I have to go with 1972. Albums like Exile On Main Street, Harvest, and many others made it an incredible year in music. Couple that with the Rolling Stones legendary 72 American Tour, perhaps the greatest rock tour in history, and it was a very good year! Roger

Beautiful!!! What kind of wood did you use?

BB King - Completely Well Released in 1969, I bought this amazing disc about a year ago and it stays in constant rotation in my cd player. It was the album that contained The Thrill Is Gone. Easily one of the greatest blues songs ever written and the whole album is awesome!!!

I bought the STF-2 for Christmas last year and have loved it to death for nearly 365 days!!! As with you, the customer support was top notch and the sub sounds amazing! Very musical subs!

Quote: Originally Posted by pfillion The HSU STF-2 is an amazing subwoofer, very musical. And the price is a joke for the performance. ($329) HSU STF-2 Subwoofer X2 Excellent sub!!!

Google GR Research. Danny Richie designs excellent speakers and sells kits.

Quote: Originally Posted by hayste early essentials: Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out John Coltrane - Blue Train, Giant Steps & A Love Supreme Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um x2 on all the above! Dave Brubeck Quartet's Time Out blew me away...

Hey Teraflame, Glad to hear you decided on the N2X's!!! You will not regret it! I use the HSU STF-2 with mine and it is a wonderful combination!! Please let me know your opinion of the N2X's when you get some hours on them. Roger

For a dorm room I would get a pair of av123 elt525m's and be done with it. The cherry finish is on sale for $175....a steal! I bought a pair new last summer for $299. They are an excellent sounding speaker and perfect for a dorm room. Any sub in a dorm room is going to cause you problems...

Quote: Originally Posted by Uncle Erik You might also want to take a look at DIY speakers. If you have access to a few tools, you can find stunning performance on your budget. x2 on the DIY speakers. I just built a pair of GR Research Neo-2X's and they are absolutely amazing...

x3 on AV123 speakers. The sales they have going on are insane! An ELT 525 5.0 set for $599!!! That's 2 towers, 2 monitors and a center for that price. Damn....just the towers are $799! The sale only pertains to the cherry finish. I own a pair of the monitors and they are very sweet...

Since we're talking about a bedroom system here and most bedrooms are very limited as far as furniture placement goes I say get the speakers of your choice and begin listening to the music. Unless, of course, your wife/girlfriend are incredibly turned on by perfect sound. Then follow all above...

I am in the process of building my own speakers. I highly recommend going to the GR Research website and looking at the kits. All are designed by Danny Ritchie. I'm building the Neo-2X. If you want the best speaker you can get for the money.......build it! Roger

Marantz all the way! You'll never look back!

Quote: Originally Posted by ChroniCali Hey, Anyone have experience with these speakers? I saw good reviews, but was wondering how these would fair with Swan M200MKII, Swan D1080MKII, Swan M10, Acculine A1, AudioEngine A2. Thanks a lot, -Alvin I bought a pair of the elt 525...

Quote: Originally Posted by MatsudaMan Hey congrats on the sub! I have an Outlaw Audio sub and I think it shares a similar design as Hsu subs. Anyway, I think your Marantz has pre-outs on the back of it right? If so, all you have to do to hook your sub up is to connect a single rca...

Just wanted to post a quick update: My Hsu STF-2 sub arrived on the 23rd and I spent Christmas afternnon setting it up. It arrived in perfect condition and was fairly easy to hookup considering it is my first sub. My Marantz pm7001 Integrated amp doesn't have a dedicated sub out connection so...

Quote: Originally Posted by tru blu To me, the Stones mainline just about everything that's powerful and complicated about rock & roll. I feel like Exile On Main Street is kinda the embodiment of that…it's as messy and mysterious a record as it is a beautiful one. I think it's possible...

In no particular order: Exile On Main Street - Rolling Stones Abbey Road - Beatles Willy & The Poorboys - Creedence Clearwater Revival Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd John Wesley Harding - Bob Dylan Horses - Patti Smith Harvest - Neil Young Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin...

Exile On Main Street for me! Followed closely by Beggars Banquet, Sticky Fingers and Let It Bleed. (A nod HAS to be given to Ya Ya's for live album) I voted Exile because it was my first Stones album. In the summer of 1972, as a young 15 year old kid, I walked home from the record store with...

Thanks for all the feedback guys! According to the tracking # it looks like my sub is scheduled to be delivered on the 23rd!! Gonna be a great Christmas!!!!!!!

Well I finally did it! Been wanting a sub for a while now to go with my av123 elt525monitors. Last night I ordered the stf-2 sub from HSU Research. My listening will be about 80% music and 20% movies. Anybody out there use this sub??? Comments???? Is it a good choice for music?? Roger

Hey DC2! Yes, Exile is a lot to digest in one sitting. However, you named two of my favorites as songs that made an impression on you: Torn & Frayed and Loving Cup! Two brilliant songs indeed!!!!!!!!! Both showcase Keith Richards singing his classic backup vocals! Awesome!! Keep...

Quote: Originally Posted by DLeeWebb No Rolling Stones collection is complete without one of the best live albums ever recorded "Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!" x2!!!!!!!!!!! Get Yer Ya Ya's Out! is the way rock n roll was meant to sound live!!!!!!!! Just get it!!!!!!!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by DC2 And I was also surprised at the impact that the melancholy "No Expectations" had on me. It now has taken the place of Lady Jane as my 2nd favourite Stones' early song-the first is Paint It, Black. Black and Blue and December's Children et al. are in...