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    Luxman Flexs Flagship Muscle with New M-10X Power Amp

    Please Todd put this beast through it's paces. They better give you a unit to check out. Use some low impedance speakers and some super heavy bass signals that drain current to see how it holds up. Luxman has been one of the best for decades.
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    SVS’s Prime Elevation and Marantz’s SR7012 AVR Tackle Auro-3D: An Exploratory Review

    Absolutely fantastic read Todd. I did see on top of the first picture of Wilfried at the console that he was the inventor of immersive sound, that is not true. In an interview I heard him give credit to Ambisonics. Way way back this was tried and fried like many formats. But he did mention...
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    Center Channels...

    Thank you Todd for the warm welcome. Did you read the interview in Widescreen Review with Gary Reber and Wilfried Van Baelen? Wilfried is what I would call a rare bird for real. His science behind his methods is solid and his extensive research proves in ceiling height speakers are too high up...
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    Center Channels...

    The shape of the tweeter being a dome helps to disperse off axis sound. SVS makes excellent products.
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    Center Channels...

    It's a long story LOL. ADS like many older speaker companies sold out and closed the factory. Being from New England, Boston area, and tight on budget, I started out with Advents. Then went for Boston Acoustics because I couldn't afford ADS. Years after inheriting a pair of L1230s, I got into...
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    Center Channels...

    Best if like the article from Todd, all the same and same height and depth as mains And surrounds too! So if possible, match the center with the other 4 speakers at the seating level, and the image, and illusion is timbre matched so seamless. Mixed speakers can be used but it is very hard to...
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