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Metallica: S&M - Live with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (great-sounding live album, the full orchestra really adds a lot of depth to the recording) Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds: Live at Luther College (two acoustic guitars and Dave Matthews' vocals) Playboy Jazz: Jazz After Dark, Volumes I and II (great jazz compilations) Godsmack: The Other Side SACD (acoustic renditions of their popular songs) Frank Sinatra: Sinatra at the Sands (live concert also available in DVD Audio)

I like to buy products from American companies whenever possible. Also, it seems like everybody (and their brother) is driving a Lexus, Camry, 4Runner, you name it. I like to be different. I'm more of a muscle-car guy myself. I just sold my 1970 Dodge Challenger. I spent a year restoring it and hot-rodding it - I'd put it up against just about any import car on the dragstrip.

I don't know about a Klipsch car system. Horn speakers in that small of a space would be too hard on the ears. Lexus does make a few cars with factory Mark Levinson sound systems; my roommate has an ES400 something-or-other with one. Personally, I hate Lexus (and most Jap cars, for that matter), but the Levinson systems do sound awesome.

Just to let everyone know - I have an almost perfect set of Cherry RF-5s for sale on eBay right now. There are about 6 days left on the auction as of right now. I got these speakers direct from Klipsch about a year ago, and they are in almost perfect shape; a couple of small scratches on the BACK of one speaker (photo on eBay). Bidding starts at $500, if anyone is interested. They ship from zip code 47720 (Evansville, IN)

Top results: For Whom the Bell Tolls - Metallica (from Ride the Lightning) Walk All Over You - AC/DC (from Highway to Hell) Overkill - Motorhead (from Greatest Hits) War? - System of a Down (from System of a Down) Motorbreath - Metallica (from Kill 'em All)

In that price range, I would probably go with one of Definitive Technology's SuperCube models. The SuperCube 1 has a powered 12" driver, plus two 12" passive radiators. The SuperCube Reference is the same setup, but uses 14" drivers. These subs can play very loud and tight, they sound great. Either model would be less than $2000.

Yes, your receiver does send everything out at the same time, but it does not compensate for your room acoustics and speaker placement. The placement of your subwoofer in relation to your front speakers may cause a phase issue, as the sound waves from each speaker will interact differently with your room and reach your ears at different times. The best way to adjust your phase will require an audio test tone CD and two people. You will need to wire your main speakers out of phase (i.e. reverse the + and - wires on the back of the speaker), then play the test tone at the crossover frequency (typically 80Hz). While you are seated in your typical listening position, have a buddy slowly turn the phase adjustment knob on the back of the subwoofer until you hear the LEAST amount of bass. At this point, your main speakers are completely (180 degrees) out of phase with your subwoofer. When you have reached this point, you will want to switch the wires back to normal on your main speakers, thus putting your main speakers perfectly in phase (0 degrees) with your subwoofer.

Thanks a lot Jay. Those answers really helped out. I appreciate it.

MOVIES: Black Hawk Down (SuperBit Disc, DTS) : The sound for this entire movie is excellent! Bad Boys II (SuperBit Disc, DTS) : The gunfight/car chase over the bridge is awesome! Master and Commander (DD) : Very detailed sound - you can hear every little creak of the ship. Metallica - S & M : For Whom the Bell Tolls, great song and great sounding DVD Dave Matthews Band - The Central Park Concert : Pretty much any song.

Does anyone out there own RF-5s or RF-7s that they have removed the passive crossovers from in favor of electronic crossovers? I have a pair of RF-5s in my 7.1 setup, but am planning on using them in another room for a stereo setup. I am planning on using a SET-type tube amp for my highs, and an Aragon dual monoblock for my lows. I am not too familiar with electronic crossovers, so if anyone out there knows of a decent brand, let me know. I have been looking at Rane. Thanks!

I currently own a pair of RF-5s and a pair of RF-3s. I have spent quite a bit of time comparing these speakers, and I am curious about some of the differences. After taking both speakers apart, I noticed that the RF-5 has larger gauge Monster Cable wiring, wheras the RF-3 has thinner cable. Also, the RF-5 has two sets of cross-braces in the cabinet, whereas the RF-3 has only one. I assume that this is to prevent the side panels from resonating? I also noticed a difference in the ports that I am confused with. The port on the RF-5 extends 5-6 inches into the enclosure, whereas the port on the three is pretty much flush with the inside of the cabinet. What is the point of the extended port? Does it smooth out bass response at all or reduce port noise? Any comments would be appreciated.