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This should be controversial....hearing tests...
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Mixed Results from My Hifi
Aw, now Timrhu, this stuff's supposed to be very serious. You're having WAY too much fun there...what do you reccomend for a snack to improve sound staging?No clue as to how tubes might lessen/modify the effects of compression, but then again I wa... 
Favorite Non-Major Record Label
Alia Vox - I'm partial to the performances of Jordi Savall and his wife anyway, but it happens to be his label and the recordings are top notch.Rounder for blues - has some fantastic contemporary artists.Sub Pop - Though it's really becoming what ... 
Mixed Results from My Hifi
Hmmmm, lets see, so far you have, change your DAC/CD Player, change your amp, add tubes, add room treatment, new floors, rug on floors, carpet your floors, add desert topping to your floors, buy new CD's, don't listen to pop rock, buy vinyl, go to... 
Is iPod Digital Output Possible?
I haven't read this whole thread, but I found this thingwww.nyko.com/nyko/products/?i=...Nope, that's just a line output. The digital output would have to be in the form of a single S/PDIF (RCA type connection), or a Toslink connection. Anything t... 
Can you be an audiophile if ...
Perhaps you've disvovered a hidden secret of tweakdom. I've got a great product identity for you; "The Clever Li'l Couch" I'd suggest working on a marketing strategy before someone else beats you to the punch and the market is glutted.Otherwise I ... 
Will computer to DAC replace transports and cdp's?
Glad to be of help Tom. I'm a visual person (by profession too), so I also tend to understand things better when they are explained in some terms I can acutally visualize. I've found in teaching that really helps many folks understand. My humble o... 
Will computer to DAC replace transports and cdp's?
I just want all you guys to know that you're scaring the heck out of me. I don't understand ninety percent of what you're talking about; I can barely load my ipod.I'm no techno geek either, but have a pretty good grasp on how it all works. Maybe I... 
Will computer to DAC replace transports and cdp's?
I don't believe it.Believe it, or not. It's my experience as well. But I wonder if he meant that he was using a computer CD player? What I believe he may have meant, and correct me if I'm wrong Pardales, was comparing the music from CEC transport ... 
Cars R OK, but what kind of motorcycle do you have
Whoops, screwed up on the markup tags on Helge Pedersen's Website. If you are ever interested in going on some really amazing world tours, this is the man to go with. Check out his book, 10 Years on Two Wheels. They also occasionally do some great... 
Cars R OK, but what kind of motorcycle do you have
So any more info on studded tires, Mr Rainier trips, motcross winter setups etc greatly appreciated. Could I get one of the old school GS Beemer bikes and put studded tires on it? Any idea how long they last?Stud Insertion Tool (that one's too eas... 
Do Audiophiles really like music?
I much prefer pink noise and modulation test tones. No one performs those things live so I have nothing to compare them to and make myself unhappy. Marco 
Cars R OK, but what kind of motorcycle do you have
Very impressed to hear that you drove year round in NYC.Aw' shucks, that was just a walk in the park. I still ride year round here in Seattle, though I've been slacking off these past two years since we've been working on the never-ending house re... 
Cars R OK, but what kind of motorcycle do you have
More specifically, the DAYTONA 675 Triple.Suweeeeet, CW! Looks like a cross between a Ducatti and an R6. Very nice. Yeah, my bud's bike is a late 90's buck naked Speed Triple with the bug eyes. Quite a bit less refined than this I'd say...more of ... 
Connecting I-pod to Integrated Amplifiers
Excellent post CK! Thanks for re-introducing me to that 6moons article as it bears re-reading. I'll look forward to hearing your opinions on the your modded iPod vs. modded Squeezebox. I had a few email exchanges with Vinnie on the subject of gett...