undertow

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Where to start with vinyl
I will double up on what Emenel says...However the real issue in vinyl is getting the vinyl you want if you have nothing, and good enough copies to warrant saying it is better than the Cd's you wish to correct.A good vinyl rig can for sure be put ... 
Crossover-less Speakers
" don't like to suffer. for those who do, buy the zu speakers."You are right, I noticed your always even trying to tame your system further with your inquiries on this forum alone, seems you will never find your holy grail.Always blaming CD player... 
Klipsch Speakers for a low power tube amp.
Just about any of the models and especially the most talked about models do not need even 20 watts believe it or not.. however some of the larger woofers, or Multi driver woofer klipsch models can sometimes benefit from more power simply due to ha... 
Crossover-less Speakers
"10-02-07: Mrtennisi have heard zu speakers several times at ces. what is the big deal ? the overall sound seems to be to emphasize the treble. they are very unforgiving.Mrtennis (Threads | Answers) "And you never will get the deal, so what? I own... 
Crossover-less Speakers
Duke, I understand.. I did not disagree, just stating the unfortunate side effects that seem to hurt the original fact this thread was of " Crossoverless" speaker designs, and seems that always some specific manufacture is mentioned and gets throw... 
Crossover-less Speakers
Okay I will admit that I have Zu affiliated in my house!! I have owned their products for the last couple years. Ha, yeah well who knows.. Believe it or not I am starting to see that it is very well exposed Zu is getting extremely successful, and... 
What determines the volume of a Turntable?
yeah everything in your chain on such a tiny signal will alter it somewhat all the way to speaker sensitivity. Also cables and how good they are can effect the energy you get out of this tiny vibrating signal coming all the way from that little ne... 
Raysonic 128 Soundstage
Problem is that some " Audiophiles " like to say it would have an un-realistic soundstage due to it is so wide and deep!! But I love it, cause to me I don't care if its a recording that is suppose to sound like it was recorded in a 10' X 10' room,... 
Crossover-less Speakers
Well if transparency, attack, along with warmer less pinched harmonics are real rules in audio, than that is what you can gain going with a GOOD crossoverless speaker systems, but not all even if they claim this can do it in the real world... I ow... 
B&W Name Change Theory
I could not car less.... Hell even I think Lexus has a Mark levinson system, but at about a 5000 dollar premium or something! I would assume thats with a nice navigation system, DVD, LCD etc... Well I would hope, but yeah car audio who cares? You ... 
Maple or Granite
Maple is normally superior with most components, And or speakers in my experience, and yes I have purchased fancy full sized blocks of both these materials, is this really necessary to explain why maple over a ringing rock is normally a safer bet?... 
Resolution Audio CD-55 Sound?
Raysonic 128 see reviews and discussions on this audio forum as well. It fits exacly your wanted description sonically, cost used cost is a little more than a Res audio cd-55 but much newer overall design and parts. Build quality is not matched by... 
Interconnect and Speaker Cable Burn In
Since these threads go off course, the important question to be answered, Yes you absolutley need a Load at the other end of speaker cables or interconnects, if in fact "burn in " whether you believe in it or not is to work… The signal from the po... 
What Happened to Thiel?
They are now carried by crutchfield. 
Speaker recommendations specifically for Lamm ML2
Zu's smaller floorstanders, the Druids