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NHT 2.9 or B&W CDM9NT
Hey,It is easier to go with NHT since they are much easier to match with amps and other components. NHT are more efficent and has less "garbage in garbage out" syndrome. Many people who have NHT floor standing speakers merely use AV receivers with... 
Digital Interconnect - Silver?
Don't let the winter get to you. Excellent digital cable that are made of copper? Hey, try using copper interconnects for your digital purpose. I am using a pair of Audiotruth Emeralds, "functionally perfect copper", from Cal Audio Delta to Meridi... 
NAD takes on the Krell Beast 1800 vs 6700??
Environmental issues are at hand.Higher end components usually need more pampering to perform up to its potential? Maybe the listening environement wasn't to Krell's liking, so he decided not to get out of his pajamas, brush his teeth, and clear p... 
F I M Speaker Cables
SD, I am sorry to hear that those highschool shop class quality FIM connectors caused you so much problem. Next time, ask those high school students to provide some type of screw on attachment, so the FIM cable can be screwed to the frame of the c... 
How much money do you want to waste?
The VMPS website is very interesting. Puts a lot of seperate issues in the hi-end audio industry such as hi-end's demise, trend towards home theater, reviewer and factory buddy systems, and low return on investment on well hyped megabuck products ... 
Speaker cable suggestions
Why not get some cable where u can bi-wire on the speaker terminal side. Or simply, don't bi-wire at all. Just take out the worse link in your system, which is probably the Sonance cable. 
Kef 103/4 Need help in overhauling,No bass at all
Hey Alex,I am glad to meet another 103/4 owner, salutatios.You did what? Remove all the bass UNITS? You mean the dual 6 inche drivers in the chamber? You GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!I own a pair of 103/4, and I used to think I needed a sub as well. I di... 
Music in Nike Commercial?
I don't see the "you are my sunshine" commercial here. =P 
Von Schweikert VR-4 Gen III or B&W 802?
VRs are one of the best speakers I've ever heard and still hope to own. One of my clients had one, powered by Rowlands and Theta as source. Made me like Streissand, almost. B&W is good, but I wouldn't wanna own one unless one lands on my lap, ... 
LAT International IC-200 Mark II
So LAT is better than Goertz? So if LAT is "not highend", than Goertz is low end? 
How much money do you want to waste?
Where on this site? I looked throught the harmonicdiscord thingy.... no find. 
Who has tried Virtual Dynamics cables?
Erik, If I am not mistaken, Power 3 is a 16 gauge conductor with 14 gauge connects. That is too small for your krell and cj that are high current capacity components. Most stock cords are 14 gauge. You are better off with stock 14 than 16 gauge af... 
Describe your listening chair
Hey, My "chair" is formerly my bed.I moved into a new apartment 6 mos ago when I transferred to CSUF. I rented an apt much larger than I need just to make my KEF 103/4s happy. Well, I am happy when he is happy, or she... even better.Anyways, my li... 
Virtual Dynamics + Ensemble Power Cords- good mix
Hey Gunbei,Have you tried using the Power 2 on the amp and using the Zen on another component?When I talked to Rick, he said something similar to the effect that if you were to skimp, skimp on the amp. However, I understood it in the context that ... 
How much money do you want to waste?
I just had an epiphany that what ASA is talking about has alot to do with classical conditioning. It's quite abstract.Anyways, I think he was talkin about the evolution of terminology being used in audio--how visual words such as resolution, brigh...