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best pre-amp new or used for under $500?
How does $70 sound? Well, here ya go:Creek OBH 
Anyone successful in dealing with Tinnitus?
Hi Slaw, a day in the life of a blob would be sitting in a chair, then sitting at a desk, then sitting in the car, then sitting at the dinner table, then sitting in front of the TV, then going to bed.As the risk of showing how little I know:Equali... 
Anyone successful in dealing with Tinnitus?
To all you naysayers out there: How can you be so sure hair cell degeneration in the Cochlea is the reason for your tinnitus? Is your tinnitus constant or does it come and go. Or at least increase or decrease? If it isn't constant doesn't it stand... 
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Gumbydammit 
what percentage of us really knows sound
when 80% of time when I' listen to those fellows system, the sound is horrible,Maybe it's just the:My system sounds "right" so if if doesn't sound like my system it must be "wrong"syndrome. 
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Dick hertz 
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Karls 
How to tame brightness
the Epos tend to get sharp/edgy/hazy/shrillThis is a characteristic with Epos. Been through this with B&W. While I tried all reasonable solutions (including covering all the walls with blankets), in the end I found no good solution in adding o... 
what percentage of us really knows sound
So please tell us what this REAL system you own is. The suspense is killing me. 
Select Your Less Than Ideal System
Or if the amp designer "tweaks" the sound away from just pure amplification. Has made big bucks for Naim. 
Who is using passive preamps and why?
Thanks Almarg. This was from Sam Tellig's column on the Halcyon passive pre.He recommended .5m max from the source to pre and 1m max from pre to power amp. Then again I don't understand why you would store e and electronic component in a wine cell... 
What is "critical listening"?
AES PAPER EXCERPTCopyright Jon M. Risch, 1991, 2000. All rights reserved.Don't try to do too many listening trials at one sitting.Listen to the same section of music, no longer than a minute,preferably about 45 seconds long, no shorter than 30 sec... 
Select Your Less Than Ideal System
E.Excellent sourceModerate amplificationModerate cablingExcellent speakers I think you missed an important choice.From the Audio Critic:As I used to state over and over again in the print version of The Audio Critic, all amplifiershaving high inpu... 
Ideal Complete System for $5000
Snell is great for HT and also music. Try the Snell C7 
Who is using passive preamps and why?
Why does the I/C from the source to passive pre have to be as short as possible while from the passive pre to power amp can be longer?