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Have to agree about Tang Band products. I was told that the very early production of their speakers weren't too good because they didn't have good magnets-they would lose magnetism, but they seem to have overcome that. Their prices have gone up (from Parts Express), but they are still a killer value for the money. I've tried their 3" 'mini subwoofers' in a 'line array' of 8 drivers per channel (for a home system), and they just plain ROCKED. I hit them with a 400 wpc Altec Lansing home amp, and they took it all and were clean and articulate, so I have to say 'YES' when it comes to their quality. GREAT STUFF!

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Swiss Audio SLD 10 line driver. boost line levels from an average of 4 volt outputs, to up to 8 volts. This allows you to increase the gain on your amp, making sure it's getting the maximum signal voltage it can stand, and therefore the amp will be working more efficiently, cleaner, and possibly louder. The SLD 10 also has 2 small, built-in VU meters, that are cute and work well, but they are so small that they are nearly useless. The SLD 10 is rated to put out up to 8 volts per channel, with,-get this-.0005% total distortion! That's VERY low, and is unheard of in an inexpensive line driver. The average price for this thing on Ebay is $39.95 brand new from several Ebay stores, and is WORTH EVERY PENNY!! It has a VERY classy ALUMINUM faceplate, and can be mounted in several ways. This thing can SERIOUSLY make/break your system, so look up your head unit's power output, and your amp's max. power input, and if there's a difference between the two (like the head has, say, 4 volts, and the amp has, say 8 volt max. input, YOU NEED THIS!!