willgolf

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Raven Audio Nighthawk
Trust me...you made a great selelction.  You will love it.  I owned the Raven Reflection MK2.  Great Customer service.  A phenomenal selection of tubes and sound quality is upper tier in that price point.  Plus you get a 45 day money back guarante... 
Something amazing - what would you buy
My daughter lives in Southlake right near Central Market.  I will admit I did check out theater room stores when I visited and felt that you really don't have that many local options for such a large city.  Raven Audio has an office in Dallas.  I ... 
Replacement for Marantz AV8801: another prepro or receiver?
Look at the Integra DRX Line.  I went from the Marantz to Integra.  PLenty of power and all in one unit. 
Something amazing - what would you buy
I am not a fan of perforated screens.  I don't care what screen makers say, I don't think you have as good of picture quality and sound quality if you are going to hide speakers behind a screen.  I hope we are helping....love that you are going to... 
Speaker upgrade for classical music
Sorry I missed your budget initially as I am functionally blind. You have a lot of very nice suggestions but I agree that you need to upgrade your amp and speakers.Right in your own town of Santa Fe is a speaker maker named Viking Acoustic.  David... 
Something amazing - what would you buy
Now that we know a little bit more about you, my answer changes a little bit.  If you're 80% movies, tv, sports then your projector is spot on.  I said Mac has good equipment but given how you intend on using that room, you are totally wasting you... 
Speaker upgrade for classical music
What is your budget?  If you don't provide that then you are going to get a hundred different suggestions all across the board.   
Something amazing - what would you buy
Wow, nice budget and the potential is incredible.  I just completed my third theater room in 12 years.  My current room is 15' D x 20'W and seats six.  This is the smallest of all of the TR's that I built.  The  difference is that mine is a dedica... 
Best integrated for my needs????
I see no consideration for Tube integrated amps.  I had Raven Reflection MK2 tube amp.  It cost around 12k.  This amp dreove Sonus Faber Amati Tradition Homage speakers beautifully and they are fantastic to look at.  They are made in the USA out o... 
Lumin X1 latest Review like we have been saying
I have owned the D-2, A-1 and X-1.  I just purchased the U1 mini for my theater room from the Audio Doc.  Needless to say I think I can speak to the Lumin qualities.  There is a substantial sound difference as you go up the ladder.  Definitely fro... 
Projector Power Cords
I did install an upgraded PC and I believe the picture quality has improved after about a two week break in.   
Any small Horn speaker? Horn speaker lovers. (Piano sound)
I might suggest you read my forum titled "Horn Speaker Recommendations....A lot of great information.After an exhaustive Horn search, I ended up ordering Viking Acoustic Grande Voix.  David Counsell is delivering my speakers this weekend.  They ha... 
pre-amps for home theatre....whats your preference?
I have had three theater rooms in the last 10 years.  My current room includes custom designed in wall Tekton Double Impact 5.2.2 system In this theater room I am powering them with an all in one unit  - Integra DVX 11 channel.  PLenty of power an... 
Horn Speaker Recommendations
Pro Studio relates to the paint treatment I requested and a larger resonator than the original design.  My speakers were voiced to accommodate my cavernous room.  It is 20'w x 35'L with ceiling starting at 12' going to 16' at peak.  Horns can have... 
Horn Speaker Recommendations
Johnk---they are time aligned....see specFacten1 ---to funny, I did not know what you were talking about until I went to the website and saw Pro Studio. He uploaded my speakers to the website yesterday.  I will have to ask him.  I do know I reques...