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TRON: LEGACY
Well where do we see the preview? 
DACs with volume control ?
The Berkeley Lab Alpha Dac has volume control. 
Which amp to match Thiel 3.5 - Ayre, Bryston, CJ?
I listened to a pair of Thiel 7.1 with Moon W6s & W7 Mono blocks. The W6s did not have the power for the 1 ohm bass load of the 7.1 but every thing else sounded great. The W7s had to be modded by Moon because of the load and they sounded aweso... 
Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive?
Luckily I drive a work van and my company pay's all expenses so my extra cash go's to this hobby. 
Nagra BPS, anyone heard one? Tron seven competion?
Robm1,I had none of the problems with the BPS that you had, with either of my cartridge. Maybe it was a problem with something else in the system you were using. Even at the store Goodwin's Highend there were no issues with any TT - cartridge setu... 
Do you plan to buy The Beatles CD remasters?
Nice system Ozzy. Maybe they do sound good on your system. They sounded lean and edgy on mine. 
RIP J Gordon Holt
Thanks for all you gave us J. Gordon Holt. 
Do you plan to buy The Beatles CD remasters?
The Capital release a few years back was the worst reissue and transfer to digital I ever heard :-) mono or stereo. 
Speakers for the ears, eyes, and for the decade
HatariI use Purist Audio Design Aqueous speaker cables with my Verity's. I tried some Nordost, FMS & MIT and liked these the Aqueous best. 
Do you plan to buy The Beatles CD remasters?
Bongofury,I am confused, are you talking about current releases or original releases?As far as I know the mono's are original mono's and not mixed down. Even the White album has an origial mono mix and a stereo mix, after that they were all stereo. 
Speakers for the ears, eyes, and for the decade
HatariI had the Encores and upgraded to the Ovations and am very happy.I beleave you can rotate the bass cabinet on the Verity Sarastro IIs as you can the Encores. I forward fire the bass cabinet on my Ovations. I feel they have better bass impact... 
How to transfer LD to DVD?
Wait for them to be on the cheap counter for $4.00 and buy them again. Most should be on the counter by now. Length of copy time not worth it. IMHO. 
Most Peaceful Music you've Heard or Own
I'm getting sleepy here, time for some Ozzy. Lol. 
Basis Ovation / 2500 vs Sota Cosmos IV
I have the Basis Debut, best table I have owned. Wish I could have afforded the two arm version. 
TUBE NOOB: WHAT BRAND
It's called tube rolling & you may be doing a lot of it to find the tubes you like. I enjoyed it when I had tube amps.