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Great Sounding 2-Channel Reciever Under $400
Does your friend really need a receiver? There are few bigger fans of the receiver out there than I and even I am hard pressed to recommend receivers today. If you friend really needs the receiver, which means he needs FM, then I would suggest the... 
Anyone have issues with Primaluna main amp fuses?
Not sure if the word premature should ever be used when talking about a fuse. What precisely happened? I have been using PL amps (PL2 and PL5) for close to a decade and have never blown the fuse.Rich 
Rega DAC problems
Did you try this email address for Rega ...http://www.rega.co.ukRich 
Name of the music in Night Rider movie
Music was composed by Don Peake . Peake scored 77 episodes of the hit TV series "Knight Rider," which he worked on for three and a half years. He studied composition and orchestration with Paul Glass and Dr. Albert Harris and conducting with Broa... 
Combination McIntosh tube amp with SS preamp?
I have a Prima Luna tube power amp with a Musical Fidelity PRE CD 24 solid state preamp/ cd player. I have had this combination in use for 8 or 9 years now. Not as powerful as having it the other way around, but the sound is very sweet sounding. N... 
Music loving friend needs help -- thanks
I have degenerative spine disease and have had 12 surgeries to get me to the point where I can walk on my own with limited pain. The accompanying nerve damage and loss of strength has been quite the hoot to deal with. I also lived with a year of p... 
Follow up questions regarding my NAD C375BEE
Easiest way is to use a cheater plug ... 3 prongs to 2 prongs plug.Rich 
Speaker cable for Nad 7050 and KEF LS50
The QED Silver Anniversary XT is an excellent budget cable and one that I have used for the past 8 or so years with a NAD 320BEE int amp, Outlaw RR2150 receiver, Prima Luna PL2 and PL5 tube amps, Rega Ara monitors, Omega Super T monitors, Opera Pl... 
Good sounding oldies CD of 60,'s 70's 80's
I have found most of the decade specific compilations to be lacking, usually because that are label specific (i.e.: only the hits from the Columbia catalog). You may have better success putting together your own compilation from iTunes. You will b... 
Floorstanding Speaker Feedback
I would go with the Sierra Towers from Ascend Acoustics at the $2K mark for my retirement days, which are not that far away. I own the Sierra 1 monitors and absolutely love the sound. There is a 30 day guarantee.Rich 
Pre Pro And Amplifier Instead Of Receiver
I always liked Onkyo HT receivers, why not just purchase another one?Crutchfield has the Onkyo 828 for $750 all in, including shipping.That is probably the route I would go.Rich 
Top 3 Most Overrated Artists contest in R&R.
Ah ... the Stones' haters. Well, It's Sunday and my birthday, no less, so let's make some noise and stir the pot up a bit. The R&R Hall of Fame matters about as much as the Grammies do. So, forgetting about this year's inductees, why would you... 
Yamaha RS-700 vs Outalw audiRR2150 Stereo Receiver
I have owned the Outlaw RR2150 for 8 years and am very happy with it ... no complaints. One of the Outlaw's selling points is its excellent radio tuner, which distinguishes it from most receivers below $1K. I have no experience with the Yamaha RS-... 
Your last concert was to see who and when?
Since these concerts took place a few months apart two years ago and I forget which one took place first, it was either ... 1) Rosanne Cash opening for the Jayhawks (Beacon NYC) or 2) Glen Campbell's Farewell Tour (Town Hall NYC). Rich 
Debating between Hybrid and Tube Integrated Amp
My dad owned a mom & pop TV and appliance repair shop in Brooklyn at a time when there were only tubes ... TV picture tubes, big radio tubes, small tuner tubes ... you get the idea. We were 3 boys doing most of our living in the two (9 X 12') ...