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Under Appreciated Jazz Piano Players
Herbie Hancock is God. 
Blue Ridge Sound Engineering Speakers ???
This thread is fascinating!So $2,000 bucks a pair is the bargain basement price for speakers these days?With a better website designer, they could raise the price by at least 20%.I paid $1200 for my Tympani IVa's in perfect condition.My $300 Epos ... 
Turntables from 1-10: Personality 8.5 Beauty 12
Yes, the Transcriptors are extremely cool.Even better that one was featured in a Clockwork Orange?Not so sure they are readily available on Ebay, however. 
Diagnosing Distortion in PC Based System
Hi SfarYes, I have also experimented with WAV files in iTunes and again, I do confess I love the interface and browsing around.Somehow I have more confidence in my EAC "rips" to WAV however. 
Behringer DEQ 2496 help
JayboardI wanted you to also know that I can relate to the existential angst which results from any sightings of the red clipping light.But I am determined to fix my levels before any hi fi savvy guests visit my house, as I really don't think I co... 
Diagnosing Distortion in PC Based System
SfarThanks - yes, I realized you were not condemning iTunes.I love the interface, too, and find it very useful. But the propietary compression irritates me, and I am not yet convinced it ever sounds as good as WAV and Foobar.In the meantime, two t... 
Behringer DEQ 2496 help
JayboardThanks - I have just played with a bit as well........and for me, it seems that cranking it up into the red clipping zone definitely increases distortion.So maybe this is the solution to my problems here.Still, I cant seem to get the LEDs ... 
Behringer DEQ 2496 help
Nuguy and EldartfordYou guys are smarter than I am because this is exactly my problem and despite reading the manual at least twice, I still cant figure it out.I am using a cheapo Creative Labs USB interface which then goes optical out into the Be... 
Diagnosing Distortion in PC Based System
SfarThank you - the evil of iTunes is revealing itself to me...I have just listened to a few tracks ripped in EAC and played back through Foobar and they sound great.I thought I was fishing for answers with iTunes vs Foobar, but never would have r... 
Simple, Good Sounding Multi Room for Dummies
Thanks for ideas so far..So Squeezebox seems to be a reasonable solution.Sleepysurf - how are the Swans for remote speakers? Sufficient for background music?Or is there any audiophile consensus for good sounding, in wall or ceiling speakers?Thank ... 
Helping European Friend Avoid Bose Speakers
So far, this has taken more digging than I would have expected:http://www.montana-audio.ch/http://www.reson.ch/http://www.chektone.ch/41.htmlDon't know Switzerland very well, but I think these are closer to Zurich than Geneva?Re the UKAbsolute Sou... 
Hi-Res Monitor as a TV screen?
Pe3046This is helpful info - thank you.Glad I did not dive into the 30" screen as I want it to have a variety of inputs and use not only with a computer but a cable TV box as well as a DVD player.It is annoying to me that there is not more to choo... 
Quirky British Audio
David12English people may be eccentric - English audio products are quirky.PSHaving lived in London for nearly 10 years, I am both an Anglophile as well as an audiophile. 
Hi-Res Monitor as a TV screen?
To update this thread, I would like to use the a 30" high resolution screen, as a computer monitor and also an HDTV and occasional DVD monitor.Can I use this one from Dell?http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=d... 
Biggest Baddest Spikes Vs Gorgeous Speakers
mezmo Thanks - have been using Vipropods in the 2 rear corners but only just for a few weeks. So no slimy mess yet, but will take them away tonight.I also bought an inexpensive set of "Isopods" which feel more like sorbathane than vinyl. But I was...