rbstehno

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which speakers, under $2K used?
deepseed, i am currently using the totem model 1's with a rel strata III sub in a 13x13x9 room for 2 channel listening. nice combination. if you already have a sub, try to listening to the totem model 1's, and totem tabu monitors. 
which speakers, under $2K used?
listen to the totem model 1's, hawk, or forest speakers. I auditioned the speakers that you listed above (except for the spendor's) and purchased the totems. Very musical. If you want a larger floorstanding speaker, listen to the Revel Performa F3... 
McIntosh 6500 int. amp...
the 6500 is a great integrated amp. i used to own one when they first came out. I think it is rated at 120 watts into 8 ohms. very smooth sound, nice features. i sold it and went to seperates because i needed more power. If I was looking at integr... 
Cary Audio vs. Classé
classe equipment is anything but harder and in your face sounding. classe is noted for it's laid back smooth sound. You should audition a classe ca-101 or larger amp with your speakers or even their cam series monoblocks. That will be the only way... 
Jump on this please..........
there are many ways to hook up jumpers/speaker wires to a set of bi-wired speakers. i have seen the speaker cables hooked up to the tweeters with jumpers to the midrange/woofer, or speaker cables hooked up to the midrange/woofer then jumpered to t... 
Acoustic Alchemy - Radio Contact
i just saw these guys at the Britt Festival in oregon 2 weeks ago. Awesome!!! i have every one of their cd's and albums. they sounded excellent, everything was perfect. they came back for 2 encores. after they played, i purchased radio contact and... 
High End Audio Equipment, Status Symbol?
there are a lot of people on this board that think the more money you spend the better system you have. case in point, i know a couple of people that advertise their system on this board and they indicate that their speakers cost $8000-$9000 when ... 
Biggest Live Miss 23 years ago today............
Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and Cream. 
Concert attendance
Squiddy, there are still concerts/festivals like that for that money. i just went to 2 concerts last weekend: 1 was Robert Cray and guest, the next night we saw Acoustic Alchemy and the yellowjackets. both concerts were very good, excellent sound,... 
Revel "F-30" vs Totem "Forest": Better perfomance?
They are both very good speakers. IMO, the totem speakers are more musical. I own a couple pairs of totem speakers currently and very pleased with the sound. For a large room (very large) and more $$$$'s, i would look at the Revel studios or salon... 
2 Classe ca 100's vs 1 Classe ca 200 ?
i almost purchased a classe amp(s) to go with my classe preamp and cd player but in the end decided to go with a pair of odyssey monoblock amps. very similiar sound, but saved $$$$ compared to the ca-201, ca-301 and the cam monoblocks. 
SACD/Redbook one-box solution?
There have been a couple of players that were excellent in both sacd and redbook cd in the past: the classe and accuphase. I heard the musical fidelity tube sacd/cd player at he2003 and was very impressed. if you have $6000+ for a unit, there is n... 
Which speaker is better
i have listened to the sonus faber and just recently to the se 25 dynaudio at he2003. both are very nice speakers. they are both much more musical than the b&w's. i would look into/audition the speakers from totem. i have a couple pairs of the... 
odyssey extreme compared to odyssey mono's
i talked with klaus at he2003 and he described to me what he would do to modify my monoblocks to the extreme. I am on the list to get them modified in august. i was impressed. 
Talon Hawks
if you are talking about the totem hawks, these were very nice. I listened to them for more than 20 mins during the he2003 show. I also liked the totem forest speakers that vince brought with him. these were some of the best sounding speakers (imo...