soix

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Home theater design help
I reiterate to buy and read Premium Home Theater (applies just as much to music as it does to HT).  If you build the room properly then shape will not matter as much.  Better sound can work hand in hand with isolation as methods such as using resi... 
McCormack DNA 0.5 Gold or what?
There's a DNA-1 Rev A Gold+ available now on eBay.  
New Amps to match up with PSB T3 speakers
It'll be interesting what you find after hearing the Belles preamp back in your system.  I had a couple questions:- What cables, interconnects are you using?- Are you using any power conditioning? 
Home theater design help
The best advice I can give is to read Premium Home Theater by Earl Geddes. It’s by far the best book I’ve read on room construction and acoustics because it explains theory in an approachable way and then covers in detail how to construct a room a... 
Vandersteen Quatro CT or Wilson Sabrina
What are your perceived strengths and weaknesses of each?  What are the most important aspects of speakers and sound reproduction that are most important to you?  Just curious and may have a thought based on your answers.  
Sound bar in a box . . . can't understand dialog.
Cabinets and wives are the bane of audio and home theater.  Not sure which I hate more, but at least cabinets don't talk. "ALERT! Wife is an interior designer so anything that does not fit inside box is not acceptable."Does your wife fit inside th... 
Speaker recomendation
@lgoler After your 30th post you can take your training wheels off and they send you a book on sarcasm.  Happy Friday!!!! 
Speaker recomendation
Oh c’mon @lgoler, I thought that was my best one yet! 
Speaker recomendation
Not true.  I heard them on YouTube at a show once. Non-dealer disclaimer: I don’t sell or know nuthin’ 
Speaker recomendation
@Igoler Actives??? This oughtta gitt’er done...https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lis8i1h0-atc-scm-100aslt-full-range?refsource=hifisharkThese things poop active Dynaudios.  
Speaker recomendation
@Igoler I’m truly sorry that this has sidetracked your thread, and no I have no desire to continue this argument. In fact, I hate that I have to do it but some things are just worth fighting for. You call it unrelated, but you’ve got 28 posts here... 
Speaker recomendation
@audiotroy I unfortunately do not own Crescendos and I’m neither hurt nor offended, but thanks for your concern. They were, however, a TAS Top Pick in Loudspeakers over $10,000, right next to the Legacy Aeris BTW. So let’s get our alternative fact... 
What is an excellent power cable?
Flyby?  OP??  You still out there somewhere???  Anyway...+2 Cullen Cables for your budget. Take advantage of free trial. And yes, power distribution is VERY important. Here’s a very simple and popular power distribution strip that doesn’t have any... 
Speaker recomendation
@Igoler"However, @soix was probably right to call Dave out for bashing his recommendation, maybe that wasn't cool, but I can also respect that Dave feels that the AZ's aren't offering as much value as what he's recommending."THIS IS PRECISELY THE ... 
Best balanced linestage/preamp for $4000 or less ???
Not to throw a wrench in this because I'm sure you'll be thrilled with an MP-3, but since your sub ain't all that anyway what about going for a sub that uses speaker-level inputs ( Rel, Hsu, etc.).  I think your amp has a second pair of output ter...