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philjolet

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how do you pick your next music?
I usually get prompted by something I hear on the college radio station I favor and go look for something similar.I sometimes go thru old CDs and it is like going to a music store, selecting music that I have only heard once and long forgotten. It... 
how do you pick your next music?
this is a recent post with a similar concern:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1302145976&openfrom&1&4#1 
Stupid question of the day
OK Herman so I am not confucius, just a well meaning near do well... 
Stupid question of the day
the only stupid question is the one not asked 
Is One Subwoofer Really Not Appropriate For 2-Chnl
Is this a case where one good sub is better than two less costly subs?just a thought... 
Stan Getz VOYAGE
I ordered it from Amazon as well and I am sure they appreciate our business!I love Stan Getz, thanks! 
Is this enough power?
speaker and amp specs tell only part of the story and the power needed varies based on design etc...keeping this in mind, looks like a decent match imo 
Direct Tv music channels ans use in audio system
fwiw my HRT MusicStreamer II sounds quite a bit better than DirecTV.I say this only as a point of reference to those that have one... 
Direct Tv music channels ans use in audio system
I just plug my Directv straight into a line level input and listen thru my stereo but the sound quality is pretty bad - thin and lifeless... 
What is your source for discovering new music?
local college radio station WIDR and internet radio WFMUI often buy more than a CD each week... 
Nearfield Acoustics Pipedreams
recently someone in TAS mentioned that the Pipedreams subwoofers never matched well with the midrange...maybe they were improperly set up?fwiw 
Would getting a pair of Maggie 1.4s be an upgrade?
fwiw, any Boston Acoustics speaker I have heard has been a bit bright. I do not know your particular models however...I recently have been listening to an old pair (15 years) of Sound Dynamics 300ti speakers that are very good and can be bought fo... 
If one had to be longer which would it be?
this has come up before you may want to check the archives 
Would getting a pair of Maggie 1.4s be an upgrade?
wire comes off the mylar (it runs the length of the speaker) and needs to be reattached using glue. I did it a couple of times to an old pair, it is quite easy but not an ideal situation. Sometimes a bit of wire is loose and you need to glue it ag... 
Tubes Through Solid State
I am not a big fan of mixing the two. I feel you gain some but lose more. I think you are on to something about losing depth especially. I could always tell there was ss in the system even though it controlled the speakers nicely I missed all tube...