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Tube Installation Question
You need to wiggle them in. And make sure you use latex gloves or cloth between your hands and the tube. 
I need to do this, please help
Tim, email me the pic and I'll throw it up to my server for you. Eric 
Punchy power cord
Viggen, P3 on Amp, Tuner and Audition on CDP. My Rogue Magmnum M120 Monoblocks are coming in this week, what do you guys recommend? What is the main difference between Power 3 and Power 2 and 1??Thanks 
Punchy power cord
Third the Virtual Dynamics cords. I bought the Power 3 and Audition PC's and liked them so I got their IC's and SPKR cables. Eric 
Montréal Show Report
Nice report, but I've never seen that much advertising on one page in my lifetime!!! 
Warm/Musical/Resolving Preamp Under 2K
Hey Fujindemon, I appreciate your firsthand experience. I read this month's HiFi+ Review of the 88 and 66 and they just loved the 88 and thought the 66 didn't do it justice! You've just told me the same thing so I guess that's where I'm going to s... 
DAC's and cd rom drives
On another note, I have found this great freeware program that is great for ripping cd's to WAV. It is the best I've seen and I've been looking for a couple of years for a good quality extractor that reclocks and has superior error correction. htt... 
EAD support with old products
Audiogon Member "Bob_Bundus" has some contact numbers for the EAD guys. Email him and I'm sure he'll give you a hand. 
Inexpensive Amp and Speakers
The NAD stuff sounds great but I've heard too many horror stories of them dying after 5-10 years of use. If you're going with NAD try buying something used that is 2001 or 2002 model year. Good luck :) 
NEW Musical Fidelity DAC
Hey Blackie, what does it retail for?Does it have volume control? 
Amp Suggestions For A Newbie - Please
Had the 602's with a Musical Fidelity A3 and the combo was quite good! The 602's are quite good for the price and the tweeter is very resolving. Audition as many speakers as you can and go from there. 
TUNERS..anyone?
Second the Magnum Etude. The reason Rock sounds nasty on FM is because almost all rock/pop stations compress the signal. Here in Canada CBC radio 2 has all day Classical/Jazz without commercials and the signal is uncompressed. This is the ONLY sta... 
Rogue Owners Unite
An update to my previous post on NOS tubes... I have replaced my new NOS tubes with the stock EH's that were in the Magnum Tempest when I got it. It just sounds right with the stock EH's in there. Maybe I'll have better luck next time with NOS tub... 
Nordost or Audiodharma Cable cooker in Canada??
Hmmm.... I guess I'll just have to let them break in the old-fashioned way ! 
Do power conditioners really help?
Some of the members and I have had some luck with Virtual Dynamics Power cords. They remove mechanical distortions from the AC. Go to www.virtualdynamics.ca and call Rick for more info. Check the threads here for more info on the cords.