dragon1952

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Who makes Beautiful / Attractive Speaker Cables?
Olympus Audio makes extremely beautiful audiophile grade cables although they are very thick and heavy. They have several specials on Ebay right now. Search for 'olympus' under home audio. 
Need Good Advice - Speaker Cable
Also wondering how long you burned the cables in that you were testing before deciding you didn't like them? 
Need Good Advice - Speaker Cable
Check out Olympus Audio ... www.olympusaudio.com ....they have an ad here for the Athena, their top of the line, that comes with a 40 day money back guarantee. I have tried something very similar to their new Apollo, which is right below the Athen... 
NAD C320BEE vs NAD C350
Thank you gentlemen for your input. It is greatly appreciated. You are probably correct, Rich, that it's a rather unnecessary 'upgrade', not to say I might not be foolish enough to do so anyway :)Nice summation there pete! Interesting read! 
NAD C320BEE vs NAD C350
I agree that for $350 I would not be interested, but for $100 it's tempting. I'm not ready for the big jump yet!I think the C320 would fetch closer to $300 and I would go used on the C352 for $400. Just wondering if there's any real advantage asid... 
NAD C320BEE vs NAD C350
Great responses and advice Rar1. Not to hijack anyone's thread, but I think you've answered the question very well. Maybe this will apply to Andreas as well but I've had similar thoughts lately trying to decide if going from the C320BEE (which I a... 
Olympus Audio Speaker Cables
I concur with Wizard. I have a pair of the Demeter's which I believe were a prototype for one of their newer offerings and they have just 'made' my system. It now sounds the way I had hoped it would all along. Great bottom end and luxurious midran... 
How much does your system retail for?
About $2700 retail. I paid around $1450 and it sounds wonderful.NAD C320BEE IntegratedNAD C541i CDParadigm Studio 40'sAudioQuest Opal x3'sOlympus Demeter speaker cables 
Hafler DH-110 better than receiver preamp???
Woo hoo! That's what I'm thinking! 
Please explain upsampling CDs
Here is a good link:http://www.unitedhomeproducts.com/id72.htm 
opinion on asl hurricane with horns
"The extra 198 watts are not just "extra watts"."They're not???? You mean if he's only using 2 the other 198 are being mischievious....not satisfied to just sit there and wait their turns like good little watts?? Like they're out there sticking ch... 
DirecTV access cards
This has happened twice to me. I think they periodically send out new cards and expire the old ones to weed out the 'cheaters' who've obtained cards somehow and are pirating the signals, or the new cards have better security or something, but the ... 
Good DVD Concert?
Jethro Tull "Living with the Past". If you like Jethro Tull you'll really like this. Ian Anderson and Martin Barre still kick ass and they have some great musicians with them and the sound quality is excellent. 
Direct mode vs stereo mode & bass management
Thanks for the response! Can you explain in more detail.Sorry!...I need something like connect A to B and then connect B to C, etc. Something a dumbass would understand :) 
Building a dedicated room
Hmmmm....I take it you're not interested?!? :)Almost worth moving to the sticks though, eh? Yee-haw!