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Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive?
2002 BMW 325iI love it, amazing car and so comfortable and pleasant to drive. I'm very happy with it. 
any suggestions to get best audio from computer???
All you need is a simple 1/8" to RCA adapter. This works extremely well. The adapter is all streight hardwired (by that I mean no wires, solid metal with plastic surrounding it, so it's all very solid and conducts very well). Pick it up at any rad... 
Hum and noises in McCormack amp
Hi Mr McCormackI tried the tin foil deal. And it actually improved a lot. So I went and dug out my one and only cheater plug. I bought it a long time ago to make something fit into an old two prong outlet. Thanks for the link I didn't realize how ... 
What format are most people using, and why?
I use WAV. EAC gets the track names for me and thats all I need. I like to keep the file as close to the CD as possible too. Gives me peace of mind and I have plenty of space anyway. 
Feelings on Napster?
Oh yeah. 64 million people use napster. If napster were hurting the industry then man we would seriously see it by now with this many users. Yeah sales are down a bit but they have normal market fluctuation like that all the time. I still see tons... 
Feelings on Napster?
I never made a "deal" with any record company. I never agreed how I would use any of thier stuff. I Never signed a thing. If the government doesn't have a law against it and they don't say it's wrong then dang it I'm going to copy the songs and sh... 
Vandersteen 2CE vs. Thiel CS3.6?
wow these are totally different beasts. Your going to be completly changing the sound. Thiels are strong, dynamic, fast, detailed and have a great sounstage (the total opposite of vandersteins which are reserved, laid back, slow, and warm) I would... 
CD-R's vs. CD-RW's
Mp3's sound amazingly good this guy is clueless. Download the songs at the highest bitrate you can which is 320. Then record onto a gold disc. If you play them for freinds I bet they will never know which is the mp3 or not. Oh yeah in case you don... 
Want Good Inexpensive RCA Video Cable
here's the best. Go buy your standard f jack cable. Put Rca adapters on both ends....bam got an awsome cable that beats about anything out there. Solid core center and a true 75 ohm wire with shielding. Way better build than cables that cost over ... 
How did U get into this expensive hobby?
Well I was 19 and wondered into this store that had a plain sign that said "stereos". I was looking for some home theater stuff. When I walked in I was like "what the heck they don't have any home theater stuff just two channel. how do they stay i... 
Anyone ever opened MIT cables?
No once again they're expensive tone controls. Spectral is known to be bright at times why do you think they recomend you use MIT cables? And CARL if I remember right you have a krell amp another company that is know to be bright. So it's no wonde... 
Opinions Needed: Active or passive pre
I don't think a passive will work with your bel canto. The voltage output is way to low. I might be wrong but I think I checked into it before and it's like 2 volts. I found that anything less than 4 or 5 volts is not enough to power an amp throug... 
Anyone ever opened MIT cables?
There is no big "secret" about MIT cables. They're just circuits that act like tone controls. 
CD Transport to DAC Timing/Jitter
WHAT DOES JITTER SOUND LIKE? Can someone please tell me how you know if you have jitter or not? 
Feelings on Napster?
Napster is going to go from like 6 million users to 30. Everyone I spoke to on the napster chat said "screw that I'm not paying for anything". There's plenty of other options out there and I'm sure more will pop up. Try out www.imesh.com or gnutel...