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Jose Feliciano's "Light My Fire"Devo "The Words Get Stuck In My Throat"Screamin' Jay Hawkins' "Constipation Blues"Emerson Lake & Palmer "Pictures At An Exhibition"Beatles "Louie In The Dirt With Marbles" 
Jacintha's "Here's To Ben" XRCD
The XRCD version has long been one of my favorite discs. Although I own the SACD one as well, I've never compared it to the XRCD.Kichoi, I'm surprised you like XRCD better than the SACD. But maybe I shouldn't be. Those JVC guys really put their he... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
I traded e-mails with him during the early part of this week. I asked him about the production time for a Chenin and he answered me fairly quickly. 
Mini Mac as audio server?
Striping and mirroring with removable portable drives. Who would have thunk it 10 years ago? And a music source to boot. Cool. 
Why do they always play so loud in hifi showrooms?
There is a high end store near my house that I had respect for until one day.I was in there one weekend about seven or eight years ago just browsing with a friend when we heard this "Babooom Boooomm!" coming from their newly built home theater roo... 
In Dash CD Players R.I.P.?
Clbeanz, actually it's the cars with the women and kids that run ME off the road. Why is it they never look left before deciding to plow in front of me? Heheh. I really like the Honda Pilot. That may be my next lease.CWlondon, I can definitely rel... 
Mini Mac as audio server?
Duhhh?!! Hooking up a Firewire with an ethernet cable? What have I been sniffing? I only use the damn things all day. I think I need to go home and listen to some music. Work must be making punchy, heheh.Fish, yeah, I've done what you said, but in... 
ProAC 2.5 users please share experience on amp
Ecclectique, VACs are something I've really thought about placing in front of my 2.5s. Your post is very encouraging. 
Exemplar Pre-amp rocks
Hi,I've been reading as much as I can about this preamp as I can find. I had been considering others like the Supratek Syrah or Chenin, VAC Standard and First Sound Presence.Does your Exemplar Exception II have the rough wood faceplate? I really l... 
ProAC 2.5 users please share experience on amp
Art, those kind of stories make me feel better about buying and selling with fellow enthusiasts instead. I don't know why so many dealers feel the need to exhibit such pomposity on the rare occassions I drop into a store. Maybe it's the way I look... 
best sub?
Mmmmm, Slappy got me thinking of food...I like Giulianos Torpedos myself.Nreddy, look into the Velodyne Digital Drive Series Subwoofers. This is the one I plan to get when I have my listening room all squared away. 
In Dash CD Players R.I.P.?
I almost ran a Honda Pilot off the road the other day in Santa Monica, heheh. 
Latest iPod Configuration -- Any New Hope?
CW, good questions.I bought my iPod last summer with similar, but maybe not with as lofty hopes. I wondered if it would sound good in my 2 channel rig. I bought an Audience Conductor [not the AU24] adapter and connected it to my preamp and was pre... 
Mini Mac as audio server?
Fishpatrol, so you made sure the "Built-In Ethernet" [green] was turned on in your Network Preference pane? How did you connect the firewire drive between the two computers? Regular ethernet[blue] cable or a crossover[gray] cable?Regarding Air Por... 
yamamoto amp
Yeah, these guys just came to my attention last week. I've inquired with Venus HiFi about the CA-04 preamp and A-08 amp. I'm very curious to hear experienced user opinions.Ttrhp, you may have to play Lewis & Clark on this one, heheh.