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Are Zu Druids really good HE speakers?
A friend invited me to listen to his new Druids. He was thrilled. He felt he was finally "there". The smile on his face was as wide as the couch he was sitting on. His eyes beamed with joy and excitement. He was dumping his $10,000 speakers in fav... 
best subwoofer for less than $1000
Would you consider $1050?After all of my research and auditioning, I will soon purchase the ACI Titan, although I have not heard one yet. $1050 for the basic model (plus $20 for spikes) with free shipping until Dec. 31. 
Looking for CDP w/tube output and upsampling
I purchased a used Opera Audio Consonance Reference 2.2 CD player on Audiogon for $1000. However, I ended up listening to all of my jazz, acoustic, and other gentler music via the balanced outputs, which do not use the tube. And only use the RCA o... 
Subwoofers - 1 Martin Logan Depth or 2 Grottos?
Thank you all for your help. I wish you all the highest fidelity. 
Where R U?????
Null1, I lived in Toledo for 6 yrs, until 6 yrs ago when we moved to Atlanta. We lived in the Old West End on Virginia near Collingwood. I miss Fritz & Alfredo's, Timko's, Mano's, and the Middle Eastern restaurant (name?), the art museum, and ... 
Subwoofers - 1 Martin Logan Depth or 2 Grottos?
My amplifier has pre-outs, but no inputs to the power amp so I cannot place the Vandy high-pass filter between the two to run to my main speakers.Anyway, I cannot centrally locate the subwoofer except for behind the listening area. My listening ar... 
Wife Acceptance Factor
Luckily, I found a fantastic set of speakers on deep discount that also double as art (in my and my wife's opinions - EgglestonWorks Fontaines). So I deftly side-stepped the whole, "you're not putting that big ugly wrong-colored box in our living ... 
5 CD's on your current "permanent " rotation.
Ooo, ooo, ooo, and my sixth is Dave's True Story - Sex Without Bodies. (Sorry, I could not keep it to 5.) 
5 CD's on your current "permanent " rotation.
Nina Simone - Anthology ('03)Mark Murphy - September BalladsDetroit Cobras - Mink Rat or RabbitLucinda Williams - World Without TearsJimmy (Smith) & Wes (Montgomery) - The Dynamoc Duo 
Where R U?????
Originally Detroit. Hey Bigjoe, if Flint is the "armpit of the world", I guess that makes Detroit the a-hole of the world, with its constant flatulance belching from its smelly old smokestacks. But a great source for fantastic music. Now northwest... 
Your 5 Fav Rock Concerts
Number one has to be my first: 1971, Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI, 5th row: Alice Cooper and Steppenwolf. When Steppenwolf played "Pusher", with that awesome Hammond B3, and the searing, ear-splitting lead guitar, my life changed. I went from bein...