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Is it possible to have Good Imaging close to wall
"But I have never understood how, even though the bass is controlled, they can defy the law of physics and image as well as, say, my great actually owned other speakers, Joseph Audio Pulsars, far out in the room?"When you say defy the laws of phys... 
Warm airy musical speakers?
Before spending any serious money, you need to get some listening experience. It would probably be a better idea not to put together a list of speakers to demo. "Warm airy musical speakers?", will mean different things to different people. Its jus... 
VPI Scout Ground Hum
Try some different IC's and see if that helps. They can be regular IC's with no ground wire. 
Vandersteen 2CE signature II or Marten Django L
I'm not clear as to what speakers you have. Do you already have the 2ce's or have something else and are trying to choose between the 2 speakers you list? If you have the 2's, one of the great things about them is transparency. Different electroni... 
A source for maple blocks
Home Depot. 
Want seperates and have an integrated Mcintosh
A new preamp will make a bigger difference. 
Vandersteen 2CE v NHT 2.5?? or ??
You guys have no sense of humor. 
cardas golden reference sound signature
"I have a pretty decent Focal Utopia 3 Ways with Focal Crossblock No 7.I understand car hifi will never be as good as home hifi but as I travel about 600 miles weekly I am willing to spend at about half the price of the cardas golden reference."I ... 
cardas golden reference sound signature
I have to agree. What kind of components would you have in your car that would warrant a cable purchase of even half or quarter the price of the GR? 
Suggest SACD Player No Video, New or Used, $1kish?
Marantz would probably be a good option. 
Want seperates and have an integrated Mcintosh
If you can completely bypass the preamp in your integrated, I would go with a new preamp first. The only exception would be if your current amp doesn't have enough power to drive your speakers well. 
Speaker hum problem - need help
"I then tried changing the inputs on the amp (not that I have anything plugged in aside from my XLR and speaker cables), and ran through them all, with each remote outlet (with extension cord attached), and then again with amp plugged into the pow... 
Audience Conductor "E" or "SE" speaker cable?
"However what is the FUNCTION OF THE DEVICE they attach to the end of the cable, usually by identified by a number like DBS v72?? It also has a small push button and green LED"The button and LED are just to check the charge of the batteries. As to... 
Using iPod Classic as music server
Steve,If you have an Off-Ramp, is there any benefit to using the Synchro-Mesh, or does the Off-Ramp reclock just the same? 
Speaker hum problem - need help
You said that you sent the amp back to the factory and they couldn't find anything wrong with it. Assuming the amp is OK, I would try 2 things. The first would be to connect a different pair of speakers just to rule them out as the problem. If the...