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Biwired-Dunlavy V- Bass reduced why?
Nilthepill,What are you using to drive the Dunlavys? The change from biwiring is equivalent to a few microhenries, a few pico-farads and a few milli-ohms difference compared to single set of regular cables and binding post jumpers being in the cir... 
why can't I make a digital recording of a DVD?
You can rip this using a PC or MAC using a variety of software.... it is a little time consuming thats all. I would not regard this as illegal provided you purchased and still own the the original DVD and you are copying it for your own home use a... 
alternated method for storing compact discs
Marakanetz,I only ever had a problem with scratching CD's in the mega changer once....when I moved house and the CD's got dislodged in transport....when the player was plugged in and tried to run it jammed. I unplugged, took cover off the top (abo... 
what is good music?
Albertporter,You got me there ....that really is good karma! 
what is good music?
What is good reverb?What is good harmonics?What is good soundstage?What is good detail?What is good bass?What is good damping?What is good karma?Can a case be made for excluding any of these for a good discussion thread? 
Best low cost speaker cables for my system?
Glad to hear you settled on the Q10's ...they are a bargain and should take your system to whole new level. 
Behringer DEQ2496 HELP
I don't know the DEQ2496 but the Feedback Destroyer Pro took me a while to figure out. The PEQ gain and frequncy settings were obvious but the Q filter widths....well I had to use a calculator to work out what it all meant in terms of Hz so that I... 
what is good music?
good music is like good sound 
what is good sound ?
good sound is like good music 
How flat should my room response be?
FIshboat,Great Article. 
what is good music?
IMHO the answer is 42 
How flat should my room response be?
Bass frequencies radiate in all directions and interact heavily with the room....making it very hard to achieve a flat response in the bass without equalization and extensive room design and treatments.Furthermore a lot will depend on the system a... 
Best low cost speaker cables for my system?
Great choice of components. I really like your system. IMHO you might consider to devote the money to a beefier amp with higher damping factor and just go for ordinary speaker cables (wire from the hardware store) ... your speakers can probably ha... 
Behringer DEQ2496 HELP
Does the DEQ2496 have an expander? This might interest me given that most CD's are intentionally mastered with 1 to 3 db of added compression compared to the studio mix. Unfortunately a lot more compression is often used (especially on rock) to ac... 
Behringer DEQ2496 HELP
Warnerwh,That link you gave is very good advice. Could not agree more with the authors criticism of many speaker designs.I would only add that even if serious room acoustic treatments can be disappointingly ineffective for very low frequencies.......