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Best $200 speaker cables for overall performance?
Alpha Core Goertz MI2 is the best easily in my experience that includes Kimber 8TC and Nordost Blue Heaven in the $200 used arena... 
What to do with dedicated power lines..help please
I also have read that you should seperate the digital components from the rest of the gear. Digital components are supposed to put artifacts into the line, I do not know as I have not tried. There are purists that say you should have everything on... 
best Direct TV HD receiver
again thanks to everyone for your help.I have another issue:I bought the Hughes HR10-250 Tivo Direct TV receiver and can not make it go into the 720 resolution mode with my Panasonic Tao HD TV thru a component hookup. 480i and 480p and 1020 work f... 
Need a warm speaker for a bright room
JM Reynaud trents are among the best speakers I have ever heard and also among the most listenable/non-fatiguing. about $1300 used and recommended 
HDTV transmitter/antenna information
thanks so far everyone. I may just end up putting an antenna and rotor up on the roof and trying it.Dweller I did go to the website you mention and it looks hopeful.Dan ed my brother has the mother of all UHF antennas in his garage and maybe I wil... 
best Direct TV HD receiver
Hey guys I have the HD10-250 up and running.1) the sound is quite a bit better than my old ($34) Phillips receiver, which is a given but pretty good anyway.2) Tivo is cool, I am watching it right now...3) The remote and interface is very clunky.Do... 
best Direct TV HD receiver
thanks Bill I do want the Tivo service but not THEIR price $6 is fineI think I will be buying the HR 10 250 
best Direct TV HD receiver
Billbench,Do you have to use the Tivo service with the Hughes HR10-250 or can you go through Direct TV? If Tivo, how much do you pay?have you purchased from weakknees? I have not heard of them... probably no big deal....thanks THsalmon I will not ... 
best Direct TV HD receiver
thank you for the time taken to contribute to my couch potatoeness:^)Philkeep em coming! 
Best Rock Drummers
Keith Moon is the best I ever saw in concert. He beat the hell out of them skins! 
Help First Audiophile system
you can save so much money on wire by buying something like the NAD L40 and NAD stuff is very highly reviewed so I recommend the all in one approach as well. 
Passive Preamp for Atmaspheres?
maybe buy a Quad or similar CD player with volume control and save on cables and pre amp etc... 
NEED HELP about Magnepan speaker
the QR is more of a midrange driver that goes high enough to use for a tweeter also. The true ribbon tweeter is a superb high frequency unit but does not go as low into the mids. The QR is more rugged from what I have read. 
Help Me Expand My Music Taste
Weather Report's Heavy Weather, self titled Weather Report or Mysterious Traveller are all greatDave Brubeck, Take Five or Bravo Brubeck are superbChick Corea The Leprican 
"Integrated Amp" Do I dare go there??????
I think the only people that should own seperates have tens of thousands in HI FI gear the rest of us should own integrateds and save hundreds on PCs and ICsOnhwy61 is right on the money as far as component matching too...