I'm no audiophile by any stretch, in fact - I'm more of an audioTard to be honest! I figured this was the place to ask questions about an amp and speaker setup for my home. I'm not after a massively loud sound, just a very nice music family/living room.

Currently I'm looking at picking up a NAD 3225PE amp secondhand, and using a set of 4 Behringer 1c monitors (I need them to be small and wall mounted) and then after that picking up a subwoofer.

Have there been any bipole(rear firing) designed speakers reviewed? I was wondering how the technology reviewed.

Is the Vandersteen 5A or Quatro a bipole? Where do they fire their woofer and subwoofers? I have never seen any full rear or base pictures.

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I am interested in attending a Stereophile show and wondered if Stereophile ever has shows in Chicago, IL? What would be the closest show sponsored by Stereophile to Chicago, IL if Stereophile does not have shows in Chicago and in what month is the show held?

I attended a Stereophile show in Chicago many moons ago...probably the late 80's.

Thanks!