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Which Plasma screen has the most neutral colors?
I've been preparing for my plasma purchase this week, which essentially means hitting the books, you know lots and lot's of research. It appears that Runco's and Marantez are actually NEC monitors. That's how NEC markets their product retail. They... 
How best to spend 2500 CD player for my system?
You have Amati's and you only want to spend $2500.00 on your digital front end? Shame on you :^)We like the same kind of music so I'll recommend a Theta DaViD transport coupled with a Classe Dac-1 not to forget the Kimber Orchid (digital cable). T... 
Another UPS oops thread
Brian,That was great stuff! Thanks for posting 
Nordost ECO 3 Static Inhibitor anyone?
Just for the record they say not to spray this stuff on your components 
Nordost ECO 3 Static Inhibitor anyone?
Thanks guys here's the response from Vin at NordostDear Glen, Thank you for your inquiry. Actually, one of the demonstrations we do at trade shows is to spray a CD with ECO3 and show the audience the improvement it makes. It is quite effective in ... 
What's up with HDCD?
I'm pretty sure HDCD will be around for awhile. It Seems like one in every ten cds I buy these days are recorded in HDCD. I just picked up the new Johnny Cash greatest hits. Guess what? It's HDCD. 
What's everybody listening to this evening?
Clueless, Don't you mean horn heaven :^) Tonight I'm watching the rest of *I Am SAM* ON dvd. I just ordered the sound track to that movie too. For a nice change of pace try Laurance Juber *The Collection* very soothing acoustic steel string guitar... 
upgrading to seperates
A nice 5 channel amp in the $2000.00 range would be the Classe CAV-150. I sold one in mint condition not to long ago for that price. Try and buy the newer version, they've been making these awhile. 
David Gray White Ladder anyone?
Yes that is indeed a very good CD too Bufus. 
Flamenco Jazz
Try Vince and Bola, very nice Flamenco Jazz. (Vince Guaraldi & Bola Seta) 
1,500 tube preamp which one?
I cable all my ARC gear with Nordost Quatra-fil interconnects and Nordost SPM bi-wire speaker cable. This stuff works great! If your not ready to dump that kind of cash you might try the Nordost SPM-Ref interconnects with matching speaker cables. 
Do HDCDs sound terrible on non HDCD players?
Geez zshuster, with all that gear i think I would have coughed up for the HDCD chip :^) 
Do HDCDs sound terrible on non HDCD players?
I have a fare amount of HDCDs in my collection. I've tried them both ways and in my opinion they generally sound better through an HDCD decoder. I have however heard of a few dacs that do the job as good if not better without the HDCD decoding fea... 
Diana Krall - What is your favorite CD of hers?
If you like the cd's try her DVD. It's quite the treat :^)Personally I own them all (cd's) and never felt there was a lemon in the batch. 
1,500 tube preamp which one?
Try an Audio Research LS-15 for around $1200.00 used. the reviews say it all.