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Copper v. Silver
You really should audition the cable and decide for yourself. Don't be lead by marketing or the periodic table of the elements. *yawn* (sorry...I never made it through those classes) :-) Yes...silver is technically a more efficient conductor of el... 
What are your thoughts on the Dragon tape deck?
Besides the above, some of the Revox and Studer decks are also amazing and compete with the Dragons and Tandbergs (and may be cheaper than the Dragons too). 
Best Speaker Cables for Merlin VSM-Milenniums
Bobby recommends the Cardas Golden Ref. for a lot of reasons. He definitely has some technical specs that he recommends for cables to work best with his design, so you might want to talk to him before buying something. Of course you might prefer t... 
Up and Over sampling EXACTLY the same thing
There have been plenty of threads on this topic before. I don't remember the explanation, but yeah...if I recall correctly, they're essentially the same thing achieved by different methods (I think??). I'm one of the people that could care less as... 
Need Advice: Which Headphone Amp?
You should check out Earmax too...many people love them with Senn headphones. I have a Grado headphone amp and it also works well with HD600's, but it's not a tube unit (nor does it sound like one). 
Merlin Speaker Placement
Hey...foreverhifi...aren't you supposed to pay Audiogon a fee to advertise yourself on this site??? :-) 
Low level detail's
Redbook CDs will never have the same amount of detail as the other well recorded and mastered sources because they are always going to be limited to the 16bit 44/1khz format. CD mastering has improved a lot over the years, but it's still a dated f... 
what phono pre-amp to get?
As far as pre's with phono go, the Rogue stuff is good. I'd also recommend the Counterpoint SA-3000 or SA-5000 if you find one used for a decent price.I have used a Lehman Black Cube and an Audiomat Phono-1 and both were excellent stand alone unit... 
Merlin Speaker Placement
What they said. I have tried Bobby's recommended placement as well as the Cardas recommended placement (from the Cardas website). Both are similar and both worked well in my room. I think I stayed with the Cardas set-up. Mine are about 5' from the... 
Am I nuts or what?
Hey ntscdan...I just listened to that same LP a few months back. I didn't compare it to the CD, but I did notice the early digital effect on the recording. It just doesn't sound right in many ways. I've noticed that same thing with other albums fr... 
Ringmat vs. Linn felt mat
I did a lot of researching on the topic and most people agreed with the above...they preferred the felt mat on the LP12. I just picked up one of the Extreme Phono None Felt donut mats for my LP12 and I like it quite a bit. It really does everythin... 
Monster AVS2000 noise
No, that's not normal. I have two and they've never made a sound. 
more help with vinyl..
Disc Doctor (not related to Discwasher) is probably the cheapest cleaning alternative. You buy the fluid and the brushes and you become your own machine. It's time consuming, but it works. That said, there are times when the LP noise isn't related... 
Thoughts on the ReVox Exception?
Hey Arthur, I've never heard their newer stuff, but all of their old stuff was fairly exceptional in build quality and sound...especially their reel to reel, tape decks, tuners, and CD players (with receivers and amps coming in a close second). Th... 
Choosing a SACD player...please help
If I were you I would talk to one of the people that do the mods and ask them what they think. Someone like Ric Schultz (at EVS) will certainly have an opinion of the various players. He can tell you which ones are better in stock form, which have...