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You could try some MMG's from Magnepan with a subwoofer. They would go well with your space requirments. Also if you later decide to get larger Maggies Magnepan will credit your investment toward a larger pair. :cool:

In one phase the sound is almost as if the speakers were wired out of phase without the loss off stereo. His wife called it going from mono to stereo. He calls it a loss of imaging. I don't really agree with the terms they are using. We are certain this is not a psychological effect. The...

My buddie and I have recently come across a situation we are at a loss to explain. Everyone should be aware of the effect of absulute phase, if not please read The Wood Effect by Clark Johnson. There are tests on Chesky samplers and Stereophile test CD's to test absolute phase/polarity. Please...

I own a copy of the Telarc 1812. I have seen a cannon blast snap a stylus right of the cantilever. I'm also a vinyl lover. If you are, check out "musicstack.com" a great source for vinyl. :cool:

Upgrading When I come across something that (I think) will improve the sound of my rig I will give it a try. I have been at this a long time and can rule out a lot of stuff immediately. Being a DIY'er and buyer of used equipment I can try a lot of things without breaking the budget. Of course...

Are you kidding? With cost no object it would be of no importance that the product has a short life. Replacement would be no problem. If you were/are an audio/vidiophile you would go for the accurate one although it would require frequent replacement.

Who cares if certain people want to censor their viewing/listening. Those type of hair shirt wearers are all over the place. Here in Pennsylvania we have the ultimate censors of this type. We call them Pennsyslvania Dutch/Amish. They don't use electricity.

Amp power Just go ahead and play music. If you don't have enough power the system will generally sound harsh and strained at volume. In extreme circumstances of insufficient power you blow up tweeters. Most of the power recomendations for speakers should only concern you if you are on the low...

Playing music from the HDD is very drive intensive. Try closing all other programs. The ones in the start tray can sometimes use CPU cycles and HDD access. The software that comes with most sound cards give you options as to the encoding when converting CD audio to .wav files. Check the...

Minimus 7's I have a pair of the original Minimus 7's in my bedroom. Hooked up with a small sub they sound great. They put many of the current mini-monitors to shame. They were $50 each when new and well worth the price. :cool:

When are your speakers enough They are enough when the pizza delivery guy asks "Who is at the jam session?". This actually happened to me and one of my buddies last Sunday. I pointed to my electrostatic panels and his response was "Really, where are the instruments?". :cool:

Comcast I live in Phila. the home of COMCAST. The ignorance and arrogance that comes from them caused me to give up cable several years ago. At that time I called to complain about the lack of stereo and I was given a line of nonsense by 3 different service techs that came to my house. Twice I...

Sorry Jorge. I don't own Innersounds although I like them a lot. My full rig is listed in one of the other forums (member systems - how much is your system worth). I have 2 pair of Acoustats. I use tube amplifiers to drive them. I have never owned a receiver. :rolleyes:

I presume you mean the main front speakers. All electrostatics and planar magnetics are dipolar. Mirage makes bi-polar speakers. There are probably other manufacturers. I converted to panels (Magneplaners) 25 years ago. I still have panels (electrostatics). I like panels better than boxes. I...

NOoooooo! Not in the past. Not now. Not in the forseable future. Drink a couple of Chimays while listening and fuhgetaboudit. "Don't worry, be happy". Thank you Bobby McFerrin. :cool:

I don't disagree. The videophiles I know just don't seemed to be as concerned about the sweet spot. My viewpoint is probably influenced by my speakers. They have a rather small sweet spot.

If you can determine which tubes are the output tubes I may be able to give you some idea of the output power. Attach a picture of the console to your next post and I may have some ideas you can chew on for speakers. My parents had one of those consoles in the mid sixties so I understand the...

Have you considered buying a pair of used speakers. For $300 per speaker you can get some mighty impressive stuff. My audio bud Mr.T just bought a pair of Magneplaner MG2's for $300 the pair. We rode from Phila. to Queens Long Island in his truck to pick them up. We did see a Lamborghini Diablo...

Maybe you could ask people to list "Audio Emporiums" in their area. That said; for the Deleware Valley area (PA, NJ, Del) how about Soundex (Willow Grove PA.) David Lewis Audio (Phila. PA) and Ovation Audio (Wilmington De.)