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When will a 60"+ true 1080P plasma be available?
There will be a Panasonic 65inch 1080p plasma, and a 50 inch Pioneer. The only 1080p plasmas I know off. The panasonic should come out at the end of summer for around $10k retail 
Bob Crump passes away over holiday.
I met him several times at shows. First he was honest, and would be willing to admit his setup was not sounding good at the time. This is a rare comodity at shows. He was a music lover first, an equipment designer second, albeit a darn good one.I ... 
Hales Design Group Speakers...Removing the Grills
The speakers have something like a big rubber band all around the metal frame to secure the grill cloth. You basically grab it by a corner and pull it out carefully. They are a pain in the *%@! to put them back, and have them look good. It can be ... 
2 ch. or 5.1 amp for HT mostly for music
Assuming the receiver has preamp output for the two front channels. Those would be your inputs to the two channel amp. Hope this helps 
Room/wall treatments for new basement?
I would consult with the people at www.echobusters.com. The echo busters people supply materials to the professional trade not just to home audio. They will be happy to consult in your project. Give them a callGood luck 
Dedicated phono cable or quality IC
I am going to point you to the following site:http://www.high-endaudio.com/RC-IC-Phono.htmlI agree with most of what he says. A quote from the site follows:"CAVEAT 1: Never assume a line-level cable will work equally well for the phono signal. My ... 
BAT pre with Pass Labs amp
What speakers are you using, efficiency and load?I own a 51se. I have listened to the Pass, but own a BAT amp. 
Best Speakers Compatable with System
I personally have a BAT 51SE and a BAT 75SE matched to a pair of Coincident Total Victory in the short wall of a 14 X 34 ft room. I have done some minor tweaking on the 75SE. The combination sounds excellent. This speakers need about 9 to 10 feet ... 
Home Theatre Amp Suggestions
If you like BAT tube amps, or preamps, the BAT 6200 configured for two to six channels is a wonderfull amp. The Bat tubes are better, but not that much. This amp is a giant killer I have compared it to megabuck SS stero amps, and it had them for l... 
VPI redesigning experiment
The Shun Mook fellows make their amp stands from a combination of maple and ebony. The m-pingo discs are made from ebony, and the record weigh/clamp is also ebony. They definitely like maple, but normally in combination with ebony.The experiment c... 
Connection Help Please on Cal Audio CL2500?
I own the CAL 2500 Pre, but not the DVD player. The analog output from the Cal 2500 DVD player will output very good stereo. I believe your Lexicon will proceed to converted the signal back to digital and then analog at the output, unless it has a... 
Best electronics for Vandersteen 5/5A
Richard Vandersteen is a very approachable guy. Talk to him with your question and concerns. He would be happy to tell what he has used.What does your dealer tells you? Take it with a grain of salt since retailing sometimes makes for strange bedfe... 
More bang for the buck?
Please specify the speakers you will be matching it to, source, what is your source(s), room size and what do you listen to mostly. With that info maybe we can give you an intelligent answer based on facts.Both are wonderfull amps. The 120 has mor... 
Speaker Suggestion for teenage pre-stereophile
I agree with Gregm about the stands if the speakers are monitors. Go listen to Acoustic Energy, AE-three. These are $700/pair new. These are floor standing speakers. Their sound is excellent, if you can find them used they would be that much cheap... 
Rogue Zeus
The amp is not out. They had a working, sounding, unit at the CES. I did not like the way the speakers interfaced with the room. As a result I have no opinion. The build quality looked excellent, but that does not tell me how it sounds.Good luck