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Opinions on Monster Retro Sigma speaker cables
there's a review on the stereophile web site of these cableshttp://www.stereophile.com/accessoryreviews/204monster/index.html 
The Best Inexpensive Wines Available Now
I'll second the Bogle Petite Sirah (long time favorite of mine) as well as the Cline Ancient Vines Mourvedre. I've found a couple decent inexpensive Pinot Noirs - Gloria Ferrer (I've found on sale at my local grocery store for $16 plus the 10% six... 
Floorstanders: 1k used-Psb,Audes,etc....
I can vouch for the PSBs and the Vandersteens. I owned a pair of PSBs for 10+ years and they rocked well. Have also heard several Vandersteen 2ce systems that were very musical. The PSBs are more neutral than the Vandersteen 2ce, but again, the Va... 
What are your opions on monster power amp.
Here's a thread on another site asking about this as well. Scroll down almost halfway to a quote from esappy where he quotes from review from Widescreen Review last year.http://hometheaterhifi.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-1429.html 
Electrostatic-vs-Planar strength, weakness
I concur with what most are saying here. I had a complete Martin Logan surround setup with Prodigys up front. The detail/resolution and holographic presentation of vocals were jaw dropping. Sweet spot was small. Hybrid bass was fine by me, althoug... 
Best way to go HT with focus on 2 channel
I grafted on an HT setup to my 2-channel rig as well, pretty much the same way others have mentioned here. I have my pure 2-channel setup with my sources (arcam FMJ CD23 and a VPI HW-19Jr turntable) going directly into my preamp (audible illusions... 
Nightmare
A few options. First, since Martin Logans have such a narrow horizonotal dispersion, you can probably get pretty close to side walls if you are toeing in. Maybe not right up against it, but maybe a foot off. With a 16' room length, you can keep th... 
What sub do "U" use ?
I just picked up an Energy eXL 8 for $50 this weekend. Won't win any pissing contests with this, but I just threw together an HT and it only sees HT duties. Sad part of this subwoofer is that it has a smaller driver (8") than the woofers in my fro... 
newbie question- omega/meadowlark/traingle/reynaud
My wife has Reynauds in her system which are very musical. When she auditioned speakers, I liked the sound of the Triangle, but I go for detail and soundstaging which I thought they did better than the Reynauds. All depends on what you like... 
My Belles 150 is buzzing when I turn it on..
I have an OCM 500, the older sister to the Belles 150. It used to buzz a bit when I had it plugged into a different outlet. I also noticed the buzz would change as certain other things in the room would power on or off (e.g. a vacuum cleaner). I e... 
HELP - buzzing on Magnepan 3.6R; repair or not?
when I typed Martin Logan, I meant Magnepan (also have a pair of Martin Logan Odysseys).For an amp, I am currently using an OCM 500 (225W+ at 8ohm and near double at 4ohm) so I do not believe the amp is clipping.I get the buzzing on one speaker bu... 
Why are these speakers so bright but others not?
John, thanks for the helpful info. I picked up some Xterminators at work and biwired using the Sigma Retro Gold. I TAKE BACK WHAT I SAID ABOUT THE BRIGHTNESS! Even without playing around with placement, they sound good. I think it was due to my no... 
Why are these speakers so bright but others not?
John, thanks for the helpful info. I picked up some Xterminators at work and biwired using the Sigma Retro Gold. I TAKE BACK WHAT I SAID ABOUT THE BRIGHTNESS! Even without playing around with placement, they sound good. I think it was due to my no... 
Why are these speakers so bright but others not?
Rob: Which Auralex product did you buy for treatment in which areas? What was the price? I know I need to do something. I only have these blackout blinds on one window (fortunately, the one where first reflection point would be) and I can tell a d... 
Why are these speakers so bright but others not?
I did play with speaker and seating placement somewhat, but I was just surprised how not good I found the Revel and 3.6R's in my room. Not that they aren't excellent speakers - the clarity and lack of distortian in Revel's midrange came through un...