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| Who is your overall favorite guitarist? Michael Hedges was on a whole other level and unbelievable live. | |
| grainy sounding high end system Make sure all of your connections are good. It never hurts to double check everything. Once I had a pre-amp wired backwards (L & R) internally on one input. Plug your amp straight into the wall. Avoid using a power strip if at all possible. Ma... | |
| If tube amp is left on, but not playing........ LMAO @ Tom, a NOS 300b tube no doubt!You might consider a hybrid amp like a Blue Circle or Llano. | |
| What Tube Amp Looks Coolest? Check out the "tubelust" page for lots of cool amps. http://www.enjoythemusic.com/tubelust/enjoy,Stewart | |
| Nondirectional & Inaudible Bass: What Frequencies? Bass may go non-directional at 100-125 Hz (equal power in all directions), but that does not mean we CAN'T tell where it is coming from. In that case, the answer to your question is that the room does have some effect and that psycoacoustics are t... | |
| Is 5.1 Really This Bad? Think about how much we tweek our 2ch speaker set-ups. We spike um, we toe um, we tilt um. We move the damn things all over the place trying to eek out the tightest focus and the largest soundstage. Setting up good surround sound is the same, but ... | |
| Have you seen HD-VHS yet? Just like when CD's first came out, it was said to be the perfect sound forever. The CD is good enough for most people. Obviously too good for all the people who can't get enough mp3's. For Joe Blow, DVD is better than anything they ever had befor... | |
| ButtKickers. Experience Anyone? I have seen the future of home theater, and it is the D-Box Odyssee! At 20k for a basic system it's out of the question for most people, but expect more affordable products in the future. You may even see it installed at a real theater near you so... | |
| better quality "Y" adapter needed I used to sell Kimber Kable, and I had Kimber build custom PBJ "Y" cables for the store. If you like the Hero interconnect, perhaps Kimber would build you exactly what you need. They might even be able to build you a custom "Y" cable like a bi-wir... | |
| What's your favorite speaker finish? There are many nice finishes. If you want the best psychological soundstage, match the speaker to the wall or the wall to the speaker as close as possible. Of course, you could always turn out all the lights or close your eyes if you really must h... | |
| Should Class A Amps be left on?? I keep my solid state amps on 24/7 unless I am going out of town. The soundstage really opens up after they have been on about an hour. I turn off my tube pre-amp between sessions. It seems to warm up fairly quickly, plus I don't want to burn up m... | |
| Box speakers that sound like Electrostats? How about a round speaker? Try a pair of Gallo Acoustics Solo or Reference speakers. The CDT tweeter will give you electrostatic speed on the top end and a panoramic sound stage. The bass is handled by dynamic drivers mounted in spheres that lack ... | |
| Has anyone heard Soundstream M3 THX amps Unfortunatly, Soundstream was much better at making car amps than home theater. The original car designs were Nelson Pass circuits. You would probably do much better with any of the other amps you mention. Plus, all of them will hold their value m... | |
| Gallo Due They sound like the old Solos and Reference line on the top end, but they don't have bottom end. You will definitly need a sub. They need break-in time, so make sure when you audition them they are not right out of the box. Use equipment that is s... | |
| center channel and surround speakers/ Buy a set of used Gallo Solos and use one for the center channel. Un-bolt it from the stand and build a custom stand suitable for your video display. You can also use a giant rubber O-ring like Gallo uses for their micro subwoofer. I recommend spe... |