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What percentage of audiophiles use a sub ?
Thank you Tim916, I couldn't agree with you more! 
Aural Thrills 274B phono pre
Thanks Miguel, I read your comments on the website. I ordered one of these units today. 
Suggest upgrade from c2300 phono stage
Macdadtexas, who did the mods on your phono pre that you are currently using? 
Can I output DolbyTrueHD/DTS HD in 2.1 on PS3/OPPO
Hey Kal, if he uses the L & R front outs on the oppo will he get any voices from the movies which 90% of come from the center out on the uncompressed formats he is talking about using? 
Advice on possible preamp upgrade
Thanks Hifiman I will certainly check into that. 
Advice on possible preamp upgrade
Actually I like my sound now. I just wondered if one of the preamps I mentioned would be any improvement over my CJ. From the replies so far it doesn't sound like that is the case and I will keep the CJ in the mix. I am not looking for a lateral m... 
The pursuit of bass...
I pretty much agree with Tim916 I am using 3 subs now in my 2 channel. I have built all 3 subs. 1 is an 18" Maelstrom X in a sealed 6.2 cu ft enclosure, the second is a 15" Dayton in a 6.7 cu ft sealed enclosure, the 3rd is a 12" ported 3 cu ft en... 
Which cost more: your system or your car?
Pretty much even, 2008 Solstice convertible w/1700 miles for good weather, 1999 Prism w/130,000 miles for winter and bad weather. Just rebuilding the system and when finished will have almost exactly the same into it as the Solstice cost. 
oppo 83 se or oppo 83
Elizabeth, in your case definitly save the $$$ and get the 83. Like I said it is avery high quality unit. As for the Audio Advisor selling the units, if the price is the same I would buy direct from Oppo. If you have any warranty issues which I di... 
oppo 83 se or oppo 83
I had the 83 and upgraded to the 83 SE. I do use the analog outs for all audio output and the SE sounds better in every aspect. But the 83 is also a very high quality unit. 
Amazing ''Overachieving'' products...your pick?
Clear Day silver speaker and I.C. cables; MHDT Paradisea+; Oppo BD-83SE 
Conrad Johnson PV-14 background noise
The cheater plug just makes a two prong plug out of a three prong plug, you can buy them at a hardware store for under a buck. If you try this and it reduces or eliminates the hum, it could be caused by ground loop. 
Conrad Johnson PV-14 background noise
I just purchased a PV14L from an A-gon member and this unit has no hum at all. The unit came with a total of 4 tubes and 2 of those had tube hiss but after sorting through the tubes I came up with 2 that are nice and quiet. You may want to try a c... 
Room design - home theater
You may want to order and read a copy of the book Premium Home Theater, design and construction. This book is written by Earl Geddes and is available on his website gedlee.com. it is not cheap about $45 I believe but it has a lot of useful info th... 
Upgrade advice for processor
I contacted technical support at Anthem and kudos to them I had an answer within 30 minutes (very impressive). here is what they say the difference in the two amps is. “A series” has these extra features over the MCA: hand selected input transist...