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    Spires rear distance placement with room treatments...

    Hi All: I have ML Spires currently approx. 3 feet from the back wall. The back wall high-frequency room treatments from Ready Acoustics (http://www.readyacoustics.com/acoustic_panels.html) that have an absorption range from 250Hz to 20KHz. Does this mean I can place the Spires closer to the...
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    Fairly new Spires ...Woofers a flapping like crazy!!! Please help?

    Fairly new Spires ...Woofers are flapping like crazy!!! Please help? Hi folks: I have a 1 year old pair of Spires which have been working just great as far as i knew. They are indoors with no direct sunlight on them and ofcourse in a smoke/tobacco free environment. A week ago or so i did the...
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    Shielded 2-prong AC power cable

    I just saw an ad for a shielded 2 prong AC power cable and was wondering how the shielding is possible? Where does the shield come from? I am looking for one to place in my rack as i want to minimize 60Hz fields as much as possible. MiddleAtlantic has their SignalSafe power cables that twist the...
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    Maximum length limit on Speaker Cables?

    Hi: I have a 5.1 system using Spires as my mains, Stage as my center and the FX2 for my surrounds. My speaker wire is 20ft or less for the mains but 50ft for the surrounds. All speaker wire is generic 10-gauge wire boutgh from e-bay :p. I noticed hum in the surrounds when i mute my pre-pro but...
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    Is standard 10 guage speaker wire superb for audio?

    Hi allL I currently use regular 10-guage stranded speaker wire i bought off a spool from e-bay about 3 years ago. But I've been seeing some well reviewed speaker wire well under $50 per foot. Is it worth the change to this type of wire or not? Am i being duped by their claims? Anyone knows the...
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    Best surrounds for my Spires?

    Hi: I've had my Spires for about 7 months and they sound really great. I later on got the Stage center channel last week and so far, though not fully broken in, sounds great as its timbre matches that of the Spires. Now, i'm looking for surrounds whose timbre will match that of my fronts. ML...
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    Vista Deal?

    http://store.audioholics.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=vista
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    Spires in the house...

    I just got my brand new Spires last weekend and they are a beaut indeed! I have them 3 feet from the front wall and 2 feet from the sides as i have a 60" wall plasma in between. Maybe, i can squeeze them in a few more inches but that's it else i'll block my view of the TV. Does this meet the...
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    Used Spires or new Theos???

    I have an option of buying a 2.5 year old used Spires pair on Agon in fairly good condition for about the same price as a new Theos pair. I'm told the 5 yr ML warranty for the spires isn't transferrable. What to do? Need some advice here please...
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    9" panel versus 11" Xstat panel.

    Hi anyone: I was wondering what the difference in sound quality would be between a 9" wide panel(Ethos/Theos) and an 11" wide panel (Spire). I am torn by this as i don't want to spend more money than i have to if the two panels are identically sounding. Is the sweetspot size the same? How...
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    Still undecided ....help!

    Hi All: Brand new user here...I'm deciding between the ML Theos($5K) and Magnepans 1.7($2K). I audioned both of them at seperate stores. I was impressed by both speakers. The thing i liked baout the Maggie was that regardless wehther i was seated or standing, the imaging and tonality remained...
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