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Well, I'm off to Aspen later this morning for a week of skiing, fine dining and to watch some crazy-a$$ Winter X-Games. Should make for a real good time, especially if my two teenage boys can manage to stay out of trouble and/or the hospital. Any drinking, dining, insider secrets or other...

I'm almost ready to spend some $$$ on the turntable thing. I have done some research and read the articles. The choice is down to two tables: The ClearAudio Emotion and the Rega P3-24. The idea here is to keep the purchase price with arm and cart around 1K. The ClearAudio is a little over...

Title: The Chesky Collection Artist: Sara K. Genre: Blues / Contemporary Blues Label: Chesky Records Release Date: 2003 Great album. Killer voice. A+ recording. If you like the bluesy twang thang, this honey and her pipes are for you !!

Went digging through a remote closet today and dug a folder out of a box that had some cool stuff in it. I found the owners manuals for my Acurus and Martin Logan gear. Of true interest was this perfectly preserved full-range brochure and Sequel II specific brochure. Very cool. Thought I'd...

Lately I've been I have been considering upgrading my CD player. Not that the old one is bad -- in fact it's quite good sounding, well-reviewed at the time of its' release, and continues to operate just fine despite it being ten years old. So recently I borrowed a Rotel RCD-1072 (in black - a...

I did -- this weekend in a private residence. Excluding the sub-40 Hz region, I stand impressed, butthey lacked some bottom end solidity and impact. They throw a wide and deep soundstage that is very electrostatic-like. They also image very, very well and don't seem to smear voices or...

Well, we've seen threads like this in the past... You know the type -- what speakers are your favorites, what's the best CD player for under $2000, etc... Today, we focus on amplifiers and associated technologies. Sooooo... --If you had the means, what amplifier(s) would you buy for your...

OK...so I figured that I'd give this website a try as I'm sick and tired of low-rez downloads from iTunes and the like. Link: http://www.hdtracks.com/ I did this mostly out of sick curiosity. And other than the lack of a huge Amazon-esque library, they provide a decent service and very nice...

Fellas -- Other than being a beautiful work of music, this recording is clean, clean, clean. I scooped it up a couple days ago and have been thoroughly impressed by its' sound quality. My ears, of course. But I like it.

I don't know who said it first, but I distinctly remember hearing people kvetch about some supposed fact that Martin-Logans can't rock -- or can't rock with authority. Well, Cerwin-Vegas they're not. But rock they do, especially when paired with a good subwoofer. Since I'm off today and the...

So I installed some GIK room treatments to the room a couple weeks ago. I really enjoy the improvements in imaging and how the detail pops right out at you. The one thing I noticed that was kind of a bummer was that the speakers presented a more "forward" presentation -- as if you got up and...

I'm a sick man. A very sick, sick man. I saw a Depth subwoofer on the 'Gon last night and immediately made contact with the owner (about 40 miles away ) and set up the deal. I got this little powerhouse for such a nice price that I couldn't refuse. Hell, I was looking to add a little "thump"...

The Sequel IIs that I have produce respectable bass. In most of the many homes that I have had them in, they dig deep and hold a solid line. And this house is no different. The bottom end is good -- not Summit good, but good nevertheless. When I replaced the panels on my speakers, I asked 3...

Phase 3, as I mentioned in previous posts is adding some acoustic treatments to my room. Today I ordered a 3-pack of 24"x48" model 242 acoustic panels from GIK in "Silver Papier". I think these will look sharp as heck right behind the Logan's panels (mounted upright) and on the wall behind...

A while back, I started a thread concerning this forums thoughts on cables and speaker wires. The age old debate was which is better: long speaker cable/short ICs or vice versa. There didn't seem to be a real concensus, so I went ahead with my plan. Phase 2 of my listening room meant buying...

The title says it all... Speaker cables differences and pre-to-main cable tests have been well-documented. But many audio guys say that the best sound comes from a system built from the source up. So with that ideology in mind.....Tested a couple sets of cables with a buddy tonight. For the...

In a recent conversation with a fellow audio-junkie, the issue of how loud we listen to music came up. Most audiophiles have systems that are seriously over powered (dynamic headroom, right ?) and capable of driving most speaker to very high levels. Granted, Martin Logans are not Cerwin-Vegas...

Phase One is done. New stats installed on the old Sequel IIs, and boy do they look different with the ClearSpar panels. In addition to looking real snazzy, they sound killer right off the bat. This is a recommended upgrade -- I can tell already. Right now the Logans are breaking in on Steve...

My latest project has me moving my amplifiers close to the speakers. Placing the amps on the carpet or fireplace hearth is not going to meet with mine or the wife's approval. So I am in the market for an inexpensive set of amp stands or other solution. Since these are SS amps, a full-tilt...

I am considering reorganizing my system such that each amp resides next to the speaker that it drives. This will allow me to use significantly shorter runs of speaker cable, but longer runs of IC. I am told that this is the preferred layout by the golden ear types. So -- 1) Is this a...