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Large room making me apprehensive....
You can get "good sound" in just about any room if you match components with a LOT of elbow grease and well thought out room treatments. It looks like you have your work cut out for you in either place that you attempt to build a system though. Ke... 
Tweaks just mental?
I can typically hear a noticeable improvement at sometime around 1 AM to 2 AM every night ( or is it morning ??? ). Since i live on a relatively quiet block next to a field, i don't think it is the ambient reduction in noise level that i'm noticin... 
Has anyone else ever reached an audio impasse?
This is part of the reason why you see some folks preaching "the preamp is most important". Since ALL source signals must pass through it, it is the gatekeeper to system resolution and sound. Whether or not it is the source of the bottleneck in th... 
What's wrong with tailoring the sound?
There are several factors involved here. As Swampwalker mentions, tone controls affect a wide range of frequencies. Not only that, they cause phase shifts, etc... If someone is willing deal with that, i have no problems with it. That is why most o... 
How much money do you want to waste?
What something is worth is set by market value and what people are willing to pay. In other words, even though someone might think that a mint condition 1967 Shelby Daytona Coupe with full documentation is worth $5,000, there are collectors that w... 
Pre-amp for sunfire signature 2 channel amp
It is kind of funny that Hotrod mentions the TG 2 for use in a 2 channel system. I just spoke to a gentleman was doing the exact thing that Hotrod mentions. As it turns out, he had the TG 2 driving a standard Sunfire ( 300 / 600 ) hitting some ML'... 
Interconect recommendation
Chander, when you get the Opal's installed in your system, drop me a line. We can make arrangements so that you can send me your PBJ's for "burning". Once they are done, i'll send them back and you can throw them back into the system. I would be c... 
Directionality
While i am not an expert on anything, i play one in my mind : )Having gotten that out of the way, some cables use what is called a "telescoping ground" scheme. This means that you have the normal + & - wire to complete the circuit but you also... 
Pre-amp for sunfire signature 2 channel amp
I "somewhat mistakenly" found the Marsh MSD-P2000 to work exceedingly well with my Sunfire Signature. I had sold my HT processor and needed something that was "handy" i.e. "had a remote" to temporarily fill in. Since i had the Marsh and it fit the... 
To plug in or not to plug in?
Try it and see. You've got nothing to loose as you can always plug the amp back into the wall. However, if it does work fine plugged into your PLC, you have gained at least some small form of protection and peace of mind. Sean> 
Rap music on high-end speakers
As to my comments about "ghetto gangsters", some truly are and some aspire to that position. Most buyers of rap / hip-hop are "wannabe's" and have no idea about the economic / social situations that many of these performers sing about / have to de... 
It seems that I wrote a psychodelic poem
I would suggest laying off the peanut butter and sardine sandwiches before bedtime : ) Sean> 
Has anyone purchased a Mitsubishi big screen TV?
I own an earlier Mitsu bigscreen but would probably buy a Toshiba TheaterWide now. I am completely happy with my Mitsu, but the new Toshiba's ARE better than the current crop of Mitsubishi's. TAS picked the Toshiba's as being a great buy for the m... 
Has anyone purchased a Mitsubishi big screen TV?
I own an earlier Mitsu bigscreen but would probably buy a Toshiba TheaterWide now. I am completely happy with my Mitsu, but the new Toshiba's ARE better than the current crop of Mitsubishi's. TAS picked the Toshiba's as being a great buy for the m... 
Rap music on high-end speakers
Raguirre, you are absolutely right. "Audiophiles" are not "normal" or "average" in any category of music involvement. We are a diverse group like any other group. That means good, bad and indifferent, fringe and mainstream. None the less, when som...