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has anyone heard the de-capos.
I have the de capos. I am not familiar with your equipment, so cannot accurately address your situation. I will say, however, that the MM's are still improving after about a year. They are capable of revealing the difference in every upgrade/chang... 
Biwire speaker cable advice, please
I'm unfamiliar with your equipment, but I have used both Goertz and Tara bi-wire on Ref 3A's with ARC and Aloia gear with excellant results. Both well under $500.00 and a bunch better than the CAT 5 DIY. Good Listening, Roger 
Armor-all
Thanks, Megasam. Now that you have jogged my memory, I believe you are correct. The CD did become cloudy. I never did that tweek, either, but I know of some who did and they were not happy with the outcome. 
Armor-all
Who else remembers this? My memory says(not much on a good day :.) - It was tried by a number of folk, and after a while(don't know how long) the CD would start to delaminate. Something about the makeup of the Armor-all eating the plastic. I do th... 
Best Preamp for under $1750.00
There are many great preamps listed here. The two I have tried lately that I like a lot are the ARC LS-16 and the Aloia with the inductive power supply. With the Aloia, after the smoke cleared, the price came way down. It is now available in the r... 
Goertz M12 sp cables - any good?
I, too, vote for the Goertz. aloia gear with REF 3A MM deCappos. 
Help Newbie Cables for Mac/JBL??
Greetings Mac/JBL fans-I have in the not too distant past had a system with the Sovereign?/LE-15 and MAC tube stuff. I had homebrew cable then, and some Audioquest Clear(light in the bass)but I now run Goertz MI 2 Veracity and feel it would be a g... 
Opinions of Reference 3A speakers
You didn't ask,but the MMdeCAPO (inexpensive version of the Royal Master) is one awesome monitor. If monitors always leave you wanting a little bit more, these will satisfy your needs. I would think the R. M. would be quite a bit better. The Red R... 
Directv booster or amplifier
Pops, You need a booster. I don't remember what the brand was I used to install, but after about 100' you really needed a booster-which did a good job. Install it before the splitter-sometimes you can get too strong a signal and then it does weird... 
best interconnect for less than 100???
I really like the NBS series of cables. What's the opinion of the rest of you? The Stingher retails for 95.00 and for my money seems to be a bargain. Has anyone a-b'd this to the rest? 
Best single-malt Scotch...
If ya' all ever find a bottle of 26 year old Inchmurrin, snap it up! It will make yur system sound like whatever you are looking for!!!!!!!!!!! Course, I can't afford to drink this stuff all the time, so I agree with the Lagavulin at 16 years. Lov... 
How to have great HT and 2-CH Stereo
My solution was to use only 2-channel with the Magnum Dynalab MD-10 Surround Decoder. If you have good 2-channel-why screw it up with home theater? The MD-10 has an RCA out for your sub(s) and decodes 5.1 into two channel. This sounds way better t... 
Rogers LS3/5A Replacement Recommendation
I haven't owned the Rogers, but have listened to the Totems, and like the soft tweeter, more open stage, and better bass of the Reference 3A mmdeCapo, $2400.00 new. A Canadian company that also makes the same speaker in a granite enclosure, I'm to... 
Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list
Philadelphia Jerry Ricks-Empty Bottle Blues-Roksan recommended recording-Best blues album-ever.(vinyl-of course)Radioton SLPM 37062. 
Hockey Pucks under amp?
Oh no. It's starting. I wonder what the difference is between used and new pucks-or pucks hit with wood sticks as opposed to composite-or aluminum? How about the temperature of the ice in the arena? Or the size of the sheet? Pro vs. amatuer? Or, y...