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Building a listening room in new house; Texas?
If you have school-age children you would send to public schools, you might want to think twice about Texas, which has just enacted an unbelievably backwards set of textbook standards. 
Thiel CS3.7 and CS2.4 comparisons?
>I almost walked out with a pair of Magnepans 1.7 Is the 1.7 shipping? 
Wifi vs USB
I don't believe the Transporter's performance would benefit from 802.11N as G is plenty fast for streaming audio, even high-rez. But if you are running an all-N network, having a G device on it drags down the performance of the entire network. I h... 
Dunlavy SC VI's...
The traditional Dunlavy placement is along the long wall, but that may not be possible for you. 
Whats the most you paid?
Cued it up, dimmed the lights, 5 minutes later, I had to ask myself... ' what am I doing with my life?'You're saying the music was so profound it caused you to question your life after 5 minutes? Wow! 
Bryston BDA-1 se dac
I own the Bryston DAC after having owned a Benchmark, a Lavry and the Bel Canto DAC3. I prefer the Bryston to those others. I would characterize its sound as clean, neutral, open, highly detailed and resolving. It has an appropriate touch of warmt... 
Bryston BDA-1 se dac
I'm not familiar with the "se" designation. Is that something new? 
Ayre QB-9 USB DAC
You guys need to get off of that rapid switching thing. It's not the way to evaluate audio gear. IMO, IME of course. 
Ayre QB-9 USB DAC
It's not clear which you preferred, the CD or the computer playback. 
Non-ported sealed cabinet speakers
Any of the LS3/5A speakers, such as the littlest Harbeth. 
Switch from Parasound JC-1 to Bel Canto Ref 1000?
So Ryan, whatever happened with this? I am very curious to know if you or anyone has compared the JC-1's with the Bel Canto's (or with Spectron, for that matter). 
Well Tempered Amadeus
How do you find life without a cueing lift? 
Modern Jazz Pianist recommendation
>Bill Charlap - 'Somewhere, The Songs Of Leonard Bernstein' I love that record! 
My Line Arrays and Dynaudio monitor - where to go
I've been wondering if the Wyred4Sound amps would work with my C1s. So much power, so little money -- too good to be true?The MB500's are still available new if you have money burning a hole in your pocket.I'm surprised about the one-note bass com... 
Top 2009 recordings
"And if you give me weed, whites and wine..."