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Computer music server PC or Apple????
vista is terrible, unstable, slow, kludgy, typical microsoft. i have had 3 users come up to me asking how they can go back to xp. the problem going back to xp on new machines is the vendors are not supporting xp on the newer machines and when you ... 
Apple TV vs. Mini vs, Sonos
drubini create smaller subsets called playlist. then i can sync to my different devices to these playlist depending on how big the devices are. 
Hobbies other than Audiophiliac?
water skiing thru the course, tennis, racquetball, plus over 8 hours of music on a daily basis. 
iPod recommendations
my wife and i replaced the car stereo systems to use an ipod as the source. we both have 80gb ipods as sources. if we go on a trip or want to listen at work, just take them out of the car. i also use an ipod touch that allows 16gb of music or a co... 
Which Mac mini?
go look for a older g4 mac mini. around $300-$400. you don't need an intel proc for itunes, nor do you need to run windows on it. if you do want to run a pc program, then you will need an intel proc mac mini. i used a duo core 1.66ghz mac mini as ... 
iphone/itouch 2.0 software release
with an apple tv, you can download music from the central music server (mac with itunes) the just use front row to view the selections with cover art. you don't even need the touch or iphone. just use the little remote that comes with the device. ... 
Why Mac Mini Over Slim Systems Products?
i also have used the mini as a music server with great results. i now use an imac. if you want to use the mini, you don't need a monitor. you can actually take over the mini using leopard and remotely do what you want. we have all mac's in the hou... 
Mcintosh or Classe
musicnoise, you are not comparing apples to apples. classe's omicron and its $25k amps are much better than the ca-200 also. the mac 402 has twice the power so it should sound better. take the classe's ca-300 or ca-400 and you will get a better co... 
Mcintosh or Classe
pops, i would agree with you that it is probably the power difference that you are hearing. i preferred the ca-200 over the mc 252 mcintosh amp but i also preferred the mc1000 over the 501's or the 602 with my totem mani's. the ma1000 sounded fant... 
Aragon to Classe.....
in mono mode, you would use only 1 input, and for the classe it is the left input on each amp. 
Aragon to Classe.....
this would be a huge upgrade. not sure on the power required for the vmps. if you run the amps in mono, you should have enough. my ca-200 amp goes from 200 watts in stereo to 700 watts in mono. 
Mcintosh or Classe
your ca-300 is 300 watts. if you meant 400 watts, classe has a ca-400 that is 400 watts. i use to own mcintosh gear and went all classe (ca-200,cp-60,cdp-10) and love them. i do agree with wireless200 that the older classe ca-200,ca-300, ca-400 mo... 
Usher 718BE or Dynaudio S1.4
your quote: "As a side note I'm not real impressed with reviews, awards, and dealers' opinions who sell the speakers." what does that say about you to the rest of us? it is very hard/impossible to say that 1 is better than the other. all personal ... 
Apple TV vs. Mini vs, Sonos
drbe, i wouldn't call all jitter devices outside of the pace car mere toys. its cool if you like your pace car, but don't put everything else down. i could easily say the genesis digital lens blows away the pace car, but i won't. it's all a matter... 
Apple TV vs. Mini vs, Sonos
there are many: audio alchemy dti, monarchy audio dip, genesis digital lens, and others. then you go into a good external dac with either a digital coax or toslink cable (stay away from usb dacs) and you will be on your way to a nice sounding setup.