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Parasound Halo JC-1 -VS- Bryston 7B-ST?
I have had simply OUTSTANDING customer service on a used Parasound JC-1 power amp that I purchased here on Audiogon.I accidently blew it up the first time by dropping the end of an interconnect that was hooked to my CD player onto one of the speak... 
GFP-750 - blue v. red circuit boards
Another thing,The reliability and/or balance control issues may or may not have been resolved on the newest Adcom GFP-750's, so my comments on the newer units may or may not still apply.The newest unit that I have owned, with the red circuit board... 
GFP-750 - blue v. red circuit boards
Hello all,I have owned both [more than once].The units with the blue circuit boards were made in the USA and were the older units.The reddish circuit board units are the newer units and are made in Taiwan and are much less reliable.The newer units... 
Upcoming plasma 1080p tv's vs Sony SXRD LoCS?
Hello all,My impressions have changed somewhat.I admit, I was biased toward the Sony SXRD's up until tonight.At CC and BB the Sonys did seem to have the best overall images, hands down.But, they were using the Sony demonstration loop on the Sonys ... 
Upcoming plasma 1080p tv's vs Sony SXRD LoCS?
SORRY THAT I STARTED SUCH A DISAGREEMENT BY STARTING THIS THREAD. GUESS I SHOULD HAVE NEVER STARTED IT.MY APOLOGIES.Lanny 
Upcoming plasma 1080p tv's vs Sony SXRD LoCS?
No, its not just black levels.Again, the contrast ratio is better on CRT's, CRT's are not fixed resolution displays like plasmas, CRT's don't have video noise in dark scenes like most plasmas do, plasmas also have problems with dithering, gray sca... 
Upcoming plasma 1080p tv's vs Sony SXRD LoCS?
Rsya4,I whole-heartedly disagree with you about the only thing that is better than plasma's pq is the SED tv's.CRT easily beats plasma in absolute black level and black quality, and smokes them in contrast ratio.Plasma at its best has about 3:000 ... 
Upcoming plasma 1080p tv's vs Sony SXRD LoCS?
Read about the delay on Canon/Toshiba's SED tv's on www.avsforum.com. under DISPLAY DEVICES sections.Sorry, but I have to kindly disagree that the current breed of plasmas have a better picture than the Sony SXRD LoCS RPTV's.I checked out and comp... 
Sony KD-36XS955 CRT -vs- Sony KDS-R60XBR1 SXRD?
Thank you audio_girl.Anyone else have a response? 
Is HDMI better than Component for Directv and HD?
Thanks very much for your responses.I will probably just go ahead and purchase both and try them both out since my tv has so many inputs on it anyway.Thanks again! 
LCD or DLP?
Dawgbyte,You must be thinking that I am talking about the first generation Sony SXRD rear projection tv.I am not.I am talking about the newest latest generation Sony KDS-R50XBR1 SXRD 50" LCoS rear projection tv.Retail is $4,000.00, not $10,000.00 ... 
LCD or DLP?
I visited Circuit City and Best Buy this week and looked extensively at the pictures on all of their big screen plasmas, LCD's, DLP rear projection, LCD rear projection, LCoS rear projection, including the JVC I-LA, and Sonys 50" SXRD.Prices range... 
Aesthetix Calypso -vs- Ayre K-1Xe preamps?
Hey Audio_girl,Does "itchin' to give tubes a spin" also include "tube rolling"?! LOL.Sorry, I just had to throw that one in! 
Modwright SWL 9.0SE Pre ... your thoughts welcome
Hello all,Can Dan build the Modwright SWL 9.0 preamp with BALANCED XLR and single-ended outputs?My JC-1 monos sound quite a bit better using the balanced inputs.If so, how much $$$ extra are the balanced outputs?Does Dan offer any other upgrades a... 
Universal DVD player for HT, SACD and DVD-A
How does the Denon DVD-3910 compare sonically and picture wise to the Onkyo DV-SP1000?