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i want a dull, caramel colored cd player any ideas
I've got an old portable CD player from 1987 around here somewhere and when the rechargable battery runs down (pretty quickly now) it sounds VERY veiled with the highs completely gone. Lows too! It still sounds better then my neighbors Blose thoug... 
Second Chance offer Scams on ebay?
I just got TWO similar 2nd chance offers from TWO DIFFERENT scammers about the SAME auction that I was a bidder on.There are MANY scammers on eBay, so beware! Excellent advice Nsgarch! Good Listening! 
Sound card VS Squeeze box
Get the SB3 with mods. Note: the SB2 has more room in in for mods and it's functionally the same. The SB2 has the antenna in the outside.Good luck! 
Audio Tweak gone bad...similar experiences?
I find dimes to work better because of the silver content vs the copper in pennies. 
Cheap SACD Player?
What is your cheap budget? $100? $350? $??? 
Is there a clear winner???
The Sonatas will work well with what you've got, and if you decide to change, (tubes including SET's?) will work better all around with whatever you could throw at it. 
Best DVD Player for Under $200
Go to Best Buy (a store or the site) and check out the Samsung model that has HDMI and upsamples. It's under $200. 
SACD Software Question
Dennis,No.Some are SACD only and will only play in a SACD player.Some are "hybrid" and have the SACD part as well as the redbook part.If new, they are usually marked as to what they are.Good Luck!John 
Speaker Cable-The Best of the Cheap?
Depogue,Thanks for the correction (14ga, not 12) to my gauge comment on the Home Depot wire. And also for your power cord comment too. I haven't tried that yet. And I further agree with your assesment of the performance of the HD wire. I use bette... 
Speaker Cable-The Best of the Cheap?
I also 2nd the motion on the Canare 4s11. 
Speaker Cable-The Best of the Cheap?
The Orange 12ga extension cord at Home Depot.Search "home depot" in the discussion forum here under "cable" for many comments on the subject. I recall a magazine article where it beat some much more expensive cables in a blind test. Good luck! 
best ? ss integrated for Dynaudio Contour 1.3SE
Suggest you raise your budget to at least $1500 if you want those puppies to sing. As a start, consider picking up a good deal on a DK Design MkII maybe?I'd be interested in the comments of others, but IMHO, me thinketh the 1.3se's needeth better ... 
Avantgarde Duo 2.2 Amplifier Match.
I 2nd Cmo's recommendation on Audiopax. Suggest you check out the Wavac line too. VERY musical. 
Upgrade from Merlin VSM-M to What?
Suggest you Keep the already excellent Merlins and get TWO better subs. Perhaps the Vandersteen 2wq model.All it seems you are wanting is the low end that the Merlins are not providing. However they are about as good as it gets the part of the aud... 
Too good to be true?
Darn Elizabeth,You beat me to that remark! Hey, if we STEAL (and then fence) a really big TRUCK, we could do the whole FAMILY! To heck with free-market capitalism. I like THIS approach to stimulating the economy MUCH better! Now if we could just g...