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I am a little jealous. You are in for a treat that would be nice to re-live. Although they sound great out of the box, Maggy's like any other speaker require break in time. Let us all know how you feel a month or so after you take delivery. :cool:

All True Chris But there is nothing the record companies can do to stop you and any protection scheme is irrelevent. :)

If you don't mind loosing whatever digital surround format is encoded and maybe(?) a slight loss of fidelity just take the analog out and feed whatever burner your using. If DPL was in the original it will still be there. :cool:

I totally agree with WmAx. Omni's, dipolar and bipolars need room behind them. Omni's also to the side. Di and bi polars are not so sensitive to side wall reflections. None of the above like LEDE (live end dead end ) rooms. I have seen elsewhere on this site a suggestion for LEDE. Excellent for...

I must admit that I use electrostatics now. Unless you buy them used you're talking a lot more money than most maggy's. That said; IMHO the 1.6QR's ($1600 pr.)are the best buy in the line, maybe in all audio. I know that maggy's like lots of current. The larger the maggy the greater the current...

One of my DIY room treatments came from this site. www.audiorevolution.com/equip/cheaptreatments/index.html I spent approx $150 building a couple of these. I also built a dual flexy rack from www.tntaudio.com among other things. It cost me approximatly $85 for a twelve shelf rack. :cool:

I know, those pnuemothorax's were actually caused when someone picked up the speaker and hit the listener with it. If loud sound can cause that, why aren't there more casualties at rock concerts. When I was younger I sometimes suffered loss of breath at concerts. I thought it was because of the...

It's very clear, our love is here to stay Not for a year but ever and a day Although the Rockies may tumble Gibraltor may crumble They're only made of clay But, our love is here to stay If those aren't great lyrics, I don't know what is. I think I'll play Jacintha Here's to Ben...

Magnepan's were the first high end speakers I ever bought (1976). I have never looked back. I have converted several fellow audiophiles to maggy's. If you have the room for them they deliver a sound quite different from conventional boxes. Initially they seem to many people to have no bass (not...

You have probably done as well as you could with what you have. The only thing that really matters is that you are satisfied. The kind of all in one system you have is really not what most of the participants here have. Anyone who cares enough to do what you have done and even ask questions...

I'm glad to see some time and space applied to room acoustics. In my own room I have tried to make it as acoustically "right" as possible. I have DIY room and wall treatments and have made extensive use of the two best tools available. Walk around your room and clap your hands and listen. With a...

Most of the wooden stands I'm aware of can not be sand filled. The metal stands can usually be sand filled. Once again www.partsexpress.com is a good place to check out. As often as I see that place mentioned on this site I wonder if we should get a discount for the free advertising. By the way...

I wonder if the ringing inherent in many dome tweeters is what Shinerman's S.O. heard and objected to. After a lady friend brought the ringing in some tweeters to my attention I can hear it in most dome tweeters. :cool:

Are you talking about the fuse holders on the back right next to the banana jacks? If you are, they are fuse holders for the tweeter fuses. Usually 1.5amp fast blows. :cool:

Go to a stereo retailer in your area and listen to what they have. You will find that almost everything sounds better than B(l)ose. :cool:

I suggest that you visit one or more of the high end stores in your area. That way you can get a chance to listen to a large variety of speakers and equipment. Please note Best Buys, Circuit City and the like are not high end. Here in the Delaware Valley Tweeter comes close. They carry many of...

If you want to keep your maggy's you can get the diaphragms repaired/replaced by Magnepan. They also sell repair kits for the DIY crowd. :cool:

The amount of funds you are talking about means very little in the way of compromise is necessary. I would buy seperates simply beacuse the upgrade trade in path is easier. No one wants a 3 year old receiver. Lots of people buy 3 year old power amps or speakers. :cool:

Adcom makes a very nice pre-processor. Add a couple more channels of power some rears and maybe even a center channel speaker. I don't think you're going to get better power amlification in any receiver. Also, if you're into video a nice hi def wide screen monitor would sure look nice. If you...

Is there something women hear or don't hear that makes them feel and/or respond differently to reproduced sound than men do? I would like to leave the equipment out of this discussion.:cool: