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The Best Amp for the Price of Dirt
I have A 500's as monoblocks for my desktop at home, and an A 500 in stereo for my desktop at the office.I have never switched them off, and all 3 continue to work perfectly. 
Great systems in butt-ugly rooms
PuertoHigh end audio is extremely "fussy".So I guess you are in the looks matter camp.Cwlondon 
Is this when you have "arrived??"
Congratulations. I think this is certainly good news.What was the exact track?My only caveat is that Alan Parsons might deserve more of the credit than your latest tweak. 
Great systems in butt-ugly rooms
HorsefaceI am speechlessly impressed with your excellent counterpoint, and may have to go and humbly bury my face in my 7' pink velvet sofa.I can also confirm, however, that cranking the Lemon Song and shotgunning a few beers goes better with 12 f... 
Great systems in butt-ugly rooms
Jorge I agree and in fact, your point was the inspiration for my current room. I have always enjoyed listening late at night and in the dark.But even under those conditions I would agree that a "butt ugly", ill conceived, cluttered, garage like at... 
iPod VS Beosound 6
KirkusThanks. If I am the rare and eccentric user who does not actually need 500,000 songs in my palm for my 20 minute workout, can I use WAV files on the Beosound 2? 
Multi Media to Go, Please.
After nearly 5 years since the beginning of this thread, perhaps many of you have new ideas for listening to music and watching movies on airplanes.I have just returned from London and although Virgin Atlantic is usually on time, in this case we w... 
The Ten Rules of high-end audio
GawdblessLondon curry is definitely reference quality.But British "hi fi" never convinced me.cwlondon 
Biggest Baddest Audio Cables
As the author of this thread from the year 2000,I respectfully suggest that the so called "speaker connectors" mentioned above should not be included in a peer group of "BIGGEST BADDEST AUDIO CABLES."Rather, they might be recategorized in another ... 
turntable skipping with footsteps
Yet another reason to not buy a Linn turntable. 
which external hard disc for music storage?
ShazamThanks - but it just looks so COOL. I really want it!Otherwise still trying to figure out this puzzle....would prefer a Windows based, "thin" device, and then to store music movies files etc on remote hard drives. 
Changing to Quieter Fans in Behringer Amps?
EldartfordThank you and yes, I had also thought about simply disconnecting them. For the price, not such a big deal if the lifespan is shortened!As discussed in another thread, I spent more on UPS and insurance to ship in my Levinson amp for repair. 
Retro Hi End Trivia Question
Launer Excellent memory and thanks for more high end nostalgia.I now recall that I borrowed the legendary Rappaport for one weekend from the dealer where I worked during high school. I remember wondering if it was really any better than my Hafler ... 
The Ten Rules of high-end audio
Linn Sondek argues that their LP12 hooked up to a pair of Campbells soup cans will sound better than the Wilson/Denon combo. 
Is cheap, smooth, digital sound possible?
No, it is not possible.