donjr

Responses from donjr

How old is too old?
I've never noticed a difference in the sound of marginal to good speaker cables but I don't doubt they do make a difference. I still spend a pretty good buck on them and I'm about to pick up some new ones on Saturday. I hope that for once I am one... 
Live Performances Gone Awry
David. I love Sinead.Very talented performer and I own a lot of her music. Have you seen pictures of her lately? It looks like she discovered the McDonald's Quarter Pounder with Cheese. I'm not sure if the new body style has had any effect on her ... 
Toots Thielemans
Frogman, your link takes me to Alice Cooper. Could this be because of Halloween? 
I need advice on a good value for speakers
Independant dealers are going the way of the dinosaur because people forgot about customer service. It's still around and your local dealer is waiting for you. I used to buy from the web but found that building a relationship with my local dealer ... 
Music Server VS Laptop
www.exactaudiocopy.de. I find it to me amazingly simple to use. 
Music Server VS Laptop
Thanks Mapman. That's good news. I'm using Exact Audio Copy to rip CD's to my network drive. It seems to work very well. 
Music Server VS Laptop
Thanks for the great answers. I've been using flac format. Not sure if that's what I should be using but it seems to be working fine. 
Toots Thielemans
Thanks for the responses. I agree with everything you have all posted. Sometimes I wonder if I'm the only one into this stuff. I listen to a wide range of music. To give you an example, I was listening to 24 bit 9 Inch Nails today, and am now list... 
Audiolab 8200CDQ
Audiojedi. Do you keep the volume on the 8200 all the way up and control the volume through your pre amp or integrated?I've been experimenting with the USB today. I put some 24 bit music that my son has (Michael Jackson Thriller....no laughing) on... 
Speaker cable vibration?
Spades are a better connection. 
Any advantages to bi-wiring speakers vs. single
I would ask your dealer if you could borrow both to determine whether or not you want to biwire. I've never heard a difference. My ears are probably hosed.I've found that single wire is normally a larger gauge and sounds better than the equivalent... 
Need to choose NAD 326BEE or Marantz PM 8004
Why not the 375? I used to have the 317, which I bought new in around 1997 or 98. The worst thing I ever did was sell it. That integrated was totally amazing for the mere $800 I paid for it. No matter what i own it wil always be my favorite becaus... 
Audiolab 8200CDQ
Afranta - sorry I didn't fully answer your question. I will let you know about the software. As far as I know, that's all been worked out. I'm not too concerned about the transport. The technology that went into jitter control on this unit you cou... 
Audiolab 8200CDQ
So far I rate the build quality very high for the price point but the cd tray is average. My goal is to set up a network drive and stream with my laptop (slowly rip my cd's plus losless), The cd tray is certainly no worse than any other $1 - $2K C... 
heavy metal
I used to listen to metal back in the 80's. I can't do it anymore. I prefer to listen to jazz than metal. I've seen Merciful Fate (got King Diamonds autograph), Motorhead, saw and met Slayer, Anvil, Nasty savage, saw Iron Maiden and Judas Priest s...