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mapman

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the viability of hi end companies
Gotta be a tough business these days! My hat off to those who manage to succeed and carry on. 
Best reasonably priced classic hi-end tuner
Best tuner I've ever owned was the tuner in my Tandberg tr2080 receiver. That left little to want in terms of sound quality and reception performance. The Tandberg standalone tuners were always regarded as even better. These come up for sale occas... 
Best reasonably priced classic hi-end tuner
Best tuner I've ever owned was the tuner in my Tandberg tr2080 receiver. That left little to want in terms of sound quality and reception performance. The Tandberg standalone tuners were always regarded as even better. 
New Logitech Squeezebox Touch
CRuz,Thanks.I'm hoping when the time comes, my current .wav library would work as it does with SB without much additional work, but I guess I will not know for sure until the time comes.Not having to use a computer would be a nice enhancement. Cur... 
New Logitech Squeezebox Touch
Cruz,Did you encounter any issues using a music library with Sonos after SB? Like any lost metadata or album art?I'm using mostly .wav files which might make a difference versus say FLAC.I hope to keep my SB stuff for as long as it continues to wo... 
Asking for guidance on my first hi-fi system...
Go with the NAD. 
Is it too much to ask....
I have a thought about all this but you all should know what it is, so i'm not telling. Ha! 
Adding Tone Controls?
I think the OP has gotten several good and varied suggestions within the realm of possibility to consider. I'm curious to see how things turn out. 
When speakers almost sound like the instruments
Identifying the current bottleneck and addressing it is always the way to go to wean performance out of any system, audio or otherwise. Often, easier said than done though. It takes time usually and lots of trial and error along the way. The speak... 
New Logitech Squeezebox Touch
No replacement I have heard of yet.Apparently, being discontinued has been good for touch's value.I still have 2 currently unused Roku Soundbridges. These can connect to Logitech and Windows Media server as well and sound similarly good via the sa... 
Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em?
"Many TV shows and films dissappoint, but music from my own library almost never does. Lovin' my Ohms!"Amen, brother! 
Best Audio Store in Washington D C ?
Deja Vu sounds interesting. Gotta get there someday. 
Adding Tone Controls?
"This is what happens when you place music before equipment."No music without equipment unfortunately.You might still need digital processing to get what you want out of certain recordings, but best to have the right foundation first. That can go ... 
Made in America
I prefer to buy American of course, but I think one would be ill advised to not accept the trend towards a more global economy and America's evolving (yet still predominant) place within it. It is happening faster than ever and will hopefully be a... 
Are all fuses created equal?
I'm with Elizabeth also on the topic of fuses.