo was poor.... problems with picture and sound within a few days of operation. Returned it and won't go back. Just my experience... YMMV.On the other hand, I purchased a used Pioneer Elite DV-47A for a great price and it work... 
classe 301 vs sim w5
I've found Classe to be commonly paired with B&W. The times that I had heard the pairing at my local dealer, I thought they sounded good together. I had a brief stint owning a pair of SIM W-6's and quickly sold them (too analytical, lacking mu... 
Aestheix Calypso owners,tube advise needed
The best I have used and currently use are white label Amperex 6922's (late 50's/early 60's vintage) and Mullard CV 4004's in the 12AX7 slots. I also have the notorious Mullards 10M gold pins (12AX7), but found them to be a bit slow for my tastes.... 
Oppo-Integra handshake problem
My only experience with OPPO was a poor one.... immediately had problems with the picture when playing DVD's and the sound would cut in and out. The unit was returned to Amazon within a week of getting it. Lesson learned: you get what you pay for. 
Has anyone ever switched to Harbeth
I'm a long time Dynaudio fan / owner that recently switched to Harbeth on a whim. Made the move from Dyn. C4's to Harbeth M-40.1's. Both are great speakers with the Dyn C4's having the advantage in aesthetics, transparency, resolution and "wow" fa... 
Need Help Choosing a Tube Preamp for a Classe Amp
Ditto choosing Mullard CV-4004's tubes for 12AX7/ECC83. Amperex white labels for 6922's.