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Vinyl lovers--in case you haven't tried this yet
Read an article about mono in the last six months (either Stereophile or TAS). If remembered correctly, mono is recorded on the bottom of the groove and sort of looks like stairs (going up and down).Stereo, on the other hand, is recorded on the gr... 
thougts on arc ref1--please advise
Jafox:Can you give some insight as why "the BAT 31SE or Aesthetix Calypso just to name two far exceed the Ref1 and LS5"?My yardstick is information retrieval relative to volume.That is, how good does the unit sound at low to moderate levels.Of cou... 
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Happy Birthday "Wolfy" and thanks... 
Here's what I think about the new HD formats.
Yeah, yeah Blu-ray will do this and that...SHOW ME THE MONEY! 
nagamichi dragon instruction manual
Are we talking cassette tape deck or turntable?Nak used "Dragon" to designate their best of whatever product type.Their Dragon turntable automatically centers record regardless of record's center hole.Is this what you're talking about?-Thanks for ... 
Experience of initial biasing of my amp
My guess is that the playback volumes you used did not stress the amp enough to hear the bad tube.I owned an ARC CL-60 which I traded for a new VT-100.I got a call from the dealer who said one of the (eight) CL-60 output tubes would not bias and h... 
What's your favorite lyric from a song?
"Don't let the past, remind us of what we are not now"Suite: Judy Blue EyesCrosby, Stills & Nash 
When will your system be enough?
It's funny, when my income became limited (i.e., no money to waste) my system became "enough".Very strange phenomenon... 
Sony KD-34XBR960 or Sony KDS-R50XBR1?
I own the 30 inch version of the Sony CRT set.It has a very good picture for DVDs and regular broadcast TV. The little high-def I've seen on itlooked very good but my indoor Terk antenna can't holdthe signal so I never use it ( yes, I align it wit... 
Sony KD-34XBR960 or Sony KDS-R50XBR1?
I own the 30 inch version of the Sony CRT set.It has a very good picture for DVDs and regular broadcast TV. The little high-def I've seen on itlooked very good but my indoor Terk antenna can't holdthe signal so I never use it ( yes, I align it wit... 
What Digital Stylus Force Gauge Do You Like?
Wow! You guys are amazing!I'm getting back into vinyl and can't seem to fing mytrusty Shure stylus force guage.Is there that big a difference between this mechanicaldevice and these digital scales?Thanks 
Whither Blu-Ray and HD-DVD?
I thought MP4 was the next-big-thing? 
Please help troubleshoot HK AVR7200 problem.....
"And he lived happily ever after"...Thanks for the follow up.Usually, you never hear from the posters you try to help. 
Accuphase C-200 "COMP" button - What does it do?
I'll take a stab.Maybe "Compensate"? Similar to a "loudness" control?This would boost both bass and treble and is designedto allow one to listen at lower levels (like late at night)and still get some extention at the freq. extremes. 
When is digital going to get the soul of music?
Mmakshak, "Isn't audio just a suspension of belief(or is that disbelief)?"This question reminds me of a quote I heard recently (which sort of turns our audiophile world upside-down). "Art is freedom from the truth".Can't remember the source...