lakefrontroad

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How much does your system retail for?
As every year goes by, the cost of my system seems more reasonable.By the time I'm 100 I bet I'll think it was free. 
$8,000 budget--Need help
lajb@cox.net,By the way, what kind of name is lajb@cox.net?You've left us hanging. Help us out...Tell us about the room and the house, even if we did make fun of you.The story sounds like it'll be terrific. 
Should a CDP be left on 24/7 or shut off & on?
Isn't that a thought?I leave all my gear on fulltime and turn the dac and cd transport's display's off.The Capitole is on all the time unless you turn off the switch in the back. I have a friend who has been concerned with lightning strikes, so he... 
is it sacrilege?
I believe that it depends entirely as to what the statues are depictions of!Yes, think this through...Everything has possibilities. 
Should a CDP be left on 24/7 or shut off & on?
It may depend on what equipment you have.I find that the Audio Aero Capitol II does need warm up time. 
What Digital Stylus Force Gauge Do You Like?
I had a Winds and it was great. I sold it a few years ago and have a Cartridge Man Digital Guage now. It works well. It's easy to use. The shortcoming is that the stylus must be dead centered on a depression in the little weighing pad to be accura... 
What cd for $1000 is best for this system?
Thank you all for your recommendations. I will tell my friend and let him go from there.Bill 
What cd for $1000 is best for this system?
Come on guys (& girls), I really need some help here. I have no clue what makes sense with my friend's system. He's cost concerned. I want to get him the most bang for the buck.Help me. 
What cd for $1000 is best for this system?
Howard,I've already told him to get the crossovers. Now for the cd player. 
What cd for $1000 is best for this system?
Here is my friends system:Klipsch corner hornsAtma-sphere mk II monoblocks Atma-sphere preamp Goetz silver ribbon cables from the amp to the speakerXlr cables from the preamp to each ampI inserted this before, I should have previewed the listing. 
Future of this hobby?
There are several issues I see. Excellence is it's own virtue to some. So, paying to have true reproduction (live music) does seem crazy to most people. It's cost is so high that it's unattainable for most. For those who can afford it and care eno... 
EMM Labs AS Optimism emm.
Yeah, and we're gonna be p......d too. 
EMM Labs AS Optimism emm.
CDSD: EXT and 75OHMDCC2: Bal/UnBal? If you use phono inCables: CDSD Data to DCC2 STCDSD Clock to DCC2 Clock InCDSD Ext Clock t DCC2 Clock OutNow that your system will work, please tell us what you hear differently with the new wires. 
$8,000 budget--Need help
I've given this some thought. Anyone with a living room the size of a New York three bedroom apartment should certainly abondon the idea of a music system and just have a resident orchestra. Much more efficient. No worrying about room acoustics. S... 
$8,000 budget--Need help
You've gotta help me here...What home has a 1700 sq. ft. living room with 18' ceilings?And you want to use 8K speakers?I need to understand this one.