lancel2000

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Building Watt/puppy clone
If you really want to build a nice DIY speaker look at the Focal TLR Towers. The TLR tweeter is much less harsh than the other Focal tweeters, but cost about $450 each. I built a pair of the towers and love them. Good luck! www.zalytron.com 
Worst Music of All-Time
Timwat I didnt mean to offend you or other musicians. I can apreciate the need to have freedom in experimentation. For me I was very disapointed in SOB. About a month ago I found it in my collection, listend to it, hated it again. I promptly pulle... 
SACD vs. DVD vs. HDCD
Highend maybe you need a lesson in mathmatics. Granted mp3's compress to about 10% of their original size the information remains. I am sure you are familiar with zip files. Are you suggesting that zip files contain less information that their ori... 
SACD vs. DVD vs. HDCD
My bet is that DVD audio will win, mostly because people are already familiar with DVD, and its becoming increasingly popular in video rental stores. As far as mp3 goes I belive they will live forever, though not comercially as RIAA wants to stomp... 
Worst Music of All-Time
I would have to say Wendy Carlos - Switched on Bach. YUCK! This was the worst most fake sounding rendition of Bach I have ever heard! I could not belive it ever made its way into production. 
HELP !!!! RCA to XLR
If you are wanting to do the work yourself, you can hook the ground on your male RCA to pin 3 on your XLR cable and the + (Center) on your male RCA to pin 2 on your XLR cable. Note: You normally would not want hook your components up this way, but... 
Best loudspeaker on the 3k range???
If you are willing to to spend the time and have the skill the best speakers I have ever heard will cost you about 3K. But you will need to assemble them. They are Aria 7 TLR towers. Read about them at www.zalytron.com