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Tannoy vs Klipsch
I have Klipschorns in my Family room and Tannoy Westminster Royals in my living room. The Tannoy's are smoother and I find I listen to them more often,longer and without any listener fatigue. I cannot say about the smaller speakers in the two line... 
SS amp as opposed to tube amp
My friend lost a set of expensive speakers due to a SOLID STATE amp passing D.C. Perhaps Schubert may want to know this? 
Help with JBL c60 Soveregin s8r speakers???
The Mac would be very good. I would look to the internet perhaps the JBL site with the vintage information for a x-over schematic. You could have someone you know build a new one with better parts or even try a company like Madisound that builds x... 
Are my CAT5 and router my weak link?
I work with this every day. Shielded cat 5/6 cables test with LOWER bandwith than the unshielded types. I have installed and tested thousands of miles of this cable and the only time I have used shielded in in severely compramized locations like r... 
Are my CAT5 and router my weak link?
I do this everyday it's part of my job. Not to worry unless your connections are sub par(defective) you will not have a problem. 
Help with JBL c60 Soveregin s8r speakers???
I have a pair of JBL L200's that when first hooked up after a long period of not being used sounded awful. I let them play for a few hours and the caps started to do there job and the sound was much better. Two things I would recomend is having th... 
Would you trust a local dealer to help you put
If you can decide on speakers then you could post here for recomendations. Ask for recomended electronics with synergery to your prefered speakers. That would be a start 
Nashville Tube Amp Repair???
Let's see: Nashville, the home of country music recording with all those tube guitar amps? Maybe you should try calling the local music stores. I am sure they can direct you to a good tech who knows audio also. 
How to get the impact of a live concert?
I actually tried to get the live sound years ago. Large warehouse, high ceilings, 2 Klipschorns, 2 Jbl B460 18" sub woofers, 2 Jadis DEFY stereo amps, Dahlquist crossover Jadis pre-amp (JPL) etc.I came VERY close, Stevie Ray Vaughn was AWSOME. Eve... 
Integra DHC-80.2 Audio Mode Click
Check to see if there is a software update. My onkyo reciever had one and the clicking was reduced alot. 
W4S DAC1/STI-500 vs DAC2/ST-500
The HT bpass in NOT on the DAC2 it's on the STI. The HT bypass is the equivlant to direct to amp for the STI integrated amp. The pre amp section of the DAC2 is not the same as the pre amp of the STI. The STI IS based on W4S pre amp. As far as I ca... 
W4S DAC1/STI-500 vs DAC2/ST-500
I have a DAC2 and a STI-1000. I have tried using the Dac2's pre-amp in HT bypass on the STI and something was missing.The DAC2's sound was not bad but the STI's was superior. I prefer the STI's pre-amp section to the DAC2's. The pre-amp in the STI... 
Please help me understand
If i take a vision test and have 20-20 vision does that mean I can see colors? 
STI-1000 Overrated or not?
I had the same feeling towards the Wyred STI 1000 in the beginning. I was breaking in both the STI and some new Focal 1037 Be speakers. Every time I listened to that system (family room)I felt something was missing so I gave it more time and final... 
Biggest impact on you?
I was working on a project in my shop and running some Altec VOTT horn speakers in the background. I had just gotten them at a garage sale and was testing them to make sure the drivers were good at low volume and to let the old crossovers come bac...