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Upgrading crossover?
If the speakers are more expensive, often times even if the parts seem cheap they have been handselected to meet close tolerances. However, I have always upgraded the crossovers on used or speakers I've purchased at closeout prices. Just changing ... 
Replacement Fuse's - What are my options ????
Whether or not the 25 dollar fuses sound better, I imagine they do, there is no denying the fact that fuses suck. I've always thought a higher quality fuse would be worth the money. I doubt if Isoclean is going to sell a fuse that will not at a mi... 
Small-ish speakers for a very large room?
Best thing to do would be to purchase 2 subs..(or one good one like HSU) and use speakers like Anthony Gallo's A'divas... or Infinity Primus 160 etc...which are amazing speakers for the price... use a good home theater receiver and use the bass ma... 
Speakers That Will Party Hard
There are lots of small speakers that will work in this situation if he uses a home theater receiver so you can use the bass management to choose a high crossover of 100hz or so. Onkyo avrs have an All stereo mode that works great for partying... ... 
Classe Cap-101 vs. Plinius 8100
I have owned many integrateds. I am a poor r so I can't afford good separates. But I enjoyed the 8100. It was better than electrocompaniet e-c3, musical fidelity and linn amps i owned. Worked good with my maggies. I purchased an 8200 which had mor... 
Budget speakers for Orchestral music?
see if you can get your hands on Sound Dynamics rts-3 with an hsu sub. These speakers really are amazing. just too cheap for most people to take seriously. Plus Infinity Primus 150 or 160 are quite amazing for the price as well. I sold my Spica t-... 
auric illuminator, effective? disc beveling?
auric illuminator definitely works 
Subwoofer recommendations for mostly music
I was very impressed with hsu vtf 2 
Where has the respect gone?
Heck, considering the amount of people visiting this site, It seems amazing to me that this forum is still one of the best places on the net. I've had nothing but positive experiences with the people here. And since I am living in a hick town wher... 
Best Integrated for under $1000
plinius 8100 used, built like a tank and sounds great. 
need advice on downsizing system for smaller room
I don't agree with getting a classik. I had one for two years in my bedroom system, it's nice but won't touch a good integrated or seperate system. 
Need help with Spica TC-50 / Kinergetics setup
Most likely it is your amp that is running out of steam, not the kinergetics. The spicas were great speakers, but playing loud was not what they were about. You might want to try a powered subwoofer or a bigger amp for the kinergetics. 
source disappointment
sheesh, this should have come up earlier. Maybe you should try listening through your speakers instead of the phones. Most headphone amps are not that great, also you lose all of the information that soundstaging and imaging can tell you about a c... 
Audioquest Mammoth
I purchased a 6ft pair in december. This is a very good cable... a bit large and stiff, but the sound is great for the money. Superb on the bottom end and extreamly well ballanced top to bottom. I bought them just to try because the price was righ... 
floorstanders on carpet over concrete
have you stuffed the ports to dampen the bass a bit? try 1/4 thick foam rolled up to fit the diam. of the port or ports. try different lengths and or thicknesses. you never know, worked for me.