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a Power vs Volume Question
If I understand correctly:For acoustic SPL and electric voltage, 20dB is a tenfold rise. For (electric or acoustic) power, 20dB is a hundredfold rise; 10dB is tenfold.So:appx. 6dB SPL is a doubling of spl and a fourfold of power, and appx. 3dB is ... 
How Much Is Too Much?
For me, the best comparison I can produce is that it's like when I owned a rather fast car. More than 99% of the time I drove it in a courteous, "don't notice me" manner. Every now and then I did like to let slip the dogs and hear'em howl. Highway... 
Have you ever deceived your wife-audio purchase
Hello Phaelon,lol!I won't touch that with a ten-watt pole - though I am tempted! Oh what the hey.Have you SEEN the gatefold in the September "Pentode"? heeheeheeeecheers 
Sacramento, California
Anyone up Sonora way?cheers apo 
Have you ever deceived your wife-audio purchase
I am also extremely sexy, but having been married for 21 years now, I am neither rich nor famous. I can live without fame, thank you, but the other thing sounds kind a nice.We have one name, two checking accounts. Even so, Wife knows what high-end... 
Anyone familiar with the Manger driver?
The Audio Physic Medea speakers were at the heart of the single most awesome moment I've ever had in the high-end hobby.I was privileged to hear them at Immedia in Berkeley some seven years ago. They were utterly compelling, "hors classe" in a way...