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Plan to build a dedicated Hometheater.
Toan, There are a couple places you can start. Pick up the books "The Master Handbook of Acoustics" and "Sound Studio Construction on a Budget" both by F. Alton Everest. While they don't directly address home theater they do address the issues in ... 
Hear ye! Thou who knowist thy speakers..
A used pair of B&W N802 would also be in the relm of possibility. I have owned this speaker for almost a year and it has not stopped impressing me. As far as looks go - you either love them or hate them. My wife fortunately loves the look of o... 
Speaker Rebuilding
Are you trying gut the box and go with new drivers and crossover or just repair the existing drivers? There are several books on speaker building. I like The Loudspeaker Design Cookbook by Vance Dickason. Cheers, Dan 
WOOLCOT AMPS - Anybody heard these?
Here's a direct link so you don't have to go through all those pages. http://audiogo1.iserver.net/cgi-bin/forum5.pl?asund&948998560&read&openall&4&& Also if you Search the Archives for Wolcott, I think you will find it too.... 
Golden Tube SE 40
I have two as mono blocks. I have modified the bias circuit to allow me to use 12 matched Svetlana SV6L6GC from the tube store (www.tubestore.com) I then tracked down four vintage Sylvania JAN 6SN7GT VT-231s. The differences were amazing. I am usi... 
Listening Room: Diffusion vs. Absorption
This may not be exactly what you want to hear, but there is no simple solution. I would recommend a great book the helped me out - The Master Handbook of Acoustics. - by F. Alton Everest. There is a Third Edition due out in October of 2000, but th... 
Wolcott amps The best tube amps?
Jman I emailed you. 
Wolcott amps The best tube amps?
Jman, I am curious as to what amps you auditioned. I just got off the phone with Hank Wolcott and he answered some questions I had. There is a dealer within two hours of me, so I might go and take a listen. I would like to know how these amps comp... 
Up & Over Sampling... Continued
I would also suggest reading dCS's white papers on the effects of Jitter and digital "Smearing" at http://www.dcsltd.co.uk/papers.htm Cheers 
Wolcott amps The best tube amps?
Albertporter, Thanks for the update. I will be shopping for some new amplifiers some time this year and the Wolcott's are on my list to audition. I am very much interested in your experiences. I have B&W N802 and everybody I have talked too re... 
Wolcott amps The best tube amps?
Well Albertporter its been about a month... what's your impression so far about the Walcotts? 
Room Acoustic Treatment
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Amp for B&W 802N ?
The reason I ask is that on North Creek Music's web page there is no mention of the Nautilus Series, only the Matrix Series. I am not doubting that the "right" crossover made with top notch materials would sound better, however I am against throug... 
Amp for B&W 802N ?
Madisonear... Are you sure the Nautilus series crossovers are as "dreadful" as you say? The question was regarding the Nautilus series not the Matrix series? Not a slam or anything I own a pair of 802N and am just wondering? 
Amp for B&W 802N ?
Madisonear... Are you sure the Nautilus series crossovers are as "dreadful" as you say? The question was regarding the Nautilus series not the Matrix series? Not a slam or anything I own a pair of 802N and am just wondering?