Hi, I recently went to a speaker store and had a length discussion with the manager on building a setup. I listened to several small monitor size speakers and these sounded the best to me. http://www.madisound.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1688

They are 281 each but I would have to build them. I have no experience soldering or anything like that. The store can build them for me for 350 each. What should I do?

I doubt it's just rumors but JGH passed away yesterday.This is a great loss for the hi-fidelity community.

Hello,

Posted by Gordon's good friend Bob O'Neill on the Audio Asylum:

"A few minutes after 12 noon mtn time, July 20, 2009, J. Gordon Holt passed away in his home in Boulder, Colorado.
A memorial service will be held in a week or two. There will be, of course, martinis and the music of Ralph Vaughn Williams." - Bob O'Neill

Hey everyone. i have been frequently reading reviews of hifi equipment and very recently decided to take the plunge as i am a huge music and movie fan. To cut the story short, i am looking to upgrade my home theater setup where i already have a new tv and dvd player denon 1740. I currently have the logitech z5500 home theater system which is supposed to be the best in its class and is thx certified. I am looking to replace this with an av receiver and stereo speakers to start with, with the sub and surrounds / center to be added later. My confusion lies here:

And now we know why the AMA supports the program:

....Democrats seem to have procured the AMA's bouquet with what the AMA letter says is the promise of "fundamental Medicare reforms, including repeal of the sustainable growth rate," or SGR. The SGR is a formula that Congress created in 1997 as a form of fiscal triage, mandating automatic cuts in physician payments if entitlement spending rises too steeply. Next year, they're scheduled to drop by 21.5%.

Just d/l the new "PRO" v2.0 of the XTZ Room Analyzer software (www.xtz.se). At first glance, I see they've added some nice new features, including more "save measurement" options, and a new waterfall plot. The updated instruction manual also mentions that the mic is directional for higher frequencies, and indeed, yields more reproducible results when pointed towards the speakers (vs. upright). Hopefully Kal will report on the updated software in a future column. Anybody else here using it for tuning their setup?

This is entertaining. The new government found the results of the referendum the ex-President demanded letting him violate the Constitution and remain in office. It seems he had election results already recorded and certified on his computers...before the election had even been held.

Like Iran or Franken in Minnesota.

http://babalublog.com/2009/07/a-page...ords-playbook/

Graph: My Typical Room Frequency Response Graph
Receiver: HK 3380
Speakers (x4): Sansui SP2500
CD Player: Pioneer DVR 220
Media: Audio Test CD Vol. III 1/3 Octave Pink Noise (testaudio.com)

Mean across entire spectrum: 81.03 dB
Standard deviation across entire spectrum: 6.25 dB

Measured from listening position with Radio Shack digital SPL meter on tripod with full spectrum pink noise track set at 80 dB.