vandermeulen

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Need help planning/upgrading
do 2 channel. Any HT receiver is good enough for pleasing the movie bug. Not a deal really, you have your surrounds, center, sub...and you're good to go. TPreaves nails it with the 2 channel suggestion. After I started improving my 2 channel setup... 
Advice needed on sub $1000 setup
yes the DL304. 700? NO WAY. Go to efay and find it for 300 ish new. I purchased one a few years back from Germany. I forget the gentlemens name. 
Woofers getting workout, but no bass
I just look at mine when they do it...and it hypnotizes me. INTO WANTING MORE EQUIPMENT!! 
SET the best?
No, the 2500's are not Class A. 
Why don't gold based cable fans try Synergistic
The privilege is all mine Ozzy. 
Thorens TD-124 cartridge?
wow...can it more confusing I wonder. 
SET the best?
Its a personal taste. What a good SET can do is present a wonderful listening experience from a low power perspective. In no way, shape, or form can it be better or worse than other configurations. You don't need to break the bank to find this out... 
Advice needed on sub $1000 setup
Mark, dont be put off by the coin scenario. My ZYX has a weight added specifically for these reasons. Though it does look better than a coin sitting atop the head (LOL that looks funny I know), but the overall purpose is the same. I'm sorry to say... 
Why don't gold based cable fans try Synergistic
I also own the Audiodharma Ozzy. And the Manley skipjack.What some folks fail to realize is that cable burn-in is not just strictly dependent on reaching conductor vs. dielectric entropy. Burn-in MAINLY facilitates annealing between the crystallin... 
Describing HiFi...The words of a non-audiophile
Your acquaintance would probably make a poor eye witness..."Yes officer, it was definitely human, and was lighting firecrackers as it pointed its appendage at the then still moving person, now motionless on the ground". 
Thorens TD-124 cartridge?
check the link provided in my earlier response. 
Over Excursion or Clipping...
You dont want to get to the point where you hear clipping. Bad...very bad. Over excursion can happen well below clipping. Clipping involves mainly amp output limitations where as over excursion can happen any time. Its more dependent on speaker li... 
Ribbon, planar magnetic, electrostatic omni-driver
You mean a planar driver replacing a typical cone omni driver? I dont think it would mate well really. The dispersion characteristics of omni's rely on ambiance effects. Planars need to be carefully aimed. The rear dispersion characteristics of pl... 
Extremas with Clayton or Gamut
Well, I was going to chime in, but togs may be in hybernation for the winter. I think the Gamut amps are one of the best kept secrets in the US. In europe, its a different story. The D200MrkII which I personally own is one of the most neutral, res... 
Best Interconnects For the Jadis JP-200 to amps??
Its not a Co. Its an audiophile who engineers for artisan purposes. He prefers aninimity. I only give out his contact info to those seriously interested about his cables. Per his request. This gentlemen is one of the kindest, professional human be...