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bands you truly miss
The Band 
zune players or ipods
Don't know about the Zune but the iPod has a D to A converter built in. And no, there is no way to bypass it and take a digital feed straight to an external DAC 
How do you listen, individual cut, full album?
Interesting question - I am 100% hard drive based and find myself alternating between modes. With classical I tend to listen to the whole piece, and I also do it with a lot of Jazz albums - especially live performances where there really is some c... 
iPod to a Benchmark Media DAC-1 D/A
FYI - at last check Vinnie cannot do that... 
iPod to a Benchmark Media DAC-1 D/A
not that anyone knows about - one company purported to have done such a mod but Ihave never read anything positive about it. 
What song best describes you or your life?
"I Did It My Way" - Mr. Frank Sinatra 
Harmon International sold to investment bankers
Recently had an experience with the group at Harman Kardon who works their ebay refurb stuff - couldn't have happened to a nicer bunch of people... 
the continued dumbing down
First the letter was replaced by the fax... 
will the day come when?
For me, one of the most fascinating things about Audiogon is how multiple threads run in parallel exploring a single theme from different perspectives. Here is one running concurrently on the impact of iTunes on contributors listening habits.http:... 
HELP USB to DAC = Loud Bursts of Volume
Guys - if Bel Canto fails to provide satisfaction, you might consider trying the Opticis USB cable. This is a fibre optic cable that lives between the USB output and the USB input. Net effect is that it provides complete electrical isolation betwe... 
will the day come when?
Excellent Elizabeth - a truly cheery outlook. It perhaps will finally be the brave new world so with a steady ration of soma I am not sure I will care.To Pardales point - an interesting experiment has begun. EMI has relaxed the DRM rules on the iT... 
will the day come when?
One big change that no one has talked about is that since the Redbook format was introduced in the mid-80's, the music market has totally changed. It is now a global market - using globally standardized components - marketed by all sorts of low co... 
Power conditioner plugged into computer battery
You know - think this through - nobody makes what you are looking for... 
Plasma issues, is it worth it?
Have you tried putting a power conditioner from Monster or APC on the unit? Might clean up some of the power issues you are having and will certainly improve the picture. 
HELP USB to DAC = Loud Bursts of Volume
Haven't had this problem. My instinct is that it is related to specific tracks and how they were acquired. Here are some trouble shooting ideas:Is all your music ripped the same way? For instance did you start by doing MP3 then move to Apple Lossl...