Recent content by Burke

many years ago I had a chance to compare the Sander's Model 10b against my ML Summits see thread http://www.martinloganowners.com/forum/showthread.php?8063-Chicago-Shooutout-ML-Summits-vs-Sanders-10b/page2 the interesting stuff starts about post 36. To summarize, both speakers are...

Joey, You may want to consider the Mapeshade Samson line of racks as well, Very heavy, stable, and easy to adjust / customize, I really like mine, If you are driving a van up to Chicago, let me know and I will send you home with some room treatments. --burke

Bernard and Gordon, 100% spot on +1

See the pictures of my media room in the "Room within a room project" http://www.martinloganowners.com/forum/showthread.php?8051-The-Room-with-in-a-Room-Project The panels are really copies of the GIK's 4x2 feet but without a frame and designed to be caputured by lightwieght steel studs. See...

I am rebuilding the media room, pulling up the carpet and putting down hardwood. I am redesigning the walls. I may have some left over acoustic panels that I will need a good home.

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you can always visit me in wheaton. I think you have been here once a long time ago. Room is different now but you always welcome --burke

Snow is taken care, relaxing with Melody Gardot "Worrisome Heart"

I agree completely. This thing is way overkill for a music server. I built it for a very high performance network of computers about half of which are virtual. But since I already have it it works fine for music as well. The first Freenas I built was from and old Intel Atom computer and...

I am using a Sonos media server. and a Pioneer SC-65 receiver, Both can access the NAS. The NAS is a supermicro server board, xeon processor and 32BG of ram. This is primarily for a set of the computers I use for work (hence the need for speed) But it holds the music just fine.

A just built a NAS. http://www.freenas.org/ The project is all in the public domain. You just have to buy the hardware and assemble it. If you are at all computer savvy it is a breeze. Performance is a function dollars. (bigger cpu, memory, network card = more performance) I built my...

Hoping to get away for some time Sat or Sun morning

I'll vouch for the Cakebread CabSauv. I was in the wine club for about ten years and stop in when I am in the Napa Valley. My current favorite is the Regusi from the Stags Leap region.

I am in as well, it has been a while since we all got together.

I never knew about the ctrl-scroll wheel, But Ctrl + and Ctrl - also increase / decrease font size. Ctrl 0 will reset to normal.