Sonus Faber Elipsa

I had an opportunity to hear the brand new Speaker from Sonus Faber a week or so ago. They are on Display in Downtown Palo Alto. THe Elipsa, from what I have read, has a driver from the Stradivari Homage speaker, and a completely new Midrange. The Soundstage is amazing. The store had them hooked up With McIntosh 501 monoblocks, a C46 and a MCD201 cd player. Has anyone else heard these speakers?

Need advice for Brand New System

Here is the deal - total newby here. Haven't been a stereo junkie in about 15 years and am therefore clueless looking at all the options. Doing the basement in the new home and need to set up a home theater as well as sound in various other rooms. Planning to spend around 3500-4000 for the stereo system (this price is variable).

Last-Minute Reprieve for Web Radio

Last-Minute Reprieve for Web Radio

Things looked grim for Internet radio late last week. On July 11, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals declined to delay the <A HREF="http://stereophile.com/news/031907internet/">increase</A&gt; in digital performance royalties the Copyright Royalty Board imposed last March. The new fees were scheduled to go into effect on July 15, retroactive to the beginning of 2006.

Tweeter Acquired for $38 Million

Tweeter Acquired for $38 Million

Tweeter Home Entertainment Group, Inc., whch declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy on <A HREF="http://stereophile.com/news/061807chapter11/">June 11</A>, accepted a $38 million bid for a "going concern" acquisition from Schultze Asset Management, a firm specializing in "distressed positions."

Bach: The Majesty of the Luneburg Organ

Recorded in 1958 on Bach's organ in Germany. See scanned link below for more details. Actually recorded on Somerset label LP; P-/SF-9200 - Bach: The Majesty of the Lunenberg Organ - Professor Michael Schneider [1958].

Bach: The Majesty of the Luneberg Organ; 4 track 7.5 IPS Audio Spectrum AST-303

Audio Research $10K amp

Once again JA brings out the reality of a basically poor amplifier with a price tag of $10K!! A damping factor of 12 !!! That must be a loose wooly ill defined 1940' sounding turd. Come on, and of course teh subjective reviewer gives it his blessing how wonderful it sounds. How on earth can such a design be nuetral in reproduction? Freq resspone shows a very limited range this is 2007 lotsa amps are down to DC -500kHz..I know mine are. With slew rates of 800V/uS to make things sound ALIVE. The $10 K unit sounds like one over privced under performer.

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