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NAD 614, 613, or 6300 Cassette Deck
ROnno rantNAD are nice cassette decks, but I'd still give an edge to Naks. Then again a "does all" remote tied system is hard to beat for the office 
Can you get great analog sound from analog tape?
cassette decks don't cut it?I make some pretty nice tapes with my Nakamichi 3 head deckGranted reel to reel can be better but you would be surprised at the results of a good cassette deck and the taps are very cheap these days ($1.25 per tape at s... 
Your Perfect Office System?
not perfect but gets the job donean NAD 710 receiverB&W 302's (excellent resolution)Cal AUdio Aria (tube) cd playerNakamichi BX 150 for cassette playbackTHe cassette and cd player were pieces that evolved from my bedroom systemtom 
NAD 614, 613, or 6300 Cassette Deck
Don't spend your tape deck money on an NADthey are nice, but if you want the best cassette reproduction treat yourself and go Nakamichi. A good three head deck can be had used (ebay or audiogon) for $200-250 and deliver much better musical reprodu... 
Guitar Alphabet. Please fill out unused letters...
I see your slant is very krim/eno ishI like that kind of music as well but feel your list is a bit too skewed in that directiong Peter Greenc larry carlton steely dan session playert james taylorr todd rundgrend dave davies kinksb martin barre Jet... 
Bose makes more than speakers...
funny threadtrue storythe company I sold hi end audio for in college had the bose line. Many people would call up looking for Bose, and I would suggest that they bring in music they were familiar with and I would demo the bose and another even mor... 
Speaker cable for BW Nautilus 803
Cardas would stay very neutral with the very detailed highs,don't use a bright cable heretom 
What group do you wish would be remastered?
Brunono kidding on the Beatles remastersto get a taste of itthey have remastered all the songs for 1and Yellow Submarine soundtrackcheck those outAbbey Road seems to be the noisiest Beatles disctom 
Best sub- 300 DVD?
toshiba 4700 $300can get for lesshas dvd-aprogressive scangreat picture and sound for low costsspend the rest on dvd-a discs and enjoy em nowtom 
Confused about 7.1 Formats
7.1 means several thingsif you are a neanderthal and are wowed easily it means "more is better"if you are george lucas it means "big moula"if you are a typical audiofile that can set up something right in two channel it means "why waste my time" 
Single ended vs. XLR Connection Advise Needed
the number of dacs in a cd player for balanced is purely to reproduce the same signal inverted for the noise reduction.This may lower the noise floor, but does not enhance the dac conversion, it's simply duplicity of effort to get balanced (not a ... 
Any experience with Rick Schultz SACD mods?
I have the Millenium II - an incredible dacHe no longer makes this piece because he believes he can do better selling all in one "in box" dac mods to original unitsthat alone was a big gestureand one would think was a direct negative to his income... 
Wynton Marsalis recommendations
StbhornAudio gear in New OrleansWilson Audio is best but priceythe store isn't set up flashy but they know their stuffand have been in business 30 years in townSevern behind lakeside mall ask for Chuck KennedyAudio Resource is a nice looking store... 
EVS Millenium Owners
BmmcormickYes Sean tipped me off to a nice transport, thanks againI am very happy with my EVSI had sent a note to Ric asking if he would do a DAC modification to Toshiba DVD players as they are inexpensive yet have great picture quality (haven't h... 
Wynton Marsalis recommendations
why go wynton?watch Ken Burns Jazz and anybody Wynton dishes or ignoresgobble up their whole catalogMingus, Monk, Coltraneit's much more lively and creativethan anything wynton ever did sorry I just find Wynton hasn't contributed anything vital to...