sedond

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Is My Room Large Enough?
hi tom, yer right-on in the audio world, but ya lose me when ya say: "...drive an Acura Integra Type-R. what a machine!!..." try an '81-'86 warmed-over alfa gtv6 - 220hp, rwd, handling acuras only dream about, music from that italian powerplant ma... 
Musical subwoofer for under 1K
mitch, imho, the best connection is from preamp to a hi-quality active x-over, w/signal above x-over point going to the amp(s) driving the m-l's; and the low frequencies going to the amp driving the subs. an alternate would be to yust x-over the s... 
Lowther classic audio
a horn-loaded design that i'm curious about is the hedlund horn. http://www.adminsoft.ch/Hedlund/HedStart.htm this is designed for the lowthers, or the aer driver, which is basically a german-made lowther knock-off, that's supposed to best the low... 
C/W music Audiogon members
lyle lovett is one of my favorite male wocalists, but is he really country? he even races ducati's as a hobby - he couldn't be country! ;~) i also love bluegrass, but for standard-fare country-western, i'm afraid yule have to count me out...regard... 
Subwoofer Controls? Dual Volume Setting
i'm confused as to why ewe want two inputs - unless yure using a h-t receiver to drive the subs, & are *also* using an audio-only preamp to drive the subs. if this is the case, i suggest using a marchand x-over, which has flexibility for the w... 
Powerchord with the best tight bass ??
the power-cord to whichever amp(s) are driving your vmps larger subwoofers! ;~) regards, doug 
What to upgrade first?
hey danvetc, any adwantage to going to name-brand multi-witamins vs the generics? ;~)regards, doug 
WHERE TO BUY THIEL 7.2 DISCOUNT?
cornfedboy, i don't tink ya need an asbestos suit for this comment, but doncha tink it'd really be better to pay a little more, all tings considered? or, wait for a deal, if yure really stretching the budget? ;~) regards, dougps, i'd try audio-vid... 
Rega VTA Cartridges - Help
origin-live, & others, sell a vta-adjustable base for the rega arms... 
DIGITAL vs. ANALOG
i'm sidin' w/avguygeorge on this one - isle even go so far as to say a brand-gnu $7-800 winyl-rig will out-do *any* brand-gnu $1k digital-rig. of course, that's yust my opinion, & ya mite wanna take into consideration that i grew up w/winyl...... 
Mobile Fidelity Recording
i have tea for the tillerman on mfsl's winyl - it's *awesome*. never heard any of their cd's, but their winyl is great... 
Remote Passive Preamp
nparbat, i know ewe say *except creek*, but most folks tink about the obh10/12, when they tink of creek passive remote pre's. have ewe czeched out their p-43? this is a regulation passive pre, awailable w/remote. if ya don't get the remote, there'... 
Subwoofer Controls? Dual Volume Setting
imho, my humble pair of bridged adcom gfa-555's are better than the amplification in *any* powered subs. also, my marchand deluxe xm-9 crossover is better than the x-over in *any* active sub - more transparent *and* more flexible. combine these wi... 
Is My Room Large Enough?
good luck, jd - curious to hear about any changes ya may get... doug ps - ewe can go easy, no need to "screw things up" - yust try moving only one speaker, say, ~1' forward, then move the speakers' toe & the listening spot accordingly - should... 
Music Hall MMF-5 ?????
this is a nice 'table, but for the same $$$ ewe can get an order of magnitude better if ya buy used, imho... see the linn/grace currently f/s here for $550... also, check the turntable "advise" thread rite next to this one... :>)