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Meridian G08 or Linn Ikemi
JM,Unfortunately the 602's parts are unavailable, fortunately (knock on wood) I've yet to have a problem with it.As for musicality, it's hard to beat. They're beatifully made and finished as well. It's up to you to justify the expense, the D/A con... 
Help Please recommend a 5ch amp around $2000
Get yourself 5 Adcom GFA535 amps from eBay or Audiogon. It will run you half that price. 
DVD for image
What makes the OPPO so good anyway? I can't imagine it's the size of the transformer in that slim chassis, as for the electronics inside, anyone else can have them too, so what is it? 
DVD for image
That's what I figured would be the general consensus. And of course to get this blessing on AudiogoN, that's what I was looking for.Thanks to everyone,Happy New Year!! 
Mid price receiver
Thanks Reubent. I mean "side" when I say "side", much like the outputs that I have on my Lexicon decoder. 7.1 would be the proper term I surmise. 
Calibration DVD
I have a Sony CRT, does that make a difference. Also, using the blue filters, any instructions and where to get them?Thanks 
Calibration DVD
? I'm sure someone here has used calibration DVD.... 
Mid price receiver
OK I'll check those out. We're far away from big cities and the offerings here are Sony, Marantz, Yamaha, Panasonic and Rotel.I prefer Yamaha in this bunch, Rotel is out of the price range. Long live home delivery! 
Mid price receiver
Yes, side speaker outputs. 
Bass traps
Thanks to Tobias and Pauly, I tried what you did with a couple of bags of Roxul Safe 'n Sound. It works! Better soundstage and tighter bass, more defined instrumental presentation. So the traps will be on order soon since my wife is sure to discon... 
Cyrus 781
Thanks!!!!!!! I tried to find it on the net bo to no avail. 
Bass traps
The room that I have is just too bright and I'm toning it down with Sonex panels. I'm thinking that by adding a couple of 4' corner bass traps it'll focus the bass more. It's not the speakers, wires, amps or the rest. 
Grounding on Tice Powerblock
Still no answer? 
Embarassing electrical question
Would you use better tires on one side of your car if all you did was turn that way? 
Is B stock a safe bet?
I used to work at an audio store 10 years ago. At the time a 3-letter British mid-fi manufacturer had a lot of problems with their brand new recievers/integrated amps. The brand new ones that were sold and came back (about 4 out of 10) were sent t...