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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... 
Whither Blu-Ray and HD-DVD?
Bookmarking this thread. Please ignore. 
When is digital going to get the soul of music?
D edwards: I've been using 5.1 surround for the last two months (for the first time) and I totally agree that surround kicks two-channel butt (at least with lower priced equipment in a small room).It's similar to adding a good subwoofer to an alre... 
When is digital going to get the soul of music?
Shadorne: Amen. 
When is digital going to get the soul of music?
I just need the machines to recreate the event in a reasonably accurate way (no hiss, clicks, pops or chops).Once it's in my head, MY SOUL does the rest... 
creating a music database
To my knowlege, a bar code is just a unique number to identify an item. The store sets up its own database using the item number as the key.Sony has a media server (in the $2000 range) that includes a 400 (200?) disk player.You load the player wit... 
Weird DVD Player Problem
Last week I move my receiver from one shelf to another.When I reconnected the speaker wire, I connected it to "Front L&R B" instead of "Front L&R A".Watched a lot of movie "Heat" without knowing this.Tip off was when Pacino's shotgun blast... 
Please help troubleshoot HK AVR7200 problem.....
Dreamst8 has good suggestions. I'd also check to see if any speaker wire strands are touching another binding post (which will trip protection circuit).Is the receiver pluged into a surge protector?Your receiver may have taken a power surge hit an... 
HT Magic Woofer and Magic Tweeter Spkr Cables
Try calling Jim at HT after CES.He is a very friendly man and can probably fix you up. 
Help me shorten my list...
Here's my free advice:BW 703 (I love B&W speakers)JM Labs Cobalt 816S (love their big iron, little ones prob. good too) Legacy audio classic (heard this at their (former) Springfield, IL showroom at loved it -more than big $$$ Whisper) Meadowl... 
classe audio six vs dr-6
I had a Six (and a Dac-1) played through an ARC CL-60.I used this setup (REALLY don't like the term "rig") with at least four different speakers.I ALWAYS heard a nasty saw-tooth quality in vocal dynamics.I won't blame it on the Classe necessarily ...