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Adcom 555 Mk 2 Questions
I used an adaptation from an old Audio Amateur article to build a fully regulated power supply and it made a big difference in the sound quality especially with dynamic swings.Kal 
Recommended Shostakovich?
There is a great new recording of The Nose on Mariinsky SACDs conducted by Gergiev.Kal 
MOCA? Using your cable line to carry Ethernet?
I am currently using PowerLine ethernet in one system but, in the other, the SBT works fine with wifi.Kal 
Ethernet over power line - noisey?
I use it in both of my systems and I am unaware of any audible effects, even when I turn it on/off/on.Kal 
MOCA? Using your cable line to carry Ethernet?
I have not used MOCA but it does intrigue me.Kal 
USB DAC, SB touch, NAS
I would not recommend using the Touch with a USB connection to a USB DAC unless you already own such a DAC. There is little advantage over using S/PDIF, especially considering the inconvenience.Kal 
Is the new Apple TV better than Squeezebox?
10-14-10: ErikminerWhy not save your self all the grief and use Sonos? It just works.I was going to say the same thing about the Squeezebox Touch!Kal 
Schubert
Yup. A winner. 
Changed Speaker Placement NOW BOOMY
What a thread!! My recommendation is to buy either book but the Everest is more "hands on." Also, download a copy of RoomEQ Wizard and learn how to use it.Kal 
Is the new Apple TV better than Squeezebox?
Will it do 24/96 or better? 
Changed Speaker Placement NOW BOOMY
Lots of varying info. How will you decide what to take as advice? ;-)Everest: amazon.com/Master-Handbook-Acoustics-Alton-Everest/Toole: amazon.com/Sound-Reproduction-Acoustics- 
Changed Speaker Placement NOW BOOMY
Hard to tell much from those pix which show only some parts of the room. However, there are only three things one can do to fix this:1. Re-arrange the speakers and listening position. I assume that is what you did recently that upset the balance. ... 
Fathom 113 no highpass filter
IMHO, I would bypass the built-in crossovers (and I do) in order to have a more definite and controllable relationship between the subs and the main speakers as will be supplied by a good external crossover. It can be independent or built into a g... 
High End Audio and Your hearing as you get older
Perhaps eventually but the loss in presbycusis is of sensitivity (not absolute) and it is, progressively, from the very highest frequencies down. Even with increased thresholds down to 10KHz (and at 68, I ain't there yet), most of what makes music... 
Fathom 113 no highpass filter
The f113s have a LP crossover but it can be bypassed.Kal