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Who makes your favorite vintage phono sections???
thnx all - what a great turnout - much appreciatedkeep 'em comingbest,ck 
Does anyone actually make a processor that works
Integra 9.8 here with Pani 30, Oppo DVD, DirecTV HDR and Apple TV sources into a Pio 50. It is a true 1.3 system.Zero HDMI problems since day one.FWIW - Wireworld HDMIs and everything is plugged into a power conditioner. No ground loops, no super ... 
Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil
Volley - yes I mean Duelund wire. I cut some cover back to solder - frays a bit - drop of silicon conformal coating would probably fix it right up but it would be nice if Mr Duelund could advise us as the wire is very different from anything else ... 
Capacitor log Mundorf Silver in Oil
I used the 14ga to wire the woofers when I rebuilt the crossovers on my Meadowlark Kestrels. It is massive, very stiff stuff that reminds me of the old time copper wire people used to wire houses with back in the days of glass fuses. Not at all ea... 
Higher End USB Cables
Color me skeptical - but I just put a Locus Polestar in my rig and the difference is dramatic. This is the proverbial window wiped clean kind of change - best I can figure is that Lee and his buddies have managed to eliminate a whole lot of trash ... 
music server virgin needs answers
You are correct Tim - it is the old computer thing, GIGO - garbage in, garbage out.That said, iTunes has just passed the sold billion mark - that is 1,000,000,000 downloads of their highly compressed stuff. As Larry says it is a question of your s... 
Help Me Tweak System...
Scrith - before you start pontificating, do you read?"I have a working PC based system. I am wondering what I can do to improve/tweak my sound?"Do you really think that its just about K-mixer?Do you wonder why nobody else tried to help this person... 
Any thoughts on the new Bob Dylan album?
I have the deluxe CD version - some very fun stuff in the bonus disks - a CD of a radio show, and a DVD interview with a man who purports to have been Dylan's manager back in the Village and who is brought to tears recounting the story of discover... 
Help Me Tweak System...
Meanwhile in the land of the simple, here are a few suggestions that I have been successful with.First, since you mentioned a generic USB cable, there is a growing group who believe that upgrading the USB cable can make a nice difference. The cons... 
Receivers
Yep - it can get pretty deep here =) You'd think none of us had anything better to do LOLIMHO If you're looking at separates, put the Integra 9.9 pre/pro at or near the top 
Receivers
Manta - you've got to poke around a bit but this one is as good as any of them:http://www.avsforum.com/BTW the whole rating game is one of the reasons that a lot of us are doing separates - get a pre/pro with the features you want, and then get wh... 
budget DACs
Second the Valab. You will find it on ebayThe Keces 131 (SPDIF and Toslink) and the 151 (USB) are also from Taiwan. They are beautifully built and excellent sounding. David sometimes has an ad here on the Gon, also on ebay.They are both very sensi... 
Receivers
I had a B&K 305 I purchased used when I first started. It was a beautifully built tank - real made in the USA stuff. Power was there but it never made magic for me...In the manual and with tech support it was clear that B&K is oriented tow... 
$5000 universal player ... am I a fool ?
Wait for the new Oppo which will be a BluRay universal format player. Early word is that it is stunning and it is inexpensive compared to what you are considering. 
Receivers
that's a good question - as you know the weight is usually in the power supply, transformers and caps. would not give me a warm fuzzy feeling unless the Pio is using Class D amp technology.I am very pleased with my Integra pre/pro which is the hig...