Recent content by Dan Prorok

A fair point. And, trust me, I have spent many thousands of dollars on new equipment as well from my not-snooty-at-all laid-back music-loving dealer...it's a great shop! It is nice to have a choice, though, since only a dozen or so brands are available locally, but everything ever made is...

From the article: “Everybody has a certain amount of money to spend,” said James McQuivey, principle analyst for media technology at Forrester Research Inc. “It’s not that they’re choosing not to spend it on the old-style audio. It’s that something new came along. ...yup...and when the masses...

Even though I did work way too much this past weekend, the only reason I actually had time to post was that the new toy is in the mail and won't be here for a day or two. That didn't keep me from downloading the manual and thinking about the myriad of ways I could use it...and hence, this post...

Rega Planar 3: 7.1 - 7.2 mm This was difficult to measure because the spindle is tapered, so I am afraid it was difficult to get a more accurate and consistent measurement with my calipers, but it appears to be 7.2mm at its widest point.

So, I have an SMS-1 on the way. The inner geek in me is anxious to start tweaking and measuring and tweaking again. While I have been waiting for the device to arrive, I've been wondering how best to integrate it. At present, I do not use my Descent for 2-channel at all: it's attached to the...

Just one clarification because I do not wish for this to turn in to an all-out flame war, but I do not believe our points of view are as irreconcilable as it may first seem... While my words did not make it clear, my intention was not to pass judgement on any *person* and would not attempt to...

I think I get the concept of a dream, but the fundamental difference is, perhaps, my dreams are more inclusive of the total picture. They don't really include an exotic supercar since, like I said, the first emotions I feel when considering it are stress just thinking about what I'd do with...

Maybe just a different point of view...and this is not intended to be directed at you, alone, Caerus... Am I the only one who thinks Best Buy did an acceptable job? They made a pricing error; why do people feel obligated to a fire sale price because one person made an honest error. Because one...

How about giving Jim Power at Martin Logan a call? He has hooked me up with spikes twice now over the years for discontinued products.

The pull-down screen was custom-made by Da-Lite. It's a Model C w/ CSR with the "High Power" screen material. It has been a few years since I purchased the screen, so some of the current market details may have changed since I last did my research. When choosing a screen, the big choices are...

I think you will find the Aerius (or Aerius i) much closer to their Aeon replacement than the Clarity. Despite its comparatively low price in the used market, the Aerius is a fantastic speaker and, with the appropriate electronics, can really be made to sing. I will probably get some flack for...

The choice of the Logos, once again, goes back to aesthetics and WAF. My wife never cared for the look of the Theater (or nearly identical Theater i), claiming it looked like "some part that fell off of an alien space ship." The fact that the voicing on the Logos matches the SL-3's so well is a...

The picture of the bottom of the rack is evidence that a turntable shelf would make playing vinyl far more enjoyable than the current kneeling that is required today. A dream is to put a Salamander Triple 20 (walnut and black) up front and house the front channel amps inside while putting on top...

The Salamander racks are essential in my setup since they play such a key role in WAF. One of my design criteria was to try as hard as possible to make the living room look like a sitting room with some funky Martin Logan speaker sculpture art and not look like Dan's electronics workshop. Front...

1. Member Name: Dan Prorok 2. Location: Catskill, New York USA 3. ML Models: SL-3, Logos, Descent 4. Year Purchased: SL-3: Feb 2004; Logos: May 2004; Decent: March 2007 5. Mods/Changes: Custom walnut trim on SL-3's to match Salamander rack 6. Associated Electronics: * 2-channel signal path: *...