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Do you think you need a subwoofer?
Dear Todd: Congratulations for your choose !!. The high-pass filter is the one that do the crossover for the frecuency range that will handle for the main speakers, example: frecuencies from 80Hz and up; and the low-pass is the filter that send th... 
Looking for a great arm that is low maintenence
Hi Sirspeedy: Don't worry about. Sometimes our " emotions " are really stronger than our " mind ".Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
Velodyne DD-10 vrs Velodyne HGS-12x
Dear Foghead: Great speakers. My advise is that you should go for the HGS-12 ( second hand ) not the 12X or DD10.Please read carefully these links: http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1117893153&openflup&27&4#27http://for... 
Subs: Vandersteen 2wq, TBI Magellan VIII
Dear Highdudgeon : Both system are great: mid-bass and up frecuency sound reproduction.You could have a full range system with the integration of two subwoofers ( in a true stereo fashion ).The main speakers + subwoofers configuration can " beat "... 
Looking for a great arm that is low maintenence
Dear Sirspeedy: No, it's not for the old ZYX subject.My e-mail: rauliruegas@hotmail.comRegards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
Front- vs. Down-Firing Subs and Amp Issue
Dear Matchstikman: No, I don't. I don't have the opportunity to heard all the sealed subs that exist out there.I own Velodyne's ( great performers ), but I hear: Paradigm, Talon, Vandersteen, Bagend, Dali, Sunfire. From these I don't like ( for mu... 
Front- vs. Down-Firing Subs and Amp Issue
Dear Matchstikman : The horn subwoofers can be really great, the problem is that for a horn sub can handle the normal sub frecuency range: 100Hz down to 18Hz +.- 3db, it has to be enormous and very hard to match with a normal room size .The ones t... 
Front- vs. Down-Firing Subs and Amp Issue
Dear Aggielaw: +++++ " Is it important to have sealed towers or monitors as opposed to vented models for accuracy? " +++++Yes, it is important. But here the manufacturer has a problem: how to build a monitor in a sealed small box with good " bass ... 
Front- vs. Down-Firing Subs and Amp Issue
Dear Onhwy61: +++++ " it's that sealed designs have potentially better..., but in the real world is that potential always met? " +++++This depend on the design and the execution of that sealed design.The " sealed design " can't warranty: " per se ... 
Looking for a great arm that is low maintenence
Dear Sirspeedy: I already send you an e-mails that was bounced back to me. Please, could you send me an e-mail?Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
Upgrading woofers in a/d/s L2030, need help
Dear Andrew and Ron: Take a look here: http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?vdone&1115433273The quality sound reproduction of my L2030 are really great and I'm very satisfied with it and with any single up-grade that I alredy do on its. Reg... 
Upgrading woofers in a/d/s L2030, need help
Dear Andrew: where are you?Regards and enjoy the music.Raul. 
Front- vs. Down-Firing Subs and Amp Issue
Dear Matchstikman: I think that the sealed vs vented design is a more important issue and here I think that sealed is the better way to go.The down vs front subs is more a builder design choose. If the subs are sealed it does not matters the down ... 
Can a boron cantilever bend?
Dear friend: I can't give a direct answer to your question.What I can do is to ask you: what kind of problems in the quality sound reproduction you already have with this cartridge ?If you don't have any and that's means that the cartridge is havi... 
Cartridge choice? Shure M97Xe, Ortofon 20, Empire
Dear Matrix: The Empire EDR.9 hands down any Shure cartridge and beats the Ortofon OM 20.Of course the EDR.9 is out of production and don't have any support from the original manufacturer. But there are severals sources for do the retipping when y...