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Can you imagine a world without vinyl?
I hate this...in the never ending, self deluding, not quite successful (my vinyl days are 30 years behind me, but I still rememember!) battle of trying to convince myself I can live without vinyl, along comes this utterly convincing, inarguable &a... 
Best Sonus Faber for 16 sq room. ?
Tda,You're probably right, and maybe I'll be calling on you for EQ advice!John 
Best Sonus Faber for 16 sq room. ?
Along these same lines a recent Great room remodeling project has resulted in my large floorstanders; (Dali MS5) being exiled to a small bedroom for the forseeable future. I was wondering about simply plugging up the bass ports...voila, sealed box... 
Current vs. Watts??? Need clarification.
W = E X I X P.F. P.F. (Power Factor in %) refers to the phase shift between current and voltage at various frequencies. Some speakers are more prone than others. So, the more phase shift you have the more current required to achieve the rated watt... 
Anybody play any musical instruments...........
Drums... as in "rank amateur, with the emphasis on rank" but boy, it surely gives you an idea about dynamics and the ideal to strive for in your audio system! 
So...What do you listen to in your car?
Jazz and alternative rock on a fairly tricked out system (for a geezer)! After a recent cd/pre-amp replacement for my car, I had a chuckle over the thought that the currently available gear, with digital control for every parameter, would certainl... 
Cary V12R - is it "bridgeable"?
How about Cary's recommendation; tweeters/mid on triode, woofers on ultra-linear in a verticle bi-amp scenario. Better than the mono-block according to Cary. 
Music out there with good bass
Maxwell-Embrya 
bi-amping with Mc352 and Mc2102
Larry,you may want to visit AudioKharma for some detailed advice on bi-amping with a Mac tube amp. Apparently you have to limit the frequency the amp sees at the imput level or the amp will experience heat and distortion. This can be done with an ... 
Jazz Recommendations.
If your friend is coming from pop/rock , e.s.t. would bridge the gap rather well. 
Sonus Faber Cremonas or JM lab Diva
Ted, You may want to consider using 2 v12's... refer to Cary's web sight on verticle bi-amping. You can run one channel in ultralinear set at 4 ohms for the woofers, and the mid/tweeters set for triode at 8 ohms! One amp for each channel, hence "v... 
What Guitarists Remind You Of SRV Or Hendrix?
Jimmy Thackery 
Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better?
Now that that's over..........Which component will the Chicago Group be evaluating next? 
DENON 2900 vs 2910
As I understand it the 3910 is the replacement for the 2900.I know that seems unusual considering the numbering sequence, but it does explain the price and quality differences!