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I am sick of cables
Argyro, so what are these "less expensive" cables you are using. If it is not a top secret. 
Sibilance in recordings: your experience the same?
Most, if not all, Pat Barber recordings are sibilant. She is sibilant even live. Don't worry about it. Never tune your entire system to a specific recording.Sibilance is nasty. The higher the resolution of your system, the worse it is when it come... 
Clarinet concertos anyone?
Marc,Who do you recommend for Aho concerto? 
Musicians?
This thread is a great idea! What we always talk about is amps, preamps, sources, cables, etc. But it is also great to know that some of us here play music as well. Not just babble about equipment all the time.I play clarinet. About a year ago I p... 
Blue Ray players with AVI playback capabilities
Thanks Sacman. PS3 is what I'm leaning towards currently. 
Blue Ray players with AVI playback capabilities
I have too many computers as it is. Just need a blu-ray player that does all that. Although AVI file playback isn't that problematic, now that I think of it. My TV has a usb input and I can play AVI files directly off of flash memory. But multisys... 
Pass XA versus Krell FPB Amps
So let me get this straight...Richard Vandersteen does not like Pass amps. Does this mean that Pass amps are crap?In my opinion: 1 - if you have a room that is treated acoustically a bit too much and/or 2 - you have laid back, relaxed sounding spe... 
What piece of music can you play over & over?
I listen to my iPod at work. This is when I get to hear part of my music collection I don't normally play a lot. If I like something I can listen to it over and over while I'm working. No I do not sit and listen to the same thing at home...there i... 
What piece of music can you play over & over?
I listen to different music. As for the operas, recent operas I was stuck on are Turnadot and aftet that one I switched to Shostakovich's Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. Speaking of a complex opera. Try this one. One of my favorite. 
Mitsubishi DLP problem
Good luck with your new Mitsu TV. 
Classical Music on the Radio
if you have iTunes, you can stream radio stations. Take a pair of headphones and check their sound quality right on your iMac with iTunes. There are a lot of radio stations you can get over internet that aren't that bad sounding. 128kbps won't be ... 
Mitsubishi DLP problem
Thanks Jim.Happy Holidays to everyone!!!! 
Upgrading Frontend in 2009: Which way to go?
I'm happy with the Bel Canto DAC3. Has volume control and can be used in a computer based front end, which is how I use it in my system - no preamp, Mac Mini via USB cable into DAC3 and then direct into amplifier via XLR outputs of the DAC3. Great... 
Mitsubishi DLP problem
The thing is, I really like this TV. The colors are very natural. The picture doesn't strike you immediately. It's not like the TVs in the store you walk in and get shocked by the colors of the displays, almost cartoon like colors. This TV does ha... 
Mitsubishi DLP problem
$1800? Hell yeah I am glad I have opted for that extended warranty. The tech said optical engine and also mumbled some other words that meant very little to me. Interesting...you are probably right though, optical engine and light engine could be ...