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Is speaker accuracy important for a rock speaker?
Try looking at a set of Cerwin Vega CLS-215's if you really like rock with big bass. They are nice speakers along the line of Klipsch with horns and dual 15 inch subs. You can get them new for well under $1K if you look around. They will fill a ro... 
Herbie's vs. Hal-O's, Tube Dampers whats good?
Good stuff and nice couple to deal with too. I use Hal-O's in my tube stuff. 
Acoustic Damping Behind Speakers?
I use these products in my dedicated audio room in North Carolina.http://www.acousticsfirst.com/They are very nice to deal with and the products look and work great. I was initially going to use Room Tunes or GIK tuning materials, but liked that A... 
Back On the Topic of Driving 3.6's
I use a McCormack DNA-500, but I can assure you a X350.5 will put a charge in the 3.6's, for sure...The more current, the more you will get out of them.I've tried McIntosh stuff and to my ears you can do better, no slight to Mac who makes great st... 
Audiophile Addiction
I personally make an effort to attend as many live concert events as possible to help retain perspective and remember what the sound really is for my wife and I.By getting out and hearing the musicians we love in a live venue, it then makes our sy... 
New Magnepan 1.7 Owner
I use the Cardas jumper kit with banana ends from Dedicatedaudio.com and Hi-Fi Tuning fuses from partsconnexion.com on my Maggie 3.6R's. The Cable Company sells Hi-Fi fuses too, as well as lots of other places. I have Gold ones, but have never tri... 
Tube coolers?
Herbies tube coolers are very nice. I use them in all my equipment to get rid of heat from my tubes. Http://www.herbiesaudiolab.netAnd he and his wife are nice people to boot...Can't beat that and his prices. 
Logitech Touch vs Duet
I've got all 3, SB3, Duet now Touch. I have had the Touch since the week it came out, but just got it out of the box yesterday at my beach house here in Oak Island, NC. Took me all of about 10 minutes to get it up and running....5 of those getting... 
Who has found happiness giving up cd player?
Amen Spudco....1700 rips later, my wife's happy, Rootman's happy, and I forgot I hadn't listened to 3000 of those tracks that were buried on some of those disc's that random mode has mined out of the gold mine of my discography(is that a word???)O... 
If you wanted to impress someone, which track?
New York Serenade, The Boss from Wild, Innocent & the E Street Shuffle....Money.... 
Which One Amp for the Magnepan 3.6's?
I run a McCormack DNA-500 on my 3.6's. If you like Rock, you should give it a listen. 
Washington D.C.
Record and Tape Exchange9448 Main St Fairfax, VA 22031 - (703) 425-4256Open Mon-Sat 10am-9pm; Sun 11am-6pmwww.recordandtapeexchange.comLots of used vinyl and CD's too. 
Best Phono Preamp under $300 ?
He already has a Cambridge 640P. Look at his system. 
This is a silly hobby.
What's that the song said?"Moneeee makes da vvvorld go round..." 
Decco USB Connect Not found by Windows XP PC
All,I got the answer to why my Decco wasn't working. It turns out the USB card shorted out due to the ground not being soldered correctly, according to Signal Path, the manufacturer. There was nothing wrong with my Toshiba laptop, nor the other tw...