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lwin

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Flat Plasma: Worth the W.A.F. Premium?
I have been underwhelmed by the plasma units I have seen.To me the majority have a soft picture & they don't do black well. I recently saw a $20k unit that was better than what I have seen before but even if I could afford it I wouldn't buy it... 
2 Channel Pass Through for Home Theater
Any of the Sonic frontiers line stage preamps have pass thru for HT 
The best upgrade I ever made!
I recently remodeled my family room.In front of the existing drywall I placed a new 2x4 wall with 10 guage wiring, hospital grade outlets, inserted 6 inches of fiberglass & placed inch thick Tectum accoustical panels over the glass. I did this... 
Widescreen Premium a Rip-Off??
The better wide screens allow you to adjust the picture format. I had the same concerns & didn"t buy a widescreen last year but I have one now & it is great especially for movies & sports.A widescreen looks nicer in a room which may be... 
Which sub is better for audio
I ahve tried many subs over the years & the only one I found that was musical & seamlessly blend in was an REL Stadium II. 
P. Scan DVD Players and HDTV-ready TV's
I recently purchased a Mitsubishi HD65857 & was disappointed with the DVD performance I rreplaced a Panasonic DVD310 with a JVC XV-D723 progressive scan player & got a noticeable improvement in performance. As an added bonus the JVC has DV... 
Greatest Guitar Band
Allman brothers! 
Shopping CD players: my big adventure
I think the last response you got is right on. I would wait Perpetual Tecnologies is rumored to be bringing out a DVD A, SACD CD unit for around $1500 after the first of the year & others are sure to follow.I have a pretty good system & it... 
Rel Sub Woofers..Any Experience
I have a pair of Quest Zs & have tried several subs & the only one I could get to seamlessly intergate with them was a Stadium 2. 
Tube Pre-amp beneficial?
I had the same problems with a pair of Quest Zs. I run them with a Krell KAV250 amp & swapped An Adcom 565 for a Sonic Frontiers Line 1 & really noticed a positive improvement. I still would get a little too much top end brightness on some... 
Martin Logan with Sonic Frontier Power 3
I have a pair of Quest Zs powered by a Krell KAV250 & experienced the sound problems as you. I put a Sonic Frontiers Line1 which really helped flesh out the sound but it still got a little bright on the top end so I tried a Pair of cardas quad... 
Best Sub - Rel or Vandersteen
I have tried many subwoofers in my system & the only one I have found to be musically satisfying was a REL Stadium. My Martin Logan's have 12 inch woofers but for a good movie soundtrack the bass was anemic. The REL corrected that & it is ... 
Best female vocals on CD
Eva Cassidy bowls over everybody I play her for.Also K.D. Lang Especially when she was working with Ben Mink is fabulous. 
Krell KAV300CD?
I have owned a KAV300CD for about 3 years now. It is paired with the Krell KAV250 amp.& a Sonic Frontiers Line 3 preamp.It was a noticeable improvement over Audio Alchemy but I wouldn't spend my money on a new one today because I think you cou... 
sub to match martin logans
The REl Stadium II has a 180 phase reversal switch. On mine I spent a lot of time trying to dial the sub in & the owners manual said to try reversing the phase if all else fails & that did the trick. I have a friend who is a bass freak &am...