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Shahinian Diapason
It's obviously a Seas driver. I bet you'll get more information from Vasken if you call him rather than email. My friend Rpfef has talked to them a number of times and was able to get the model number for his Hawk woofer. Email is easy to ignore. ... 
Entry-level speaker cables
Canare 4S11. 
Looking to Improve Music Played from Apple TV
I haven't seen any jitter measurements for the Apple TV, but if it's anything like the Airport Express, you'll get better sounding results with your computer connected directly to your DAC. That would be my first suggestion. Unrelated to the Apple... 
Some speaker cables produce lower/higher volume?
You should use an SPL meter to measure the difference. Please report back. 
60Hz humm in Sunfire SRA.
It's unnecessary to use the same brand of caps. Some of those companies may not exist anymore. Just make sure the replacements are identical in value (uF and voltage). Standard operating temp is 85 degrees, but 105 is becoming more and more common... 
Impressed by Pangea Audio AC-9SE
What are the physical differences between AC-9 and AC-9SE? Pangea website doesn't have any info about the 9SE. Has it been discontinued? 
Record cassettes to digital?
Below are links that should help you get started with Audacity:Tutorial - Copying tapes, LPs or minidiscs to CDHow to connect your equipmentHow to set up Audacity 
VPI Classic Platter - Polishing??
Can you post a picture of the results? It would be nice to see. 
Help me pick some speakers
Walstib, I have the same amp and it mates extremely well with Ohm Walsh. I've been very happy with this combo. It sounds wonderful. 
Thoughts on interconnect vs. speaker cable length.
I didn't realize that cable length affects phase shift. I stumbled into an interesting article by Empirical Audio: Is it better to have short interconnects and long speaker cables or visa-versa? He measured rolloff and phase shift and came to thes... 
Belles 21A specs
Dave sent the product manual (blessings to him), but the output impedance isn't listed. I guess I won't worry about it. I'll just move forward with long ICs and see how it sounds. 
Gas Ampzilla II vs Bedini
I spend a fair amount of time with a friend who drives Shahinian Hawks with a Sunfire 600. He likes to play symphonies at real world volumes while maintaining a rich textured soundscape. The Sunfire handles it with ease and grace. Absolutely beaut... 
DL103 Nude-ing Instruction?
Thomas Schick has a video you should watch: http://www.thomas-schick.com/Denon103.htm 
Oppo customer service
Another happy camper with Oppo. They are quick to reply and very helpful. I wish more companies valued customer service as much as they do. I will gladly do business with them in the future. 
rewiring preamp will it work
Al, the DJH does not have coupling caps. It's direct coupled. I don't know how that influences impedance, but I wanted to point it out. There is very little in the way of documentation on this preamp. I had one for several years and loved it. You ...