What's the story with Rockport Technologies?

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I live in the Dallas area and have not found a dealer yet to hear the Mira's in person. I have heard these are just as good as the Wilson WP8's..Are these speakers as good as the hype surrounding them?

I saw an older review from JA on one of their models, but looking at the graphs it appears that the high frequencies are rolled off, hence giving a false sense of softness and warmth. Can anyone comment on the engineering quality behind this company. Many thanks in advance.

"You're Gonna Miss Me"

Do you guys remember the band "13th Floor Elevators"??! well, they were a popular rock band in the late 60's and i really love their music. the lead singer, roky erickson, went insane and someone did a documentary on his life today, which features a soundtrack of all his hit songs. A coworker at umg gave me the soundtrack and I really enjoyed it. the most popular is "you're gonna miss me," which the title of the dvd/soundtrack. i really recommend it, if you're into rock music or just to watch the dvd. here's the website if you want to check it out...

Musical Fidelity 550k Supercharger

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Has anyone actually played with this new beastie? Other thoughts?

Musical Fidelity asserts that most systems are underpowered and that the resulting lack of headroom is a serious deficiency.

From their website:

"Roughly speaking, most systems are about 10dB deficient in their dynamic range capability. Our magnificent new product, the 550K Supercharger, increases the dynamic range of most systems by about 10dB or more."

How does this sound for my first "hi-fi" system?

hey all, good forum idea! all this stuff i've read online can be really confusing.

I've been looking at an entry level hi-fi system...this is primarily to play records, not CDs...i'll get a CD player later...right now I want to spend right around $1000, not more..

Here's what I think I've decided on:

Rega P1 record player - $350

Epos ELS-3 monitor speakers - $329

Cambridge Audio Azur 340A integrated amp - $329*

*although it keeps saying that a phono in is "optional" so maybe i have to pay more...

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