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THE GREAT AC OUTLET SHOOTOUT.
Peter, let me say I much admire your efforts here. I don't know if you can swing it exactly, but, if at all possible, I would like to see one alternative and that is for one of your duplex choices to be, in fact, no duplex at all - in effect, a tr... 
Class D amps?
Hypex Ncore (a small-scale true class-A with a proprietary class-D follower stage). I understand these are already very, very good indeed and Ric Schultz of Electronic Visionary Systems (Calif.) has just anounced (a few days ago) his own mods for ... 
Arcam FMJ 23 vs modded Oppo
You may need to google "oppo 93/95 mod comparison EVS". 
Arcam FMJ 23 vs modded Oppo
Dunno which Oppo you mean, but I wouldn't make a move on one until you first go to EVS (Electronic Visionary Systems) and look at Ric Schultz's comparison page on his own mods for the 93/95 vs those of ModWright, the Upgrade Company and Exemplar. ... 
Replace volume pot
Sorry, I mean the fault lies inside the XLR output stage, of course. 
Replace volume pot
I suspect that your preamp's volume pot would have malfunctioned on both the single-ended outs AND the XLR outs if it were to blame. I'm guessing at this point the fault lies inside the preamp's single-ended output stage. I've run my pair of SM-70... 
Paying it Forward ...
The Dixie Dregs - Dregs of the EarthThe Flaming Lips - Attack of the Killer Pink RobotsThe Beatles - Sgt Pepper'sThe Alan Parsons Project - I RobotThe Doobie Bros. - The Captain and Me 
How long untill I can really Flog them Hard
IME, nothing will break them in better than playing them loud to begin with. 
What city do you live in?
Springfield. 
King of the one liners
W.C. Fields on drinking: "Once, we were lost for 3 weeks in the darkest Congo with nothing to live on but food and water". 
Why do digital coax cables matter?
There are differences to me. In a word, it may come down to jitter. Some cable designs adversly influence jitter more than others and all the physical elements of the cable design are in play. There are at least 3 kinds of jitter induction: optica... 
Where to start upgrade
One of the most important "matches" in audio is the amp/speaker combo. When this match is properly acheived the system sounds like it is something more than just the sum of its parts and, if you ask me, that's where a lot of the magic is. I just w... 
Great Music to Intro Non-Audiophiles to the Hobby
If you're just looking for something they might like to choose from (although you don't mention about how old they are) I can think of a slew of recordings on CD mostly from the 70's ('cause I'm an old fogey). Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Deluxe Edi... 
I have a Theta Miles CD player and need a ramote..
Hi Zeal, the brand I would recommend is called "universal remote control" and they make the RF-10, RF-20 and RF-30 remotes. You can go to their site and scope out their owner manuals and you will see that they all do indeed contain Theta pesets. T... 
CEC TL5100Z -- repair or replace?
Probably would be wise to spend some time at least investigating repair, CEC's have a good reputation as transports with sound their quality. Dunno for sure, but my go-to guy, Wayne, at In-House Service Co. will likely be able to fix it provided h...