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true confession
viridian, in mono the soundstage was right between the magnepans and when i put the stereo mode on the image opened across the entire end of the room. i have read about people enjoying the beatles and other recordings that were done in mono. is th... 
true confession
blkadr, you are right. i had enough protection for my guns [.38 and .380]but there was a guy there that pulled out a hand cannon that was LOUD. my ears were slightly ringing which i,m usually very careful about since going to a ted nugent concert ... 
true confession
my only excuse was we had been shooting for an hour in 100 degree sun. i notice things immediatly usually but not with sunstroke and slightly ringing ears. hahah that's my story and i,m sticking to it! 
Most significant upgrade
cool system. i needed room treatment so thats why i went that way. made a big difference for me without spending a lot of money and it was fun to experiment and learn. 
pure ipod dock
sorry craig.lost track. nice system btw. i,ve got a question and a comment. i use murrow audio cables thruout my emotiva/magnepan system. i am using the entry level ics. did u start that way and step up to the 2's? if so i am assuming they are mor... 
Garland Jeffreys / "The King of In Between"
the cd "don,t call me buckwheat" is good but start with the two aforementioned ones i'd suggest. 
Garland Jeffreys / "The King of In Between"
'ghost writer' and 'escape artist' are two of my favorite cds of all time. i saw that gj just released a new cd and i immediatly bought it and am enjoying it. i saw him in kansas city in the early 80s and he is a hidden gem imo. not exactly audiop... 
AntiCables v. Morrow?
everytime i move up with murrow cables the musical improvement is worth every dollar. i have not used the anti-cables but would like to. however when something is really working well there isn't much incentive. someday though... 
about stereophile magazines recommendation of belk
i apologize to everyone for my hasty snarkyladen remark. no , i don,t have a 30,000 dollar system. yes i have been an enthusiast for 40 years [and industry rep for many high end companies for 15 years] and my goal this time around was to put togea... 
about stereophile magazines recommendation of belk
thanks for the input everybody. 
about stereophile magazines recommendation of belk
was that comment supposed to be helpful?? i was asking about the cable not your snobass opinion. 
dac or sacd?
with a dac you might have more options because sacds are a bit expensive and not all titles are available. saying that i have both so don,t pay attention to this advice, haha 
CD/lossless versus iTunes & Amazon downloads
i have stopped downloading from itunes. why pay full retail for compressed music? buy the cd and put it in your computer correctly and don't worry about it again. since you have good gear that plays reproduced music well you won,t regret it. 
pure ipod dock
craig , are you using the pure's internal dac or the hrt 11+? also what cable are you using? just curious. thanks john 
Amarra for PC does one exist?
have you tried foobar2000? it is free so you could make a comparison to the itunes player.