RealTraps has announced a new line of "spouse-friendly" acoustic treatment products that will blend nicely into any room. Our new Planter Bass Trap is shown below, and this press release describes all three products in detail:

RealTraps Press Release

--Ethan

I am a recent graduate who just purchased a house, so I'm trying to cut back on spending. I couldn't pass up, however, a Panasonic SA-HE75 that I found for $75.

Of course, now I have to buy speakers for it. Can anyone recommend a good set that can be had for under $300? The unit has room for two mains, two surrounds, a center, and a subwoofer, so I'd like to fill as many of those slots as possible. Am I just dreaming?

Thank you all for your feedback!

While I don't think this belongs in the jazz forum, I don't think it belongs in the classical one either. Anyway, my brother sent me this video last night of Paco De Lucia. I've loved and listened to Paco for years and have seen him perform a few times, but he seemed jaded and uninspired. Like he was putting on a show without any regards to the music, just to fill in his legend status.

Hi,
I need some help from someone in the know. I have these "old school" Merak speakers. I just want to know whether they are junk or whether they have any value. I don't want to send them to the landfill.
Thanks very much for any help!

I have seen several references to the distance that a speaker is placed from the front wall. Are these measurements taken from the rear panel of the speaker or are they supposed to be taken from the drivers?

Thanks,
Scott

Wow! Now this thing is cool! A new app for $30 you can download for an iphone which uses the built-in microphone and hardware to turn it into a portable a real-time spectrum analyzer and oscilloscope. For those that have an iphone it's a quick and convenient way to do basic room analysis or measure equipment. Snapshots can be saved at will and saved for later. I have not used it seriously yet, but so far it seems to work very well and is very sensitive.

Remarkable how a few folks get obsessed with taking shots at Ethan W. Goodness - is there a way to count the number of times that the name Ethan comes up in posts by persons X, Y, and Z? It must be 1000's of times - they seem fixated. Y'all don't have to agree with him, just post your opinions - but the vehemence of the personal attacks and insults is off-putting and certainly undermines whatever arguments you are putting forth. And I think it detracts from the atmosphere of the forum.