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i tunes vs. j river in pc realm
Get J River 15, dbPowerAmp for ripping (much more userfriendly than EAC), and ASIO4ALL drivers if you are using XP.Audiolab has a great manual with screenshots on how to customise J River to play bit perfect files on varrious platforms.It can be d... 
Musical Fidelity A5, Simaudio I-5 or Krell s300i
I second the opinion that 308 is a much better amp than the A5. The new MF M5 is olso very nice, although definately on the warm side (for may it may too much of a good thing). I wouldn't wirte off the S300i - IMO this the best amp of the lot, you... 
220 in, 110 out
Get a PS Audio Power Plant P-300. It has an internal INPUT voltage switch, which you can set to 230V (it will still output 117v). 
Jennifer Warnes fans?
Count me in. As a side note - her latest album "The Well" was reissued last year, after beeing 'out-of-print' for several months. It is available as '24-karat gold edition' now. Too bad they have no plans to reissue the SACD verision ... the last ... 
VAM1202 same as Phillips CDM 1201?
You do not have to worry. The piece is very reliable (at least for CD mechanisms standards) and is readily available. You can get a brand new one off ebay for a couple of bucks. 
anybody own a KRELL S350A cd player?
I would be interested as well. 
Sonus Faber Guaneri Homage or Extremas?
Interested as well ! 
DAC's, i'm lost
IMO an Arcam rDAC is a great buy @ $500. 
VAM1202 same as Phillips CDM 1201?
They are cheap but fairly reliable. 
Has anybody heard the new Audio Research LS 27?
Jafox, Markwatkiss - I think you are too hard on ARC. The days when ARC was launching new models almost yearly are long gone. Right now, ARC models seem to replaced after 4 years (some, like Ref-210/610 are already 6 years old, with no replacement... 
Best used DAC around $500
Get the Arcam rDAC or used PS Audio DLIII. Both MUCH better than the DACs you listed. 
Is it good for a Krell to SIT for 3-5yrs
Minorl - thanks for your expert opinion ! You learn sth new everyday. 
Upgrading Wadia 170i IDoc to new 171 IPod dock
If someone could explain that -- and how -- 171i is superior I would look into upgrading.Beefier PS may mean that its digital output may be less prone to jitter. I'd love to see some measuremens. 
Is it good for a Krell to SIT for 3-5yrs
I woldn't worry too much if the amp still works. If anything, caps dry up faster (due to heat) when the amp is used ! The life expectacy of every cap shortens with temperature. 
Mark Levinson 390S reprogramming
Avecesar -To nie jest watek sprzedażowy. Od tego są ogłoszenia.Ah57lb - by all means keep the player. The brand new CD-Pro2 drive costs only $400. Any local tech can replace it for you.