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NAD C372 Opinions
There is a review of the C162 and C272 combo (preamp and power amp) in The Absolute Sound that is very complimentary. 
Audio Refinement pre5-dsp VS Lexicon MC-1
I don't think AR has a Pre5dsp. There are a Pre 2dsp and a Pre5 and both of them are separate model. Both support direct 5.1 input for SACD or DVD-A. You can check last month Stereophile issue (May 2004) for a review of the Pre5 which was pretty p... 
C542 vs. C541i
Litsa123: Try DMC electronics. It may still have some in stock. You can search on the web for the phone number. It is in the Los Angeles area. I bought many things there and I couldn't have asked for better service.By the way, I am not the owner o... 
Nad new C352CT
Actually there are significant differences between the C352 and C352CT not just the color. The CT offers better sonic. 
C542 vs. C541i
I haven't heard them side by side personally but from reading some of the British reviews, the only significant difference (well relatively anyway) is that the 542 has better bass than the 541i. You need a good system to notice the difference in m... 
Using Sony 300 disk CD changer as transport
How much would a DIP help? There are a few Monarchy on sale but what type of improvement would one expect? 
NAD C320BEE Rotel RA-01 Cambridge 640A
Try the new Nad C352CT. The latest What HiFi magazine put it on top of other amp in the same price range. Notice that the older C352 version which had a rather negative reaction from What HiFI has gray finish. The new one which receives a very pos... 
Jitter issues with dacs....
Audioengr: All cd have some kind of buffer, large or small. In fact, they would not function without buffering their data after reading from the disk. The problem is that the clock itself has jitter. Anyway, I hope people would understand more bef... 
Jitter issues with dacs....
Eldartford: You keep having the same misconception about the jitter problem in CD playback over and over again. All your background in digital electronic does not help because your background is stricly only in digital domain. In CD playback, ther... 
Upgrading from Van Den Hul D102 MK III
I use them to feed the cdp to preamp and from preamp to amp.All around improvement is what I am after especially in the treble. 
best sub $1000 receiver for music?
I do believe there is a considerable difference between receiver and integrated amp when it comes to sound quality. My friend has a 1000 dollar Yamaha receiver that he bought about 3 years ago and I can honestly say that its sound is not nearly as... 
Need tube amp for Epos M12
Since the TA-30 has only 35W, does it have enough power to control the bass? By the way, what speakers are you using? 
Glenn Gould piano recording of Beethoven
GG is known to do extensive editing on his recordings by himself. It is very possible for a given movement, he would put together pieces from many takes which may have different mixing altogether. 
Most forgiving speakers?
Spendor. They make everything sound like... well Spendor 
When your wife...
Just saw a pair of Acoustic Energy Aegis EVO1 for sale on Audiogon for 195 you can check it out. These are What HiFi Speakers of the Year. They may not have the bass of the 4T but IMHO have better midrange and sweeter treble. You can play these su...