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Highly Recommended CHILL OUT CDs???
Steve Roach has some memorable albums - Magnificent Void and Desert Solitaire, to name a couple... 
Highly Recommended CHILL OUT CDs???
BTW, as far as my recommendations, I have to admit I have no clue who Bliss is...sorry... 
Highly Recommended CHILL OUT CDs???
Alio Die - FissuresLightwave - Mundus Subterraneus...to name few more 
Highly Recommended CHILL OUT CDs???
Future Sound Of London - LifeformsMike Oldfield - Songs Of Distant EarthLustmord and Robert Rich - Stalker ....something in a darker vein though 
Fluctuations of the loudness of speakers???
Well, it's not my speakers...just borrowed generic receiver and none of the problems described above occured. The music sounds like from behind a curtain though, all the details are lost. Made me realize that apart from the possible problem with m... 
Fluctuations of the loudness of speakers???
Another observation, problem is more common when the system is cold than warmed up... 
Fluctuations of the loudness of speakers???
It seems like I'm going to have to borrow an amplifier for a day from somebody (nobody I know has any) and see if the problem continues...then I can apply the process of elimination. What a drag...I'll be sure to post results when I figure it out ... 
Fluctuations of the loudness of speakers???
Do you guys think a bad tube would probably be responsible for the volume fluctuations rather than an occasional "crackling" sound? With rock music hard to notice, but put on some ambient music, and it's more noticable...thanks everybody for their... 
Fluctuations of the loudness of speakers???
Cables are all brand new but the tube does apply since I have Musical Fidelity Nu Vista amplifier that supposedly contains some tubes. I wouldn't even know how to go about getting let alone replacing one... 
Question for owners of Anthony Gallos 3.1
Thank you all for your inputs...I'm assuming they should get broken in sooner or later even at normal levels also...I don't mind waiting 100 hours or so. 
AV123 X-Statik
Heard them at the RMAF with an added subwoofer, for the money excellent combination, the room was small too and it sounded great... 
Why do dealers do this?
Good story by Danlib 1...we're all guilty of pre-judging to a certain extent, and a lot of salesmen are even more guilty of it. It's a real challenge to hear different audio equipment in peace that's why I consider events like RMAF a blessing... 
New Focal Grande Utopia EM
I personally think the system at RMAF sounded great. Well, it better at that price... :-) 
My 2 cents about Gallo 3.1
Thank you for invitation Duke...time permitting I'll stop by... 
Speakers that disappear
I thought I'd put my two cents in...haven't heard that many speakers, but Audio Physics are great in terms of disappearing. If it wasn't for a bit of lack of bass and dynamics, I'd buy them without hesitation...