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Your shipping wrecks. USPS,FED-EX and UPS
it is heart breaking to watch Americans argue about this issue.  A subsidised mail system in America would be a tremendous benefit to the manufacturing strength of the country.  look at what Germany has done with DHL.  some activities (mail distri... 
Ethernet cables
hey i have used shunyata ethernet cables over stock and found very big improvements in sound coming from my digital rig.  the improvement was so much that i ended up buying the omega e/net cable.  a LPS on the router also made a massive difference... 
JBL 43xx va Harbeth 40.x
that is a very interesting perspective crustycooti drifted towards jbl rather than standard drivers and i listen to studio recorded music in the main.  something about standard drivers that does not do it for me and i do not listen to classical. 
JBL 43xx va Harbeth 40.x
never owned harbeth but i encourage you to go for the 4343.  i won 4344 and have installed new xover and bi-amped them.  the sound is huge, powerful, resolving and sweet with right equipment.  great stereo and great movie 2.1 system.  i love it an... 
USB sucks
such enormous differences with different USB cables.  Maybe that's the only bit that sucks that once again it becomes a cable issue and the cost involved.  I tried1. Generic2.  Curious Evolved3.  FTA Callisto4.  Shunyata Alpha5.  Shunyata SigmaVer... 
Gryphon Diablo 300 Has Arrived: First Impressions.
arcticdeth are you referring to the SPEC i got when you mention the Class D?  because if you are then yes, it is absolutely amazing.As i run two amps, one for highs (300hz up) and one for lows (300hz down) i would have to have to decide which one ... 
JBL 4367 shoutiness remedies?
1st things first - beautiful speaker - good choice!2nd - 20 hours is nothing.  these speakers are notoriously difficult to loosen up.  500 hours of use before they settle down for ever.  Some have said they don't even sound that great til they've ... 
What are the top 3 USB cables being used today in reference systems?
i have used (over last 6 months and in this order chronologically):- curious evolved- fta callisto- shunyata alpha- shunyata sigmaThe USB cable links the Antipodes EX to a DAVE.The Curious Evolved might be for classical lovers?  it was pretty neut... 
Gryphon Diablo 300 Has Arrived: First Impressions.
oh i'm sorry.  i thought it had been months but it's been all of 7 days.  as you were :-)great thread.  i just got a new amplifier (and i really like it) but this thread makes me want to try out the Diablo pretty bad. 
Gryphon Diablo 300 Has Arrived: First Impressions.
Hi Douggie can you come back and tell us what happens next?  The Luxman setup sounds incredible and those hORNS speakers look so cool.  I want to know if the 300 comes back from the Luxman / hORNS combination punch (in your estimation). 
What are the top 3 USB cables being used today in reference systems?
would love to know if anyone has heard curious evolved and fta callisto and/or shunyata venom/alpha/sigma.i have a curious evolved but never heard anything other.  on order is an fta.  wondering if i should have gone alpha.  part of me suspects al...