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Focal Electra's first series has come down significantly, I set a friend of mine up with a pair of 905's and they sang quite well. Personally for a budget system Id like to look for the product that put a company on the map, or a companies first e... 
Best preamp for 2k-3k
I HAVE SEEN A FEW CONRAD JOHNSON PREMIER 16LSII'S FOR 3000-3200 IN THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS.I have to say it is the most beautiful preamp I have heard to date in my limited experience. 
A tale of WAF
On a side note I got lucky in that my dad is a former elctronics technician (He took the job just to understand specs) My plan is to build my system with my dad so that when I one day tie the knot I can say "Those arent going anywhere way too much... 
What CD drive to use with DAC?
Sure the 83 weighs 11 pounds it will be decent and its brand new, I would personally opt for the denon myself as a transport but that me, Its kind of 50/50 Heavier transport but used, VS. Brand new unit with warranty. I can tell you ive seen those... 
What CD drive to use with DAC?
Its all about transport weight, You can tell 90% of the quality of transport on a unit by weight, Not entirely but its a solid way of going about it at first in research, Most dac chips and such will only add a pound or 2 at most but going from a ... 
1st time buyer: Paradigm vs Revel vs B&W vs ?
Check out the older focal Electra's, They sound great and a very easy on the old lady 
1st time buyer: Paradigm vs Revel vs B&W vs ?
The B&W Matrix 804 Is a 3 way floor stander. The 805 is the monitor. I would highly recommend them as I have heard the newer B&W's and they just havent seemed enough better to justify spending the money VS. another component. $1500 would g... 
Focal 27WX 11" Subwoofer Application
I would agree with you mostly, The only thing here is that my subs are literally designed purely for low output quality, My old Velodyne ULD-15 would probably knock harder.My subs are rated at a mere 250 watts and are the fastest most musical subs... 
Why the obsession with the lowest octave
I just want to emulate my first car system that had 2 12's in a tiny saturn, Later a competition 15" sub where it sounds good (I thought it sounded good back then) 
Why the obsession with the lowest octave
ElizabethFootball, fast cars, big tits, curvy ass babes, big stereos, "hard' rocking bassThis is what this all about. I dont care what anyone says, Its a little of showing off to ourselves more than anyone. Sure its an awesome hobby but I dont car... 
1st time buyer: Paradigm vs Revel vs B&W vs ?
Oh they do great for TV and movies, George Lucas started with the matrix line in skywalker sound is my understanding.Also these were replaced with a pair of legacy focus 20/20's and the difference was underwhelming. I really think you would be har... 
1st time buyer: Paradigm vs Revel vs B&W vs ?
B&W Matrix 804's, Look them up, I own a pair and am so satisfied. They do well under decent electronics and do great with great electronics. I have had them hooked up to tubes, High current Solid State, A pathos integrated, A surround sound re... 
tweaking cross over speaker
I had a local awesome Tech upgrade my old Celestion Ditton 442's for maybe 200-300 bucks and it did wonders. Granted they were from the late 70's early 80's but still. Hey used the same caps in my Conrad Johnson MF200 (There black/really dark red ... 
What CD drive to use with DAC?
I highly recommend the Denon 1650-AR. As far as transports go cannot be beaten with out spending FAR FAR more money IMHO, They are as bulletproof as a Mcintosh amp IMHO. They sound great. They play through the tracks quick and easy and will read a... 
Using an External Hard Drive as a Music Server
Is there any reason I couldnt have a "Geek" Custom build me a hardrive where I put in to a metal container whith heat sinks to keep it cool as oppose to a fan?