garebear

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Black-Eyed-Peas, the future of modern music?
...I like Fergie... 
Why did I get married?
......go to your girlfriends and listen to music at her place...that will solve the problem 
Why are there so many Mac users?
......showing my age - I thought this thread was about McIntosh Audio products !!! I learning a whole bunch of new stuff !!! 
Is Hi-fi getting more expensive?
......okay I remember The Beatles on Ed Sullivan to give you a starting point. The other day in my office a recent college graduate and I were talking about music and he actually smirked as he said ; '' you still buy and collect CD's '' ? I smirke... 
Anyone auditioned the Cardas Clear? I have....
....thank you Jallen ...but how did you come up with the two different %'s....what was that based off of ???? 
Meridian 808.2 CD Player......
......thank you for your posts and positions. I owned dcs gear - Delius, Purcell and Verdi prior to my current set up of Esoteric P-05 and D-05. I enjoyed the dcs gear - however, the transport was nightmare and took a bath when I had to trade it i... 
Meridian 808.2 CD Player......
.....thanks guys - but looking for someone who has listend to this player or who owns one - somebody out there has to own one of these !!!! 
Allman Brothers DVD cost??
My opinion will be little biased as I am a big Allman Brothers fan and have in fact attended some of their Beacon Theater shows.....I just checked the Allman Brothers site and it was not listed.....didn't know that it was out of print. I would kee... 
Audio Research REFII vs Classe?
......I wish that I could just hear my Classe CP-700 pre-map to make a comment....bought it demo from an authorized dealer about two weeks ago and due to an ERROR within the unit regarding ''AC voltage''....it won't play and had to send it back...... 
Esoteric X-01 power cord
......and off we go ! Try the Purist Audio 20th Anniversary Contego power cord....I also have Esoteric gear and like the match....but YMMV...just my opinion...but computer cords ...placebo effect- please 
Okay, Classe CA 2200 or and Ayre V -5xe amps
TPpreaves....I did and I have. I had a Model 5 for about 14 years or so ...then I went to 501's and was not impressed with those at all....then a Model 112 - great amp, but not enough juice to move the Avalon's at 6 ohms and 86 efficiency. The big... 
Okay, Classe CA 2200 or and Ayre V -5xe amps
Xtil6 - my mistake, you are corrcet - Classe is Canadian.... okay so outside of pointing out my error here can you add any information to my thread ???? That is my intent here. 
Any experience with Yeil "Spike Sound Will" feet?
I read the review on these pieces and was wondering would they actually work on speakers ? I currently use 3 Audio points per speaker that are not screwed into the speakers themselves that go through carpeting into a concete floor...would be inter... 
Divorcing..Splitting the cd collection..
Take the CD's and run....and never look back. 
RCA Caps
I have them on my Rowland amp and pre-amp.....look nice - any sonic differences noticed - No