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Reviewing the Reviewers
Trelja, have you ever had the chance to "rummage through" any old IAR's to any great extent ? I'm just curious as to what your thoughts on them were. Sean> 
Classe CA 100 running hot
For further info on Goertz cables, zobel's and amplifier oscillation, try doing a couple different search's in the AA "cables" archives using the keywords "Goertz", "Zobel" and "amplifier oscillation". Keep in mind that Goertz cables are NOT the o... 
Classe CA 100 running hot
You need a Zobel network. Goertz supplies these free of charge and the dealer that sold you the cables should: (A) stock the necessary parts for the Zobel(B) made you aware of the potential problems with these cables(C) get a major ASS KICKING for... 
Mapleshade and Maple Audio Cables
Using "micro" wire is nothing new. Magnan has been doing it for many, many years. As far as i know, i think that they were the first to "document" just how important wire gauge really was and that the effects of "skin effect", and inductance / cap... 
Mapleshade and Maple Audio Cables
While i haven't tried any of these cables, the literature that they provide for these products has some TALL "double-speak" in it. Any company that has to resort to that type of thing makes me leary of doing business with them. Then again, almost ... 
Reviewing the Reviewers
Trelja, if you think Mikey is on his own "high horse", you would REALLY hate J. Peter Moncrieff of both International Audio Review & "Wonder: wire / caps / solder" fame. Quite honestly though, i think it was he that set the pace for ALL other ... 
Bi-amp with multi-channel amps in H/T
Use a five channel amp to bi-amp the mains and drive the center channel. You can then pick up a similar two channel or three channel amp for the rears. If your doing HT with Maggies, i would highly suggest picking up a sub to reinforce the bottom ... 
Anyone heard of this???
Kudos to Albert. I'm kind of a "nostalgia" buff when it comes to older audio gear and do remember the basic arm design, i wasn't familiar with all of the info that you provided. Thanks for filling us in. I was told by others that had worked with t... 
25,000 for the home theater
Hey "Cornfed", must be "imported corn" up there in Iceland, huh ??? : ) Sean> 
Need Turntable advise
Is the VTA adjustable on a Rega RB 300 arm ? Sean> 
FM antenna made simple
I have to agree with Sgmlaw here for the most part. Getting a good outdoor antenna mounted up high with a low loss feedline that is carefully routed is what we should all be striving for. A large Yagi on a rotor would be optimum, but well beyond w... 
FM antenna made simple
PS........ Sorry for the novel and some of the wording errors. I hope you got the idea. Sean> 
FM antenna made simple
Here is a simple approach that works quite well in many installations. It is a "quick and dirty" vertical center fed dipole antenna that should easily outperform the "T" antenna that your using or even one of those fancy $80 antennas from Fanfare ... 
Amp For Kinergetics SW800 s
From my experience and what most manufacturers say, running bridged amps into very low impedances is a big no-no. While i know guys that have done it, your speakers would present a pretty demanding load under those conditions. In effect, bridged a... 
Speaker Cable Length
My experience on the Goertz cables is to stick with the MI-2's instead of the MI-3's. Those were the exact cables that i referenced in my above post. Keep in mind that you would be adding even more capacitance to an already capacitive load. Either...