doug28450

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Help i'm lost... what cd player to buy ??
Listen to anything and everything. Then buy the one that sounds best to your ears and your ears alone. 
Preamps - Active, passive...???
Go out and listen to some high quailty pre-amps. Tube,SS, does not matter. After listneing to some of the equipment built by CJ, Krell, ARC, Levinson and (just as important) others, you will give up on the passive fad. 
Get out your thinkin' caps....
Good ideas from both so far. Rhn1m, I'm not sure the low blows would do much damage. Let's face it, the guy has no b***s.How about we take him to the local strip bar and stuff him full of baby back ribs and lager? :~) Doug 
Musical or scientific/technical background?
Wow, three people caught my my spelling oops. Good job gang. 
Musical or scientific/technical background?
Marakanetz. Please identify the college you attended. Spelling and grammer were apparently not important in the curriculum. I want to ensure my daughter does not attend that school.I have had lessons in voice, piano and drums and I was a member of... 
Old Stereophile Magazines
Perhaps you should send them to John Atkinson. Remind him of what the magazine once was and should be. 
Modications to the Dynaco ST 70?
A fellow named Frank Van Alstine does a lot of mods to the older Dynaco gear. He operates under the name Audio by Van Alstine (AVA). I think I have run across a website for him give your search engine a try and contact him. 
Watermarking red-book cd's
If...the watermarking is audible, would an artist have grounds for a lawsuit against the label. The basis for the suit being that the label has "added" content that is not the artist's intent.Would a consumer be able to file a lawsuit against a la... 
Why aren't these on the "recommended list?"
When the issue of the magazine in question showed up in my mailbox recently I conducted the following numbers analysis:1. I counted the number of all items that are "ranked". This should be such items as amps, processors, etc. All of the items tha... 
Kudos to several dealers
Richard at Vantage Audio, UK, (www.vantageaudio.com)Bruce Hirsch at Audio Consultants, Hinsdale IL, (www.audioconsultants.com)Bill Parish at GTT audio/video, (www.gttgroup.com/av.htm) 
best cd's to impress your friends with..
I think the best CD's to impress friends with are the ones they like. Whenever a friend (mine or my wife) comes over and they show interest in the Hi-Fi, the first question asked always seems to be "how much.....". I usually respond with "it doesn... 
Don't try this at home hElP
I gotta admit, when I saw the title of this thread one thought entered my mind........KUBLAKAHAN 
Your thoughts on speaker stands
Dekay.....did you get it yet? 
Your thoughts on speaker stands
Dekay....oops! 
B W DM17
Good Deal Artie. You will be pleased with the B & W speakers. I have 801 Matrix III's and love them.