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Audio Aero Prima - not responding
spoke with Greg today (thursday)ship to him - if the transport/laser is bad could be $800 ouch 
Best matching phono stage with Zyx Universe cartr.
I'm using an Artisianand get very good results very musical and demanding and not too hard on the wallethave been considering moving up to a Doshi preampjust missed a sale listing on one here on the 'gone'it's a big step financially but I've been ... 
Review: Alaap Audio (Doshi) Mark II Tube preamp
there is a Doshi MKI with later MKI upgrades on audiogon right now. I hadn't planned on any upgrade in my pre or phono pre but this may be too much to pass up 
How much were vinyl records selling for?
early eighties - japanese imports $13 - $17 and worth every penny 
Best Big Sub? or duals?
JL Audio Fathom F113 or 112 
Best movie for subwoofer test ?
the new Jolie flick Wanted has some great LFEas does Hellboy IIand Kill Bill I & IIIronmanand the Police Certified has great low end 
Home theater without center channel? Opinions?
I finally set up a 5.1 HT room, mostly 2 channelcenter is a little more obvious than 2 ch front but blends well, you should be able to go either wayI'm using a newer B&W center with B&W Matrix 2's with no problemI use the backs for the sur... 
avr receiver help
Arcam AVR 350 a few listed here on audiogonno hdmi, but the analog outs sound clearly superior 
New Plasma: 1080p or 750?
given the option buying newbuy big 60" and buy 1080pthe panasonics are second only to the pioneer kuros 
A List of Blu-Ray movies encoded in 7.1 format
isn't the Dave Matthews/TIm Reynolds concert in 7.1that sounds spectacular(sorry I only have 5.1)ask at the avsforum.com blu ray software section 
New Plasma: 1080p or 750?
I have a 720p three year old Pioneer 50" plasma HD1130 I thinkthe resolution from 9' away is just fine, blu rays are spectacular as is antenna broadcast digital hdthe upgrade envy sits, but then I remember that Pioneer is coming out with a 60" Kur... 
Blu-ray format... Do you like it compared to DVD?
blu ray disadvantages boot timeexpensethe picture quality on all but the worst done transfers justifies the expensethe new Godfather restorations - although not pristine by today's standards, totally revitalizes the films 
$800-1000 home theater receiver
would you really be happy with something less than an Arcama few AVR 350's listed here for $1500hdmi versus analog outs - Arcam hasn't switched over because it doesn't sound as good 
ICs with great natural sounding highs?
Acoustic Zen Matrix Ref IIStraight Wire Crenscendo 
2 Acoustic Zen Silver Reference II IC's too much?
here's a novel ideaswap out one of your silvers to a single channel both the source and pre to power and hear the additive affects (don't know if you have a balance knob on your preamp, or you can just hook up the one channel)I've used Matrix refe...