maineiac

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Warmer sounding CD Players?
Keeping with the Musical Fidelity recommendations, the A5 CDP is very nice. 
Personal CD player evolution
I guess in reality I have only had one real CDP, but these other things were used to play CDs so I guess they count. some JVC 5 Disc - still in attic I thinkToshiba DVD player - traded for food sealerDenon 2900 - still used for DVD and SACDMusical... 
Need bedside Cd player to go with Raptor amp
Musical Fidelity X-Ray 
Mixed Results from My Hifi
I know EXACTLY what you mean. I think there are several great suggestions and age-old audio rules in the threads above. I second the posts that urge you to consider auditioning different speakers and trying vinyl. If not vinyl, there are good tube... 
MP3 Player Opinions
Don't buy an Iriver, I have the H10 and hate it. It will turn itself on spontaneously and run the battery down (yes with the lock on), it locks up and needs to be rebooted too often, and the pic quality sucks. My daughter has a video ipod and that... 
Tubes for HT?
I use a 80w tube integrated with HT pass through, and SS for center and rear channels. I was concerned at first but have had great success with the home theater aspect of this set-up. I am focusing on 2 channel performance but don't feel that the ... 
Pick your poison...2-channel or multi?
No doubt - 2 Channel. It would have been the other way around not too long ago. 
Runco Plasmas - How are they different?
http://www.avsforum.com 
Atl Record Show Mar 21
Thanks for the info Rwwear! I never see advertisements for this show and it is great to see these notices here on agon. Of course, it will cost me money! 
Home theater furniture - husband vs. wife
My wife and I ended up buying a nice heavy wooden dining room buffet with drawers near the top and shelves underneath (see pics in my system). I took out the back for ventilation and wiring. It actually works very well and my wife likes the looks.... 
Auric Illuminator on CD's
Ditto - no skipping, been using for quite some time. 
cables recommendation
I am using Analyis Plus shotgun bi-wire with good effect on 4jr. I would like to try Audience at some point out of curiousity. I believe the recommendation with Audience is a single run with a jumper instead of shotgun. 
Taylor Hicks from Idol
Maybe better in cables? 
Taylor Hicks from Idol
Nuguy, I shouldn't have been so brief with my post. I think he is very entertaining and fun to see perform. He has a beaming personality and has worked it nicely on Idol and I certainly agree he is doing great. I think the opinion might be differe... 
Taylor Hicks from Idol
He's a hack.