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SACD on its way out?
hi Rex,thanks for the info. first of all, I actually own a SACD player - and like it...my post reflected conversations I've had with people in the recording biz, not my personal experience, so I think I should explain what I think I'm hearing from... 
SACD on its way out?
I was the one that said that. I haven't heard that SACD is "on the way out" though. What I opined is that SACD is an attempt on the part of the music industry to stop copying and downloading (no digital out on SACD, right?). In the meantime, if yo... 
van morrison's best sounding album?
veedon fleece is a sleeper, very underappreciated, possibly his best 
What concert or music DVD's are worth having?
The early Led Zeppelin double DVD! Disc one, which covers a lot of the first 2 or 3 records, is AMAZING! (and the sound quality's good) 
I've finally lost it
it does sound a little like you might be more into the process of shopping around and researching than actually needing the tool to do a job (a TT is a tool, right?)that being said, being a vinyl over digital guy, I say go for it and open that Pan... 
What do you NEVER want to hear again???
josh groban, or whatever his name is. blecch! 
Non-audio related question about forum linguo
it may be from this really stupid song that came out about 10 years ago - the refrain was "woot! there it is!". I can't remember the name of the artist except that (I think) it was a really large black guy.in other words, it is just an exclamation... 
Current Trends In Home Audio
it will be interesting to see if the increasing stream of Chinese audiophile-like equipment has much impact on the hobby. if the parallels with CD and DVD player pricing are any predictor, it could have quite an impact on the more 'boutique-y' aud... 
The best tuner
for tube tuners, budget is a factor... the scott 350's can occasionally be found for cheap and sound great. the mac mr-71 was the last (and considered the best) of their tube tuners and sounds gorgeous but costs a lot more (unless you're ok with a... 
help me find quality classic jazz?
lester young 
I'd like to buy a cd recorder . Please help.
alesis' masterlink supposedly makes great CDs from analog sources. Lots of them are out there, used ones starting in the mid $500's. 
Living with popping and crackling
find a friendly dealer who deals in turntables and has a record cleaner, then take in one of the lps you are most familiar with, clean it up and listen to it on a good rig - then you'll get a sense of what's optimally possible. it's in the dealer'... 
Turntable as tuner?
I agree with the RFI diagnosis. I had a similar problem in a previous (high RFI) location and the problem had to do with direct sight lines coming through the windows. Things you can try (those blockers did nothing for me): 1.try rotating the pre-... 
best / worst album cover
wasn't it a Dead Kennedy's album cover that had a close-up picture of a, uh, shall we say, bodily orifice? 
Redbook: only 1/4 of the master tape???
you would need an INFINITE sampling rate to have all the information from the master tape - not likely soon, for obvious reasons!