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Toughest hombre west of the Pecos?
William Holden (sure cleaned out that varmint's nest GOOD at the end of the "Wild Bunch").The Duke is the King, however.Big John said his epitaph should read: "He was big, He was ugly -He had dignity".Gotta go with big iron. Tubes would last about... 
HDMI vs Component
I made a tentative purchase last week (DVR/DVD burner combo) and was blown away by how good HDMI is.Connected player to my 30" Sony HD CRT via provided HDMI cable (How cool is that? Next best was $95 two-meter "budget" cable from Best Buy/Acoustic... 
Best Country/Rock - Poll
Some good 'unsHeartsfieldDan Fogleberg (early)Dr. JohnDon WilliamsLeon RussellJohn Fogerty/Creedence Clearwater RevivalBatdorf & RodneyElvis'Yall come back now, Ya hear? 
cd carousel for hard drive cd archive
This could workhttp://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_BrowseCatalog-Start;sid=nDivWMPdpZqvS4AoP7ilU4zM2tf3_Zg4yS0=?CategoryName=cpu_DigitalLivingSystem&Dept=computers 
Will computer to DAC replace transports and cdp's?
Edesilva:Don't get me wrong, I'm not dissin' you or your masterful grasp of the technology involved.However, your post reminds me of a tech company I worked for. This company used PCs instead of mainframes (my thing). To obtain test data, I had to... 
Too good to be true?
Eldartford: "You're a monster Zorg!" 
Will computer to DAC replace transports and cdp's?
Got a chuckle reading Edesilva's post.IMO, if you need to do all 'a this jazz to simply play music, please beam me back to the 60's... 
The West Coast is currently blowing out other area
The east coast (VPI) took advantage by sourcing tighter tolerance bearings from former defense contractors when Clinton cut spending.Also, the guys at dcs (England) are all rocket scientists specializing in satellite communications.We'll call Engl... 
Will computer to DAC replace transports and cdp's?
After transferring my semi-large disk collection to media binders ("case logic") for security reasons, I realize that I used to rely on visual cues to find favorite music.Now, without the CD case, I believe I'm not listening to a lot of stuff anym... 
Any great places to hear speakers in Vegas?
More possibilities:Ultimate Electronics: Mostly TVs but carries KEF speakers. Located at Rainbow and Alta (west side).Magnolia Audio:Best Buys attempt at high end home theater.Located inside Best Buy store at Rainbow and Lake Mead (north of Ultima... 
If $ was no object what speaker would you buy?
Of speakers I've actually heard, I agree with the MBL 101E. 
Any great places to hear speakers in Vegas?
Despite the national image, non-strip Vegas is a one-horse town that caters pretty much to the Wal-Mart crowd.While there are contractors who do work for the (few) gentry, I haven't seen any plush audio parlours.The dealers who are here mostly sho... 
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...