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life without audio dealers
You know guys, as I read some of the threads on this site I notice that for some reason there are people out there that refuse to see the arguments from both sides and I think that it is these conflicts that keep things in this business from progr... 
life without audio dealers
Duke,No, actually the dealer that I borrowed equipment from was not the one who really set me on my journey. The company that I borrowed equipment from was one in which I had pretty much maxed out what they had to offer when I purchased there (and... 
life without audio dealers
Ok guys...let me clear something up. I have only borrowed one piece of equipment from a dealer, and only after spending two months salary on some speakers and new cables that he was kind enough to give me a 10% discount on. He was a very nice guy ... 
life without audio dealers
There are a few products that I have been interested in where there was no way to see anywhere...either they have no dealer or they are really rare. In these cases I have contacted the manufacture about hearing the product. Most always when I told... 
Why is the industry so lame?
I don't know...all I know is that my boulder modified Squeezebox 3 sounds better than any transport I have ever owned...and I am using a military spec linear power supply. 
How to make sound less detailed with warmth?
cables cables cables.... 
Any experience with an Oracle CD-1000 transport?
I was not too impressed with the CD-1500 when I gave it a listen at a friends house...It did not sound as good as his heavily modified Sony SCD-1. To me it sounded dull and lifeless and did not have the soundstage depth and presence that his other... 
All about the bass
I have a buddy that has the Focus Audio Legacy HD's...awesome bass down to the depths. Might be worth a look.Ben 
Does your system sound better or worse?
I can't pay attention long enough to tell... 
USB Ext Sound Card Vs. Squeebox
I have never tried the USB option, but my boulder basic digital mod with a linear power supply sounds real good on my system...Ben 
Stereophile Article - Holt telling it like it is.
There is still hope...I as a young person would love to see some things get back to the way they were...and personally I will not pick up a copy of stereophile, to me it just is overloaded with adds and no one talking about the music anymore. I do... 
I backed up my HD, but itunes lost songs. Help?
Clear your library and reload it from the file that contains all of your music. 
When you go from USB to a DAC is it always SPDIF?
unless you have a USB DAC...yes. 
Multiple Vulnerabilities In FLAC
That is why I use iTunes... 
worse entertainer or performer of all time??
For classical musician I would say Franco Bonisolli...So bad that most people wouldn't work with him. He was supposed to do an Opera with Leontine Price at LA Opera, and after the first rehearsal, Leontine walked out and flew back to NY City...Typ...