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Power Cord Advice
I made my own powercord and it blows away the $800 powercords I tried. I'm using 10 gauge wire with wattgate IEC end and a hubble male on the other end. It is absolutly amazing. The dynamics are insane. Tons of slam and very tight bass. Actually B... 
Best Pre-Amp for Classe CAP-150?
Go to sound advice chat and see "am I def". The last post was 6/11/00 the last time I checked. You really need to read this. 
I need tube sound without the tubes
In that price range I think you would be really happy with a decent ADCOM amp. Try the 555 mkII or 5800. They are very smooth and easy on the ears. You can pick one up used for around $400-$500. 
Best 12-10 guage cable for Subs
You may have allot of success by upgrading the wire that is actually inside the sub. That way you will get the full benefit of the wire going to the sub. There won't be a bottle neck. Have you tried putting weight on top of the sub? After I put 50... 
Best 12-10 guage cable for Subs
After you buy your new wire go to home depot and buy some solid core 12 guage house wire and compare the two (you'll have to cut the ground wire back). I can garantee you that it will sound just as good if not better.And it should only cost you $6... 
MP3 players
WOW. It sounds like you have allot of expierience here GRUMPY. Thanks for all the great info it definately has got me more interested and hopefull. I'll look into it some more. Also I've seen some MP3's on napster as high as 300kbps so I think thi... 
MP3 players
Yeah I actually look up to allot of the old guys wisdom but I think they are reluctent to explore this area so we might be a little wiser here. Hmmm. I can understand how it could sound bad on a full blown stereo system using the analog outs. I wo... 
MP3 players
no the original mp3's suck but napster runs on a better code and I can download songs with a bitrate of 200k. And they sound really good so far on just my pc (as good as CD's). I've decided to get a digital output card and just run a digital wire ... 
Vandersteen 2ce sigs and Adcom gfa555
Hmmm. You must really like a super warm glossed over sound with little detail. My adcom was much warmer and duller than my classe but i had the 555mk2 so maybe there really different, but if thats the direction you want to go then you should consi... 
24/96 da converter OK to use with DVD
The pioneer 525 does output 24/96 but you have to make sure you change it to that option in the menu. Also bewarned that some if not most DVD/DAc combos will make any where from a small crackle to a huge pop when changing disks(it does this when t... 
Am I deaf?
Glad to hear your happy with your set up. Have fun. 
Worst Rock Band Ever !!!!
What is this? can't you guys come up with something worse? Everyone of these bands has a few good songs. I mean there worth having around because with a little bit of effort in weeding out the crap songs there is some redeeming material. STYX grea... 
PS Audio Smoke and Mirrors?
Stereophile also said it made a difference to up the hertz to like 90. So it must be doing something right. 
Am I deaf?
So BUCKFAMILY what do you think about all this? What is your next step? just curious Thanks. 
Passive Preamps
I have a reference line preeminence 1 series 2 that I am extremly happy with. It's a $1500 preamp that I got for $425. I will never ever go back to a powered preamp again. And what is cool is I will never have to upgrade it. No powersupply or circ...