darrylhifi

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Good cables for my rear speakers
You want thick , as in 10 gauge wire . I forget whether I used Sound King or Parts express but ran them through my ceiling when I finished my basement . Then look for a pair of Walker High Definition Links on Audiogon, and you will be a happy camp... 
Surround Sound Processor Pre-Amp Performance
I love my Integra Research RDC-7. See Stereophiles Guide to Home Theater FEb 2001 review online. Good Luck. 
Anyone using NITES on their CD player??
Nites work well on CDP.s In my system thats where it had its best effect as opposed to my other equipment. 
I just puked
I think they should dig up Cat Stevens for a Wireworld commercial ........Think about it. Ewwwwwww Baby Baby its a WireWorld ! 
Good ROCK speakers
I own the Legacy Signature III. one notch down from the Legacy focus and they can Rock ! I do agree with the above posters who are tellling you your Def Tech speakers may not be the problem. Its what your feeding your speakers. The Best speakers i... 
SACD or DVD Audio, which one is winning the race?
Have certainly heard of Hi Def DVD Video, but is their really Hi Def DVD Audio ? 
Tubed CD Player
Why did you guys have to post this ? I feel my wallet opening again ! 
SACD or DVD Audio, which one is winning the race?
IMO both will survive for a very long time, but neither will "thrive" . I went with a universal player, so I can enjoy Stevie Ray Vaughn on SACD and Steely Dan on DVDA. Hybrid SACD's give SACD's an edge, but most DVD player's will offer DVDA capab... 
Sony's New SACD Player
9 channels is crazy, think of the amps, cables , yikes ! Not to mention you would need a HUGE room to even think about it. But as to the Firewire , unless you are having massive bass mangement issues, which I personally do not, IMO its crazy to ha... 
So what sub are you using for your Home theater?
I own the Top Of the Line Legacy LF Xtreme and I am amazed at not only does it produce low bass, but it also produces various levels and frequencies of low bass, and thats the difference between a good subwoofer and a great one. 
Sony's New SACD Player
Yes thats my "be careful what you wish for" thought, because first you buy the player, than you have to upgrade your DAC, your talking a big piece of change ! 
Sony's New SACD Player
Here's a dumb/smart {not sure which} question ? If you have a firewire out, connecting to your pre, than wont your prehave to be able to decode DSD properly ? 
Strangest Tweak?
Maybe not so strange, but warm up your ears. Start off listening at very low volumes slightly increasing volume every couple of munutes or after every track. Take a good half hour to slowly bring it up to your normal listening level. Your ears wil... 
Finally got the new Steel Dan DVDA
Yes I have the Beck , definetly excellent sound, you kind of melt into the soundstage. cant argue with that ! 
Finally got the new Steel Dan DVDA
Latest album Uncle Jeff, however I believe I read they used all analog equipment on the original recording. Real smooth.