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Do you indulge when listening to your rig?
.The combination of great jazz and an intoxicant makes me sleepy, so, I no longer indulge in the devil's weed or drink while seriously listening.How many of you have awakened in a panic after finding out the stylus on your turntable had been scrat... 
When is digital going to get the soul of music?
.Bifwynne, the ARC Reference DAC is $16k and the CD9 is $13k.ARC does not have a $30k DAC.. 
External DAC For Oppo 105 At What Cost?
.Yingtonggao, thank you for posting your comments. Very informative.. 
Oldest piece of gear you own
.Sanusi TU-X1 Tuner.....1980 (never been serviced)Infinity IRS Beta speakers.....1987 (foam around woofers replaced)Oracle Delphi Turntable...1980 (rebuilt in 2001)I rarely play the TU-X1 anymore. I listen to Pandora and Rhapsody for radio nowaday... 
tv stand for pass labs amp?
Whatever your budget is, I'm sure you can get one custom made by a local woodshop. 
Emotiva owner announces the end of Sherbourn?
They have some great bargains on the Sherbourn site right now. I wish I was in the market for some of that stuff. 
How Do You Calculate Watts Per Channel?
.So it would not be correct to consider the 2 x 200W biamped configuration as having the same power capability as a single-amped 400W configuration.Al you precisely answered the question that I imprecisely asked. Thank you!. 
Do Active Speakers Belong In A High End System?
.A home audio big rig.. 
Do Active Speakers Belong In A High End System?
.I wanna see actives in a big rig.. 
Do Active Speakers Belong In A High End System?
.With the rise in popularity of Class D amps, it would seem to be a no-brainer for active speakers to begin to flourish in the marketplace. Their small size and light weight certainly make it feasible to attach them to full sized full-range towers... 
Do Active Speakers Belong In A High End System?
.Schubert, ....yikes! I hadn't thought of that aspect. -. 
Do Active Speakers Belong In A High End System?
.Chuck, it was not my intent to disparage class D amps, far from it.I am moving in that direction myself. I've read lots of good things about them.. 
ARC vsi75 versus ARC reference 75
.Well that wasn't a fair fight. No way that integrated had a chance against the LS27 and the Ref 75.. 
Today's New York Times
.Adam, you've got me wrong. I was not making fun of the guy's B&O speakers. There were two or three guys mentioned in the article. I merely identified him as the owner of the B&O speakers. I pointed him out because he was obviously the guy... 
Today's New York Times
.The 'audiophhile' guy in the article that has the three sets of Bang & Olufson speakers had better hope he never finds out about Audiogon. That will certainly be his ruin, it sure was mine..