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Best Amp for Klipsch?
I had a pair of Klipsch Chorus speakers in my 2nd system for years and used an Audio Electronic Supply amp(made by Cary Audio), they have their own web site)with wonderful results. The Klipsch are 101 dB sensitive and only needs a watt or 2 to pus... 
MCA's Hendrix 8LP set
The Hendrix box set is excellent with exceptional packaging. The Classic Records Muddy Waters is also excellent with dead quiet vinyl and extended dynamic range. The Dylan pressing of Love and Theft is on standard viny but is also very good. I agr... 
If You Could Only Keep 3-CD's LP's , Which Ones?
The Doors-The Doors 1st LPRubber Soul-The BeatlesHighway 61 Revisited-Bob Dylan 
help me with cheap tape deck.
No you don't need an external dac for a DAT player. They are like one box cd players with a dac section built in. DAT players have a digital out to use a dac if desired. 
help me with cheap tape deck.
Have you thought of a DAT deck? I have one in my system and I use it for digital(CD) and the analog inputs for vinyl. I saw a used one on audioshopper for 200.00. You can purchase 2 hour DAT tapes for around 4.00 or cheaper. The tapes are small an... 
Suggestions for cables with Cary Audio.
I am using Nordost Red Dawn with my Cary 805 monoblocks and find them a good match in my system . I use the innerconnects and the Rev 11 speaker cables. They are very detailed and I find the botttom end only limited by the tube SET design. Good luck. 
Aretha, favorite recordings?
I just picked up the 4 Men with Beards reissue of Atlantic's "I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You on LP. It is by far the best recording I have heard of this album. I also own the orginal LP and the remastered cd. The vinyl is dead quiet and th... 
Looking for an upsampler-which one?
Thanks for the information, actually the dCS is out of my range. I am looking in the under 4000.00 range, new or used. The Audio Aero sounds interesting, I will research it. Thanks again. 
"Phono" Cable - Necessary if you have RCA outs?
I also have a VPI Aries with the JMW Tonearm, I have used innerconnects and phono cables(Kimber KCAG and Hoveland) and found a sonic improvement with both phono cables(not day and night but better detail) Phono cables also have a ground wire to pr... 
Favorite HDCD????
Don't Look Back- John Lee HookerThe Doors Studio Box Set 
Wanted info on Fisher tuner FM2400.
You can contact: fisherdoc@aol.com., his name is Al Pugliese and he restores Fisher equipment, he may have a manual for your unit.Good luck. 
babys and your components
I have a 2 and 4 year old and large Cary 805 Monoblocks on the floor. They both seem overly attracted to the bright and hot output tubes. I had to make a tough decision, either to keep them out of the music room or run the risk of them hurting the... 
Classe DAC-1 or MSB GOLD LINK DAC III
The Classe DAC-1 retaled for 4500.00, it is one of the most versatile and best sounding DAC available. It uses the UltraAnalog chip which is one of the best sounding chips available. It also has HDCD.I bought one new when they first came out with ... 
Flat spkr cables: Nordost Red Dawn or Alpha-Core Goertz AG2
I have used both the Goertz and the Red Dawn Rev 11 speaker cable using a Jeff Rowland amp and Von Schweikert speakers's and found the Red Dawn to be a better match in my system. I found the sound very detailed and musical. The Goertz wire is also... 
What Type Brand of ST Glass Digital Cable?
The glass cable was developed by AT&T for telecommunications, it transmits the signal down glass fibers and has a locking bayonet connector. I have found it to be an excellent cable in my system. I have a coaxial(RCA), TosLink, AES/EBU and gla...