A question about a Pioneer A-35R. Apologies if this is dumb. Won it at an auction and it's been great. Problem though (I think). And I have no user manual

The thing cuts off with B speakers on. Old NAD receiver never did this. The B speakers are outdoor speakers.

I tried again with just the B speakers (rather than A and B). Now it cut off and upon turning on again I have all the lights flashing (the component lights ..tuner, cd, phono, etc. Basically it's like it's not working.

I have a pair of Revel Ultima Salons and a Gryphon Tabu Century Amp. For music I have been lent a REL Storm III. My room is 6m x 6m x 3m High. The Revels sound great but I need to wind the REL up to the 2 o'clock position (Hi Level) to hear/feel it. The REL has been wired in parallel on the speaker outs of the Gryphon. Do I need a Sub with a bigger driver to match the REVEL?

S2's and C3 finally came in. I will provide a review as soon as they are broken in.

Immediate audible difference is the V2's are not as efficient as the V1's so at the same volume level, the V2's do not play as loud. Appearance wise, like the V1's, they are a beautiful/classy looking speaker, although I almost prefer the look of the exposed tweeters on the V1's better, but like the fact that the V2's tweeter are covered making them less vulnerable. I prefer the look of the aluminum midrange/bass driver over the previous version, however, at a distance they look very similar.

The majority of my stuff is U.S.A. made and designed, can't get any more American than Minnesota!!! Ill, for speakers, N.J. for TT, Washington State for Rane stuff...did you ever hear what Chiense music sounds like? How on earth can they make audio that reproduces real music!!! EEEEEESSSSHHHHHH...banging pots and pans ain't music...F' em.....

I have to agree with Sam Tellig on the "Made in China" thing. If it wasn't for the horrendous experience I had with Harmon Kardon's Chinese made receivers or Infinity's speakers I would never have upgraded to products like Vandersteen speakers or B&K amps which, obviously, are made in the U.S.A. So maybe the corner cutting communist audio is good for the high end. I will most likely never (willfully) buy anything audio that says "Made in China" again, which is pretty much the entirety of the mass market. Jeeze even "Made in Japan" isn't so bad anymore.

Ok,

First off, this is my first post. Second, "Hi".

I bought a pair of Magnepan MMG's about two years ago. I used to work at Stereo Exchange in NYC, so I had some gear that I hooked up. Here's what happened:

Marantz MA-22 monoblocs - Great little amps - very transparent but way underpowered

McCormack Micro Line and Power Drive (the older oblong shape) - beautiful but still underpowered

Hmmm, don't ya think things have improved since the 50's? Does some think this "sounds" better? Huh? http://i14.ebayimg.com/05/i/000/a4/8e/0a9e_12.JPG