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Anyone heard Dead Hi-Rez downloads from HDtracks?
Don't have an answer to your question, but I'm told that the versions of Workingman's and American Beauty that have been on HDtracks for a while are the DVD-A remasters Mickey Hart did a number of years ago. This new release is apparently the orig... 
It was 20 years ago today. . What was your system?
Linn LP-12/Ittok/not sure about cartJVC CDPSpectral MS-One or maybe Melos SHA-1ARC Classic 30Quad 57s 
new refrence 3a mm de capo
Tubegroover, it has been several years since I had the Ref 3A's and my recall of the specifics is not ideal. What I remember is that the music always seemed to be happening out in front of the speakers, whereas I tend to prefer a presentation that... 
new refrence 3a mm de capo
What's the price on the new De Capo BE?Rebbi, I owned the earlier De Capo i's and they were wonderful in the ways you describe. However, I found them a bit too forward sounding. (I expect their measurements would be less than optimum.) Do you find... 
Review: Triode Wire Labs Seven Plus Power cord
I have two of his cords and also his new speaker cable. Great stuff and wonderful customer service. 
Best New Loudspeakers under $5,000. Focal Aria 900
In that ~$5K range, you'd also want to hear the Revel Performa3 models and the KEF R series. Lots of good choices out there. 
Hegel h200 low level listening
Don, why do you feel you should go balanced? 
Computer audio, I am not convinced yet ......
What are they supposed to use instead of USB? Cerrot, you've been banging the USB sucks drum for a long time here, but you're pretty much the only one. Saying USB wasn't designed for audio strikes me as like saying it wasn't designed to transfer d... 
Why does Spectral have such a cult following
bass and baseand, recently, the best ever: praise and prays 
Computer audio, I am not convinced yet ......
Today, I am seeing more and more people abandoning (finally) USB.Examples? Because I'm seeing just the opposite. 
Why does Spectral have such a cult following
My understanding re: the insistence on using MIT is it's not about sound quality but about safety and stability. The Spectral amps can apparently go into oscillation without the protection afforded by the MIT designs, but I'm sure many people have... 
KEF LS 50 in NE Ohio?
I have a room sized like yours and the LS50 has stolen my heart, at least for the moment. Just do it. 
Early stages of choosing replacement floorstanders
Plenty of good suggestions, to which you might want to add models from the KEF R series, Revel Performa3, Dynaudio Focus. 
Revel Salon 3?
A different industrial design would be welcome. The current Studio and Salon are non-starters in my home. And I say that as someone who would be okay with one of the Vivids, or the newer Thiels. 
Song With Best Beginning
Stones: Nineteenth Nervous BreakdownGood Beatles picks above.Grateful Dead: Help on the Way, Shakedown Street