sedond

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BEST SPEAKER TO MATCH..
hey rox, what about all the ugly toadies? ;~)if ya wanna keep the speaks close to the walls, czech out linn, gradient, psb, castle for starters...regards, doug - *not a toad* :>) 
Electrocompaniet AW60 or Blue Circle BC 22
i recently purchased a pair of aw60ftt's to run bridged-mono in my system. haven't got 'em hooked-up yet - i have to conwert 'em from 220v to 120v. but, they will be replacing an aw100 & aw75 i currently use in bi-amped mode. i tink electro s/... 
1 sub? 2 subs?
while i still tink the best results will be obtained w/two subs (even in a smaller room - 2 subs will ameliorate standing-waves ewe can get w/only one), if ya have to get by w/only one, then it should absolutely be centered between the speakers. i... 
BEST SPEAKER TO MATCH..
roxbury, i'd hazard a guess that yer speakers are now a bit further out from the wall than 1'? ;~) unless yer present speakers are specifically optimized by the mfr for near-wall placement, most are significantly improved by being moved out into a... 
Integrated Amp for Thiel 2.3 s ?
hi yashu,ewe mention wanting to upgrade yer cd-player, what ya *really* nead to tame the harshness is a *turntable*, w/some *winyl*! ;~) what yure finding bright & harsh is the digital software, nothing else, imho. i used to run thiel 3.5's w/... 
Access/Use Restrictions-Listening Room
the only problem i've had w/the stereo is my two children, now ages 9 & 5. once, when there was only one, she grabbed the wolume knob & gave it a full clockwise twist. my wife, in the room at the time took the full brunt of it. i was in th... 
Reference Vocal/Piano/Sax/Guitar CD s
vishna bhatt & jerry douglas "bourbon & rosewater", on water-lily acoustics is an excellent guitar cd. and, for cd, the sound is ackshully quite respectable. ;~) another good stringed-cd is jerry douglas, russ barenburg, edgar meyer on "sk... 
FM scala in USA is the same as in EU?
a wery few digital tunas - like a revox b261 that i own - allow tuning in increments as small as 0.125mhz - ie: ewe can tune to 89.3125, or 89.2875, instead of yust 89.3. a tuna like this could be used in yurp, if the woltage is correct. re: ikar... 
Good Sub for Martin Logan ReQuests, Help
broken-record-time again... ;~) get TWO subs for audio... works best imho... 
Pass aleph 5 vs. mccormack 125
hi streetman, how *are* those newforms? i wanna pair myself... ;~) as i'm sure ya know, john meyer of newform recommends digital amplification, specifically spectron amps, but i tink there are a few others, like the innersound & the belcanto. ... 
Third Party turntable motors
yup, i'm the one w/an o-l motor & p/s on my oracle. i don't see how ewe can touch it at anywhere near the price. it wooda cost me more than twice the money to change my oracle to the mkv motor-p/s, & that doesn't include the upgraded turbo... 
1 sub? 2 subs?
you can buy two new vmps original subs w/all the add-ons, a new marchand deluxe wersion of the xm-9 x-over, and a decent used s/s amp (or two), & still keep it under $2k. this will also give ya better electronics than are in the powered subs. ... 
3500 US speaker help please
sdcampbell's post is one reason why ya gotta listen for yerself, imho - i've heard vandy's before, in shows & at stores, & they never did *anything* for me - seemed slow, veiled, w/no imaging to speak of. yet, they have a wery avid followi... 
Converting balanced to RCA?
oops, i guess i spoke too soon - a search turned chuck levin's up on the www: http://www.wmcworld.com/ 
Converting balanced to RCA?
alexc, no www - yust the local place to buy musical instruments & pro gear. i wasd *gonna* order 'em from a place like marketek, but the local store had 'em in-stock & i wanted 'em *now*! price was yust an added benny. if ya know the exact...