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Dynaudio C1, why so expensive?
09-17-10: Xti16-------------------------I meant the piece that that the drivers are mounted to. It's a 6.9" driver mounted to a 5" wide cabinet. I don't they are pretty but it sure sounds fantastic. The looks had to grow on me. -------------------... 
Dynaudio C1, why so expensive?
09-16-10: Xti16You get what you pay for. I own C1's and the build quality is first rate. Made with real wood veneer on HDF. Machined 1 piece aluminum isolation baffle. They are designed and manufactured at Dynaudio. -------------------------------... 
EAC - Ripping Options
Compress to FLAC. It ia approx 1/2 the size of WAV and fully supports all the auto tagging features of EAC. It is compressed, but still bit-for-bit identical to the source CD when uncompressed for playback.And in my case, my McIntosh only plays FL... 
Transport rips to hard drive?
Use EAC (exact audio copy). You don't need any special drive. 
Ikeda 407 VTA adjustment
Actually, 2 thumb screws on the base collar set 90 degrees apart (no tools required) 
Would center channel benefit audio only room?
To learn more about the benefits of a 3-channel audio-only setup, check out:Trinaural website @ Spread Spectrum (Ampzilla2000)andThe MilesTech website 
members with no feedback?
If I was buying from a seller with zero feedback, I'd ask him to ship the item to me first, then I would pay. If he would ask why, it would be very simple..."You have zero feedback, I have over 300. I have proven my trustworthiness, you have yet t... 
what was your wedding song?
"God only knows"...Beach Boys 
what was your wedding song?
That's it 
Wow, I heard things on tape I never heard before
"The question was posed after a discussion on phase problems that develop when music is recorded with many microphones and passed through and processes by many digital boxes.A drawing of the stylus in a record groove showed how the right and left ... 
Have you heard Crystal Bowersox?
Siobhan Magnus? Talented? You've got to be kidding. She's a one-trick pony. She can only scream out some high notes, which are meant to distract you from the fact she can't sing. She's mostly sings out of tune. Before she can be considered talente... 
Esoteric P03 transport: noisy unit normal?
I had a P70 transport that I found was a little noisy when the room was quiet. You could hear it spinning from several feet away. I sent it to Esoteric for a look see. They replaced a laser assembly servo control board. It was quieter, but I was s... 
are subwoofers anti-audiophile?
"...when done properly there should be no indication of where the sub is and a change is heard when it is turned off"My system is exactly like this. You can't tell the subs are on, until you turn them off. And when you first them on again, it does... 
are subwoofers anti-audiophile?
I'm with you. Even large floor standers benefit from the addition of well integrated subs. I've done many tests with and w/o and every time I go back to using the subs. They flesh out the trailing edge of the lower notes; something the smaller dri... 
Select Your Less Than Ideal System
This is a no brainer, but I'm sure some people will still FAIL. C ALL THE TIME