raguirre

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CD and Speakers for a Jolida 302?
When I auditioned the triangles, I really thought that they'd pair well with a Jolida setup like you describe. I haven't heard the combination, but would definitely try them out in your position. 
Sony DVD madness.
Thanks, I was a little afraid of that (850's build quality). 
Sony DVD madness.
Anymore? (quick post to jump the thread back onto the recent list...) 
Sony DVD madness.
Thanks all. Shred, when you say toy, are you refering to build quality or video repro? Amrik, how did the video quality compare between the 7700 and the 570? Was the 570 as bad as the 330 in audio repro? This would be easy if you always got what y... 
Vinyl vs. CD
Hmm... so to combine Fpeel and Sedond's responses, perhaps some people have been 'trained' to associate vinyl noise with the playback experience, and are thus better at blocking it out, while other people have had more digital than analog experien... 
Vinyl vs. CD
Re: snap crackle pop - it seems to me that when attending any live performance that there has always been some non-musical noise going on. Rock shows are obviously noisy, jazz shows have inevitable chatter and clinking of glassware, and every clas... 
Feelings on Napster?
I may be wrong, but I thought radio stations payed liscensing fees. 
Feelings on Napster?
Fpeel - you've recognized that the system allows for record companies to avoid fair market pricing and you act according to that recognition. All I suggested in my original post was that record companies recognize that the system will allow for el... 
Sony dvp-9000es replacing s7700 ?
From what I understand, the 9000 will be a combo DVD/SACD player (which of course will also handle cd's). Sony is planing on dropping the price on the CDP777ES and leaving the SACD-1 alone. I'm not sure about the fate of the 7700. Of course the ma... 
Feelings on Napster?
Perhaps I was ambiguous. I do think that piracy is wrong, I just think that it's sometimes tricky to define piracy. Most of that difficulty stems from the fact that 'mine' and 'yours' are not always clearly defined. Possession is a social construc... 
Feelings on Napster?
Music, geopolitics and artistic motivation... what a thread! I don't often post on AG, but I do lurk here and enjoy many of the post(er)s. I think anyone who believes that this is a simple case (on either side of the fence) is surely fooling thems... 
Triangle Speakers...Anybody got opinions
I auditioned the floor standers as a favor for a dealer who is thinking of offering them as an alternative to the Stratus Bronze (which he sold me). He only sells ss and everything sounded bright and harsh. On the other hand, the detail was fantas... 
Best Small Office Speakers
I'm sure that you've already seen it, but there's a very nice article reviewing your NAD paired with a 2.1 PSB speaker set in the current Stereophile. Once you decide on your speaker, could you drop post on your experience. I'm thinking of recomme...