sean

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Is bagend a reputable company
Bag End has been making Pro Sound reinforcement gear for over 20 years. I remember working with some of the gear As to the design of their speaker and its' capabilities, they use what most would consider a backwards approach. They picked a large w... 
how much power needed for mid-high frequencies?
My "guess" is that this is not a low powered tube friendly speaker. Others with more direct experience with these speakers will have to confirm or deny that statement though. Sean> 
Change needed at Audiogon
Glen and Angela, is it possible that we were triplets separated at birth ??? We seem to be sharing the same thoughts. One way to tell might be to find out if we all have something in common genetically. Let's try this: I don't have a hairy back. H... 
Upsampling put to "THE TEST": R U ready 2 take it?
Z, thanks for posting your results here. I know that conducting such a test is very time consuming let alone writing a "novel" explaining the whole scenario. Your effort is much appreciated.I would have to say that i believe your results 100%. Giv... 
Goertz MI2 and amp oscillation
Pops, you are lucky. Several of my amps have no protection circuitry in them by design. If i forget to attach the zobel networks, up in smoke they'll go. I caught one screw-up as i could literally smell the amp "cooking". This was only after about... 
Change needed at Audiogon
Lugnut, my point was that people posting from work do not want to use their company's email address for their personal email. This would allow the bosses to keep track of how much actual work was getting done and how much time was spent monkeying ... 
Audiodharma Cable Cooker anyone share experiences?
Alan, i'll have to stop by your website and take a look at the info there. Out of curiousity, would you be open to further comments, questions and possible suggestions via private email about the product ? Ozzy, hope it does everything that you ex... 
Ever wonder why things are screwed up?
Bear, if you go over the tracks slow enough with your foot dragging from the car ( use your left foot and not your right ), you will be able to feel the "bumps". By doing this, you can "guesstimate" the distance. This will save you the trouble of ... 
Is it possible for something to be the best?
Since personal opinions are based on subjective qualities, Nrchy's statement about "supported fact" would mean that one could only base "good" or "bad" products on something that was quantifiable i.e. test bench measurements. Since we all know tha... 
Change needed at Audiogon
I basically agree with the core of your post. I do want to bring up the fact that MANY ( more than we think ) people are actually reading / posting / contacting through their computers at work and do not have computer access at home. As such, hotm... 
Audiodharma Cable Cooker anyone share experiences?
Thanks for the in-depth and point by point response. I think that a lot of what we are hearing take place when burning cables has to do with the dielectric "settling" along with slight changes to the conductor. As such, i can see the Mapleshade's ... 
where to put rack
Given the three options listed, you would want to tuck it behind the speakers but not all the way up against the wall. Unless you have dipoles, bipoles or other speakers that radiate out of anything but the front, this will reduce the amount of di... 
Best P-Mount cartridge -- No Grado please
I can understand why you would think that Grado's sound "dark" or "boring" if you like the AT sound. Most AT's had a rising high frequency response. As such, they tend to sound bright, "hot" or more "alive" than many other cartridges. On the other... 
Audiodharma Cable Cooker anyone share experiences?
From what i've been told, you are not supposed to run cables with built-in networks on these devices. Why, i don't know. As to "overcooking" a cable, what happens if you leave it playing in your system "too long" ? None of these devices CRAM signa... 
Goertz MI2 and amp oscillation
I am not that familiar with McCormack products although i have a lot of respect for what i've seen in terms of design. As to the MI-3's, these sound different to me than the MI-2's. You will have to try them in your system and see if you like them...