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Electrician Coming Over What to Do?
I don't know how I missed Sean's post? Perhaps we were typing at the same time? Anyway I agree with a lot of what Sean has to say except for the one paragraph about putting all the audio gear on one phase and re-arranging the panel to suit. Re-arr... 
Electrician Coming Over What to Do?
I'm an Electrician by trade and basically I agree with everything Natalie said. I sold a couple pricey power conditioners after putting in six dedicated I.G. 20 amp circuits in my home. If you want to know what else I think on this subject matter ... 
Transport with XLR digital out for 1500 new/used
The Theta DaViD has an AES/EBU output which you desire. It also plays DVD's and can be had in your price range. 
Thank You Audiogon.
Sounds like your just getting warmed up. In another year you can tell us how you upgraded everything here at audiogon for a mere 20K :^) 
Taking the bad with the good
Sounds to me like they could have used a couple dedicated circuits :^) 
CD out: Digital or Analog?
Just the opposite advice from me, but I'm running into a Theta Casa-Blanca II with superior dacs, (Try it both ways) 
Criminy, I've reached 300 threads
Yea really, where's Sean, CFB, Albert and the other heavyweights? 
Criminy, I've reached 300 threads
A little over 400 
Singer Songwriter John Mayer
Ok I will, since I'm the only other person on this thread :^) 
Shipping to Portugal
The only way I ship out of the country is EMS Global which is at your post office. (Think of it as Global priority mail) It's cheap and fast, usually less than a week to ship anywhere in the world. You have to fill out a couple forms but no biggie... 
Does Theta make two channel DACs anymore?
I talked to Theta on this subject not to long ago (3 months ago). It sounds like there stalling for time if you ask me. The technology is in place right now for the pro-gen VIII based on the Extreme dac card they are building for the Casa-Blanca I... 
1 or 2 Rear surround speakers for 6.1 system?
Muratc, 7.1 is a futuristic concept. It will allow for seven discrete channels of playback. Pre amps are being sold now with this capability but like everything else in this hobby waiting on the technology could take awhile. For now 7.1 will indee... 
1 or 2 Rear surround speakers for 6.1 system?
I would use one for 6.1 and two for 7.1 
Can you cancel an auction?
Yes you can cancel an auction here. This is a relativly new feature at audiogon. 
Poor Man's 2 channel HT--advice sought
If you have an old integrated amp (Harmon Kardon) Run the audio signal directly from your DVD player to the pre-amp and out to the speakers. Take the video signal from the DVD player directly to the TV assuming you have a video input on the TV? I ...