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| Starting a high-end audio shop... Am I crazy? Keep day job, start business on Internet first. Learn tricks of trade, establish contacts with manufacturers, test the Internet with good marketing to see what will be the reaction to your new business.If the reaction is good, quit your job. After... | |
| Best audio shops in the Chicago area? Why not contact Brian at Essential Audio...I think he has an 'open house' that weekend....good guy. He also has used inventory.. lookit http://www.essentialaudio.com/demoused.htm | |
| Electrical fields I have 3 EE and 2 camels...not agree with Jeff. Why you think we spend $$$ on sheilded power chords....stupid to place equipment close to main box, always give component the least amount of work to do is better. So power chiord sheilding not have ... | |
| McIntosh 501 or 602 for Magnepan 20.1 Peter...you mising point. Both amp have some headroom for drive 20.1 Both amp on paper are good choice for 20.1Some people use JC1 with 20.1 and claim 'great sound' 'great match'....this is what is important, not what paper says or grandma tell yo... | |
| electrosats "toed out"? Some people swear by use planar speaker facing each other for soundstage that fills room, and HUGE sweetspot. Not certain if work with Innersond speakers, but easy to try, no?Pw | |
| What's The Best Blooming Tube Amp? my friend, I hear big jadis 800's, big VTL750's, big ARC and many more tube amp. Bloom is wrong term to describe, right term is 'life'. You right that tube amps have more of thos life than SS amp can ever have. Some tube have more life than others... | |
| I know I have lost my mind and have gone insane Same effect found not just wid carpet but other materials. Capacitance store energy and release, energy induced into conductor. Release time constant, but time when discharge reach signal carrying cable depend on distance from dialetcric (carpet) ... | |
| Di-Poles and back wall reflections Stats wit dipole best deflect rear wave at angle, to reduce comb filter effect. This is easy, just place small baffle rear of speaker at angle up. Then back wall is untreated and wall behind listen seat absorbing. Toe-in effect midrange - increase toe f... | |
| Quad ESL 989 and Maggie 3.6s I had magnepan and moved into second system and replace with 988 Quad. Use same amp, Pass, then try different amp, quad II tubed mono. Quad speaker sound good but magnepan is better, more real, more life, more present.Quad very good, magnpan bette... | |
| When audiophiles visit for a listening session wid Chadlinz, waste of time....what is point of this?....Friday I mow lawn and take cat for walk. Then I drink soda and take nap. Phone ring and salesman try sell me long distance service. I tell him no thank and take off list. Take cat for more w... | |
| What makes a $20,000 cd player cost 20,000? The fact that somebody will pay 20,000 for it. | |
| Which Amp for Magnepan MG 3.6/R? OK I'm back.Now Pass 600 in system with big effect. Good dynamic, bass, blue light, everything. I'm happy from desert. | |
| Pass X600 or VTL 450 Mono's for Magnepan Thank you dear friends for advice. Mr. Campbel I like also idea of Mac 501, good review in magazines.Surprised that recommend transistor over tube, but good advice I believe.Mr. Audiobug my wife ok really, make face like camel when see speaker, bu... | |
| what's your favorite album cover? Santana Arbraxas |