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George Mark Audio - Overture DAC/Pre. Anyone?
George Bischoff is a dedicated genius and i have owned many of his prior designs and collaborations .What I can say with confidence that this is something to watch. I cant wait to get my hands on one personally! 
Audiogon Newsletter
It was a nice surprise. I feel the site is indeed improving. 
Recommendations discs for SACD/DVD-A trial
Try Modern Cool . mfsl sacd - 2 channel. Patrica Barber 
What is the best component video cable available?
Nordost Silver Screen are excellent and there is tremendous differences in video cables if the video playback resolution is capable. 
Aimee Mann fans ?
She is simply incredible and I agree that her work on the last 2 Till Tuesday albums are to die for. All of her solo work is good too especially " bachelor " and of course the Magnolia soundtrack which has some of Bachelor on it . She fought for c... 
Side speakers?
At this stage of my system i agree with slappy. At one time I had a 10 channel system with 3 sets of Polk SRT s two extra SRT sub enclosures and 4 top of the line Polk bipoles ; two in the very back spaced 4 feet apart and two above my head for he... 
Side speakers?
Maybe its a case of semantics here but here is my understanding. In the post Dolby surround era the 5.1 means mains , center , and surrounds { commonly refered to as rears }. The .1 signal sends the lfe to a dedicated sub. Im not getting into THX ... 
Speaker Cables - Optimal Length
There are some respected engineers that clain 8 ft is the magical legnth. 
Ten Percent Distortion?
Sean.... oh Sean... 
Question for Aerial 20T Owners
No , in the sweetspot the stage is excellent. Maybe not in the league as the Kharma Id what is and it is considerably less expensive. Given your dedication to being a critical listener the benifits far outweigh the sacrifices in that with your liv... 
Can transport in Philips SACD 1000 be replaced?
Alex Peychev at www.aplhifi.com . He repairs the 1000 and can replace the notorious fuoure and mace chips that plagued the unit. He is modding these units and the performance is excellent. The first review is at stereotimes.com 
DVD-A recording titles to die for
I wasnt thinking. Eldartford is indeed the dvd a software guru to seek out just as I would seek Ben Campbell for cd s . 
DVD-A recording titles to die for
Depends on your taste . The Axis collection is as good as it gets and the selection is varied . I also like Steely Dan s Two Against Nature , and Everything Must Go. ELP s Brain Salad Surgery as well as Yes , Fragile are good classic rock titles. ... 
What's Good 5.1 pre/pre with DD, DTS, DPL II
meridian 
Words From the Wise
Thats pretty good Infinity Audio. One more thing. Find someone to share the excitement with or it will become a labor of love that you alone must experience. Also read as much about whatever it is in audio that interests you . Be it vaccum tubes o...