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Pet audiophile peeves - name yours
When I hear people say that cables don't make a difference.Oh please. 
Pet audiophile peeves - name yours
Speaker manufactures who include cheap, flimsy footers with heavy floorstanders. These invariably break, making things very difficult for the owner who spent a lot of money for said speakers.Getting an offer for 50% off of one's reasonable asking ... 
Best Retailer Youve Done Business With?
Jerry of Audio Magic is one of the best. 
Power Conditioner to the rescue
Cmk. Well my jaw remains on the floor as I listen to track after track with the Transcendence in my system. Major upgrade equivalent! Things will even get better as the new cords continue to burn in. BTW, there are no filters in this piece. 
Power Conditioner to the rescue
Thanks Cmk. Yesterday I spoke at length with Jerry. As luck would have it he had just pulled out his personal Transcendence and replaced it with an Oracle. When he offered the Tran up I jumped on it. It and 2 power cords will arrive early next wee... 
Power Conditioner to the rescue
Cmk,So how do things compare with your amps placed into the Eclipse vs. straight into the wall?Thanks. 
What's up with the 'Piano' gloss????
I'm with you Hhdink. With all of the gorgeous woods available I can't understand the allure of the black gloss. Wood is natural, organic and beautiful if executed correctly. Black gloss is (IMHO) bulky looking and without character.I have some bea... 
What is the one CD you can't find?
A recording of Jackson Browne performing live in Dublin and singing "Before The Deluge." A lovely/heartbreaking rendition with bagpipes in the mix. 
Floor standers or Monitors?
Just get the Jumpin Cactus' and be done with it. 
Best sounding cd in your collection
One of my best is the self titled cd by Nickle Creek. 
Your First System
A battery operated transistor radio with earplugs and to which I fell asleep with at around age 11. 
best or craziest speakers' design..
Rethm. Very futuristic kinda cool looking. Rethm.com 
2006 BEST Female Vocal CD/SACD/XRCD
A lot of greats listed here. Another is Vienna Teng, a classically trained pianist.Her's is a very unique style. Poetic, lyrical, sparse at times; heartbreaking melodies. Some influences include Tori Amos, and Sarah McLaughlin. Her cd "Warm Strang... 
Your top 3 comedians
Christopher Guest. Although not a comedian in the true sense of the word, he's a comic genius IMO. 
Sexiest Pop Song Ever?
"Crash Into Me" by Dave Matthews is very hot.Hike up your skirt a little more and show your world to me.Hike up your skirt a little more and show your world to me.Oh, I watch you there through the windowAnd I stare at youYou wear nothing but you ...