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is it worth it?
jaf - I do two channel video - it's greatget an upsampling dvd player 1080i units are selling inexpensively these days and really bring video homealso why would 5.1 or 7.1 be better?smearing images in a small room - illogical Captian Kirk 
Review: ZYX Atmos X-SB (low output) Cartridge
Doug and Paulthanks for the very detailed responseI'm a few weeks away on getting my Galibier Gavia table and will be mating my Universe / Triplanar to it.I initially had some lacking on dynamic passages and attributed it to the "ZYX" house sound ... 
What are the treasures in your vinyl library?
horace silver - six pieces of silver deep groove blue noteMiles Davis - someday my prince will come six eyecoltrane - favorite things atlanticmonk - riverside box setguster - latest onemany japanese pressings from early 80's Eno, Genesis, Bowie, T... 
How do you listen, individual cut, full album?
rock and jazz - one side usually 
Cardas Vs. Acoustic Zen
if your speakers sound shrill in your room Cardasif everything is well balanced AZ 
Questions from a new Loricraft user
enjoy the Loricraft slipknotexpensive but well worth every dollar 
LPs, v. iPods - round 1
round 1guy with no nuts - an ipod, happy girl friend and no lpsme - an ignore ipod, dump the girlfriend, keep lpsgotta love those ipod docking stations - this is hi fi? 
Best Tube CDP for $2000 Budget
I'll second the Prima and it can be had for a lot less than $2k. Also it's characteristics sound even better when isolated on a Silent Running Audio VR stand 
Neil Young at Massey Hall
other intimate live setttingsRicki Lee Jones - acoustic live (forget the title)Neil's unplugged from early 90'sMcCartney's unplugged Nirvana unplugged 
Most involving and thrilling moviemusic?
Koyyannisquatsi" "High Fidelity" Music for Films" Brian Enohate the movie but "Last Temptation of Christ" Peter Gabriel 
Which would you choose- Lyra, Zyx or Benz for VPI
I have the ZYX universe and it is perfectly resolving and tonally balanced on acoustic instrumentswhat is groove note jazz? were you refering to BLue NOte?I'm a big fan of those and they sound spendid on a ZYXTom 
Five "Golden Rules" of HiFi?
1)strive for tonal neutrality - use careful synergy to obtain it2) see live acoustic music to know what instrumentation is meant to sound like3) research thouroughly, buy used or from a direct manufacturer (Teres/Galibier/Salk/Sora Sounds (ZYX)/AV... 
Audio rack
salamander are nice, look good and are flexible to upgrade but not true audiophile for isolationhowever use Silent Audio Running VR stands under your key components later and you have a serious setup that will sound very nice (that's what I did) 
Is analog & vinyl anoying? Is it worht it.
analog and vinyl annoying?no - take a treasured album - 10 minutes on the Loricraft both sides three step process, do this just once and then just a dust offvinyl is so much more engaging that it's worth it 
Recommended Pressing of Sgt Pepper's
John Lennon - "you haven't even heard Sgt Peppers till you've heard it in mono"