petewhitley

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Swan 2.1 owners ?
The worst speaker I have had in my house by far. They were much to grating and bright to my ears. I had them two weeks and sent them back for a full refund. Replaced them with Renaud Twins and rejoiced. I was fooled by the price and Sonus Faber lo... 
Best Tube Mono's & Pre Amps under $1000
If you buy you won't regret it. I think Syd can hook you up for a great price. He does all sorts of mods(sub out, headphone out,etc) for almost nothing. They are built like a tank and sound sweet. It's my fifth tube amp and far and away the best s... 
Best Tube Mono's & Pre Amps under $1000
Look at Ideal Innovations amps. I have the Cusotm 30 and think it is the best bang for the buck.http://www.idealinnovations.biz 
compact bookshelf speaker for my system
Hi,Take a look at Source Technolgies speakers.http://www.sourcetechspeakers.com I have owned many nice bookshelves inclucding GM Europas,ACI Emeralds and Reynaud Twins and find my new Source 1.5WV best them all for a cheaper price. I love the twee... 
Best Power Conditioner
I have a Custom Power Block by the Custom Power Cord Company. I'm not sure that they make it any more or even if the Company exists but I really like mine. 
SA-XR25 or SA-XR45 ?
I've never heard those amps but I do know that Captain Beyond is one of the great unknown rock bands of the 70's. 
Speakers you regret selling
EFE T-22 
Source Loudspeaker Technologies?
I'm interested in these speakers to. I hope we hear somthing. All that I know is that the guy in charge there worked with Jeff Joseph in a partnership. 
Green Mountain Audio still in business?
Roy was nice enough to call me after I bought my Europa's to ask me how I like them. We had an hour long conversation. A very nice man. 
Best stand mounted monitors
Don't forget to add EFE T-22's and Green Mountian Europa's to your list 
speaker comparison
Let me add the EFE Technology T-22 to the list. They now come with carbon fiber mid-woofers and are a great monitor. I've compared them head to head to the Reynaud Offrandes and I prefered the EFE's, so did my pro reviewer friend. I wish I could c... 
speaker comparison
LIsten to the Green Mountain Europa's before you buy! They are amazing. 
Moving Out of Matrix 805's
Listen to the Green Mountain Euorpa's and the EFE Technology T-22's. Both speakers are great and sound better than the Reynaud Offandes to my ears. The Europa's have and incredable "you are there" feeling. 
Help me pick a monitor
Get the Green Mountain Europa's. They are a fatastic speaker that sounds very resolved and has a deep stage. JM Sound is now selling them new. Joe is a great person to do business with. 
GMA Europas-first impressions
I've had my Europas a year and love them. I have them mated to a 1978 Onko A7 integrated amp and the sound is heavenly. I've used them with a number of different amps new and old and they always sound great. Phasecorrect is right on about the 3-D ...