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Looking for warmth,openess, detail
Looking for warmth, openess, detail - Humm, my wife says the same thing, never thought to get her a cable! 
What's inside these aluminum/metal cases?
Jeff - great post. What is a Xilinx Field Programmable Gate Array and where is it located? 
What's inside these aluminum/metal cases?
For clarification, the Boulder link given by CFB is of a preamp. 
What's inside these aluminum/metal cases?
Bob,I don't know if you are talking of those I listed, but as I stated, I don't know enough about the inner workings and don't have anything negative to say of those I supplied. As for neat, these look neatly done to me, whether good or bad. 
Smoke coming from transformer means........anyone?
They put smoke in at the factory, you are not supposed to let it out! 
LAT International IC-200 Mark II
I use them throughout my whole system. I recently compared one head-to-head against a JPS Superconductor 2, which I had been using; the comparison IC was between my amp and preamp. Both my wife and I agreed, without much trouble, that we prefered ... 
Are You Content With Your System?
I think I will be after one more change! :) 
What cd player should I buy?
I am sure you will get many excellent opinions, mine would be the Meridian 508.24; you can get one used for the price you list and I feel meets your desires. 
Can POWER CORDS really make that big a difference?
In my limited experience, I found more of a difference with my amp than my CD player, at least with the power cords I am using. (LAT International AC-2) 
Survey-What is your most used source?
It's been 11 months since this thread was introduced, times and styles change with time, who has changed?I have made A LOT of changes over the past year and I do play more CD's now that a year ago, BUT, I still use the tuner the most, although I a... 
Hovland vs McIntosh for Preamp
So, your logic is, "it has great reviews, but you don't believe in reviews, although you read them, therefore buy the Jadis because you own it"?I am not rying to be rude here, but there isn't much useful info you are giving this person.For the rec... 
Hovland vs McIntosh for Preamp
I have owned both, I still own the Hovland. Unfortunayely I didn't have both preamps with the same setups so I cannot give you a fair comparison.I wasn't real thrilled with the controls of the Mac, but everything worked fine.Not sure at all what t... 
Is McIntosh still a good choice?
Congrats, Bud! I'd love to hear it! 
IC upgrade suggestions - 300 budget
LAT International IC-200 Mark II. You will never regret it!http://latinternational.com/Go to www.audioreview.com and read some user comments. 
Rega Radio vs. Creek T-43 vs. used?
And a Sansui TU-717 will beat all those, for about $150 on eBay.