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Audiogon etiquette question
Its a holiday weekend. buddy. This is a hot item for you but for the seller, he's on holiday. He already listed it. he has nothing to do but to get paid, maybe answer a question or two. Put in your buy now, pay for it with paypal and wait for the ... 
Esoteric X-01 versus Oppo 105 Darbee for CD audio?
Does the Oppo makes a cymbal sound like a cymbal? Does the oppo make the little hairs go up, down your back? 
DIY Stereo Rack
Ketchup - that is beautiful work. 
Planars/ Electrostats benefits over box speakers?
An agenda, other than sharing my thoughts on this hobby? wow...on tunes, try buddy guy, done got old. You should hear his breath like he is hanging on your shoulder. You should feel the emotion coming over your shoulder lke a sledge hammer. My sys... 
Sound Lab vs Magnepan 20.7
...the problem is we forget to tell our wives we need two of them. 
Planars/ Electrostats benefits over box speakers?
Mapman - do you hear the calluses on a guitar players fingers running up a steel string, the turning of sheet music or creaking of Bella Dovadivich's chair on those $1,000 walsh speakers? Buddy Guy exhaling on Done Got Old?If you can, boy have I w... 
Sound Lab vs Magnepan 20.7
Dude, how can you say, "not related...". Everyone I know with Sound Labs has been divorced. 
Are Rotel amps and preamps any good?
they are great for an affordabe system. I Started with some nice rotel stuff. good value and sound. You get what you pay for. A bit better than most of the stuff in the price point, not as good as some of the other. 
Planars/ Electrostats benefits over box speakers?
I have never heard anything like ESL's myself. I feel you have to spend 6 figures for a box speaker to get the sound I get from $8k stats. It costs alot of money to get that cabinet out of the way. And alot of technology. 
do screws make a difference in mounting wall plate
Labyrinth has posted impressively about that. Maybe in his tara labs thread. 
Is it really useless Upscaling 16/44.1 music to 24
I am running a 10 meter spdif cable from my PC (separate room) into my sound room so the G25U is kind of like a signal amp for me. I guess today, its an upsampler/reclocker in the digital world. Its worked splendidly. I think if I had the puter in... 
Yet another Cheap DAC thread...
and would you be listening to real music or MP3.s? 
Wife stepping on speaker wire
Look for a good divorce attorney. 
How important is a good rack?
The rack is a component. It should be of the same quality as the rest of your rig. 
Is very good DAC a waste with Sonos Connect?
The Berkeley will make it sing!