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New law forbidding the sale of used gear Japan
What! That is the most absurd thing that I've ever heard! It's obvious that the enormous and powerful makers of consumer electronics have flexed their political muscles. What a shame. Oh well I'm sure that certain motivated and enterprising folks ... 
Modwright CD player problem...HELP
There you go, it's a 60 cycle hum related to cable, if it was gone when you disconnected it that's it. I would guess that when you hooked up the Arcam cable wasn't involved, hence no problem. Get a signal isolator, Mondial makes something called t... 
Best Country/Rock - Poll
Gram Parsons is the gold standard, his stuff with and without the Byrds is classic. Also classi are the albums by Uncle Tupelo, particularly No Depression. There are many other great performers, Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris, Lucinda Williams, Gilli... 
Do Audiophiles really like music?
Dude I love music!!!!! More than anything. I followed the Dead around to 65 or so shows, I followed Phish around to about 50 shows. I wanted a great stereo my whole life and when I was finally when I was finally able to afford one I went for it. F... 
Any John Hartford fans?
Woops I forgot, I agree with Mt10425 I love Aeroplane! 
How do you know if you need a power conditioner?
To elaborate on my experience I was getting very good results with a Chang Lightspeed device, and I was surprised when I took it out and inserted a simple Wiremold power strip the sound actually improved. High's seemed more extended and the sound ... 
Any John Hartford fans?
I'm one! 
How do you know if you need a power conditioner?
I would have to say that you know if you put one in and then take it out and the sound worsens. That's about it. As the Brit hifi mags like to say, you've got to suck it and see. Happy listening! 
Bryston B60
I used to own a B-60R and have to say that I loved it. I'm totally into tubes now, but part of me still misses that amp. Get one used for $7-800 and also pick up Tara Labs "The Missing Link" or some other high quality jumper and ditch the crappy c... 
DK Design Group vs. Boulder
Wow I can't comment on the sonics of either product but aren't the Boulders about almost 10 times the price of the DK? I mean I know price doesn't really matter but that's some jump! One could argue that it would be patently infair to compare the ... 
Integrated amp for Vandersteen 2CE signature.
Bryston B-60, great amp from a great company, and usually $7-800 used. Happy listening! 
Zucable's Varial
Sorry mustve missed it. Sounds like a real winner, enjoy! 
Dartzeel amp lives up to hype
I really think that hearsay proclomations about the performance or reliability of a product that the poster hasn't actually heard, reflects worse on the poster than on the product. Let's remember that in the end you're talking about someone's live... 
yourmusic.com
Hi Krelldog,If you do a search you'll see that I started a thread about yourmusic.com about 2 weeks ago. It's still up and running strong. FYI, I agree it's a fantastic service, hence my thread! 
Electrostats
Perhaps try an Innersound amp, they're designed specifically for stat's. Just a thought. Another idea also is something like a Magnepan, similar presentation perhaps with better bass than a stat?