killerpiglet

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Patrick, I also share your admiration for this community.I find the audiophile community here and that the asylum to be generally (you will run into exceptions, far and between) polite, helpful, honest, honorable, funny, knowledgeable (beyond simp... 
Richard Gray 1200S, Hydra or ????
Yea, time to start researching indepth. I'll see what dealers allow audtions of a couple of these fancy power strips.Sos, I found a bunch of articles on that site, thanks for the tip.Tireguy, the 120's run much cooler since I swtiched to Svte 6550... 
BMG CD's ARE worse
You guys may find this interesting:http://www.stereophile.com/showarchives.cgi?55KP 
help on tubes
Tube prices can vary widely depending on vintage.Older Western-made tubes fetch the highest prices.Chinese, Yugoslav, and Russian current production tubes are the cheapest.KP 
When will the "Madness" stop
Celtic66, you are right on!It's first and foremost about fun; once it's not fun anymore, and you're still doing it, that's when you're going the wrong way.KP 
HELP - my speaker just turned into a radio
Yep, I tried different outlets.It's not ground loop (that was another problem, which has been fixed).It's actual radio!It' from the amp to the speakers.If I disconnect everything else, it's still there even with the ground on the amps lifted.KP 
HELP - my speaker just turned into a radio
I've been having this problem for a while.It got worse a few weeks ago, here's a post on why this may have been (very interesting stuff):http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/general/messages/210722.html 
Stupid question from novice hi-fi person
That is correct.Your DVD playback can still use multi-channel playback, since you can use the 9000es's digital output to feed the DACs (that's the Digital to Analog Converter) in your receiver (assuming the receiver in question has digital inputs)... 
What do you think about this idea for the FORUMS??
While we are "wishing", I'd love to be able to tag thread to be followed without having to post in that thread.KP 
Stupid question from novice hi-fi person
DTS is for decoding DTS soundtarcks. SACD is another beast altogther. Due to fears that you will steal their music, the music industry will not allow the SACD players will not put out a digital SACD signal.Therfore, the digitial to analog conversi... 
Mating a CD Changer and DAC?
Hello, Lawrence.We love megachangers. We use an external DAC (currently an EVS modified Link DAC) and a Monarchy DIP anti-jitter box.With the 200 disc non-ES Sony, I find 2 DIP's to work best. With the 400 disc ES, a single DIP seems to be the way... 
Sepakers -vr5's or something along the 4-7k range
Yes, still running Rogues.Future plan is to (assuming business goes continues to do well) put about 10k in some heavy duty tube amps. I love the Rogues, now I want more of the same!KP 
Ever wonder why things are screwed up?
oddness goes hand with intellegnce. now, craziness, that's another game altogether,KP 
Ever wonder why things are screwed up?
Are Roman horses involved?KP 
Ever wonder why things are screwed up?
A thoroughly enjoyable read.Thank you!KP