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The Phast 'Est is not a Salk speaker- it's by Selah Audio. Jim Salk did indeed build one pair of Phast 'Est's for a customer on a one-shot custom basis. He's also built 1801's when Dave Ellis was too backed up to ship in reasonable time. Info on that particular speaker can be found at Rick...

Damn is right! I finally get my entire 5 pc Gold system and they come out with Platinums!:eek: :p

Don't get me wrong- they don't sound "budget" at all. The only way they suffer is vs a direct comparison. The Bronze's don't really have any glaring flaws, and if for some reason I had to go back to a system with all Bronze's I'd miss my Golds, but I wouldn't be devastated. They Bronze's are...

The Bronze 4's are actually Bronze B4's I suspect. That's the newest model. They use a 1" Gold tweeter and 2 x 6.5" MMP mids/woofs. Is that the one you mean, dannox02?

That's an interesting question, and a bit complex. She short answer is that each step up gives you more than you thought you could get for the money. Years ago I bought some Bronze 2's (from the original series) from a local store that was dropping MA- seems that MA and B&W are bitter rivals...

BTW, plan on doing some real reading and research. For a budget of $2,000 you can get something truly outstanding- the sky is the limit at that price point!

The three preamps that most intrigue me right now are the Modwright SW9SE , the Bat vk 3i and the Van Alstine Ultra EC or Transcendence 8. All are tubed or tube/ss hybrid and all are readily available new or used under $2k. I suppose many of you will ridicule me for my sentimental affection...

I'm a MA fanboy, so I'd definately go with the Bronze 4's.:D Take that with a grain of salt, though. The following are MA's I own: Gold Ref 20's, Gold Ref 10's, Gold Ref Center, Silver FX/i, Silver 8i's, Silver 12i, Bronze 3's & Bronze B2's. And I've owned or heard the Silver 7i's, Silver...

If he doesn't bring 'em back it won't be for lack of nagging on the part of the Hsu tube sub fans.;)

Yeah, Drew Brees is a great QB and will do very well for many years, barring injury. I'd rank him top 5 of the guys playing now. Still, Brady has 3 Super Bowl rings already. Football is a team sport but it's not like he road any coattails- he was a primary reason they won those titles...

I think you'll be very pleased. The 3805 is a fine receiver, but more power is sometimes needed. I recently ordered a Butler TDB-3150 to go with my 3805.

DBT comparisons of speakers is nearly impossible for anyone to do, save one or two very well equipt and expensive labs, for a number of reasons. First and most obviously, you need a way to not only hide the speakers from view without impairing their sound (easier said than done) but switch them...

Joe Montana had a preternatural understanding of the entire field- I can't count the number of times he'd drop back in the pocket, scan the field and sidestep a rusher coming from behind him to deliver the ball right on target. He seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. He was incredibly...

1) Joe Montana 1.5) Tom Brady :D

The Soft Bulletin is in my top 100 pop/rock recordings in all human history! That said, I'm not fond of the MC remix on DVD-A. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots on DVD-A is a much better mix. I love Wayne Coynes voice, reminiscent though it is of Neil Young, although I can understand how a...

They look like RAW speakers, too. They sell some single drive kits as well.

I hear you. It's a pain. The problem is that we stand on the cusp of a sea change in how video material will be presented. LCDs & Plasmas are flying off the shelves, and they're nearly all 16:9. But we have an enormous amount of legacy material set up for display on 4:3 TVs. So we'll have...

Klone-Audio site has a lot of info on cloning/copying commercial designs. You may want to check it out. They do a neat looking copy of the Legacy Whispers, plus some big Wilson speaker that I can't recall right now.

I'd rather switch to 4:3 mode than zoom, but I'm an OAR kind of guy. I do have a few non-anamorphic DVDs, and they always tick me off.

Fabio Zanon is pretty astonishing, too.