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Your perfectly produced/performed studio rock song
... light bulbs with shades in every room.... Ha! Funny Stuff! Fee and Spooner at their best.The Tubes! Good stuff.For those not familiar, here are the lyrics:Young & RichLyrics by SpoonerYoung and richEverything I desireLight bulbs with shade... 
Complete newbie needing guidance/purchase advice
Rm9,Welcome to the forum! You might be well served by listing some important things such as total budget, primary types of music you like, size of room and choice of source components you will be using. This will help with any specific recommendat... 
how to find free internet rock stations
There are a lot of good ones but my favorite is Radio Paradise which is free listener supported internet radio. I stream it through my itunes. They offer lots of streaming sound options. Check out their playlist and see if it is for you. all the b... 
how to find free internet rock stations
Yep, iTunes has a lots of choices. I just checked and there are 25 categories listed on iTunes and that probably translates to thousands of stations. You can save the ones you like to a playlist for ease of use in the future. 
Uverse quality questions
My advice to anyone who is happy with their current service, but are unhappy with the price:Contact your current vendor and tell them you have been offered a great price by their competitor. They will almost always offer you a lower price if you w... 
Amp recommendations sought
Jon,Do you plan to use the multi-channel HT capabilities of the receiver in the future? Just curious why you bought a mass-market HT receiver when it appears that your primary concern is 2-channel audio sound quality (based on you DACs and speaker... 
Can pandora be improved?
52tiger,What equipment are you using now to listen? Based on your current setup, some advice can be given.TIC 
Can I connect my iPhone to my Ayre integrated amp
Hgeifman,I just got an e-mail from NuForce today, introducing their new iDo. Might be the perfect fit for you. It allows a direct connection from an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch to the device. It takes the bit perfect digital signal from the iPhone.... 
Can I connect my iPhone to my Ayre integrated amp
Hgeifman,I don't have an iPhone, but I do have an iPod Touch and other iPods. I'm guessing the iPhone works the same way.You will need a device that connects to the iPhone and gets the digital stream from the iPhone connector and converts it to a ... 
Can I connect my iPhone to my Ayre integrated amp
I love internet streaming radio! There is so much music out there, it's crazy! Of course you can listen to your iPhone via the methods other folks have mentioned in the thread. The Pure Digital I-20 sounds like a good piece, but I've never used it... 
New Music?
Well, I went out to YouTube to check out the Rosebuds. I love finding new music. I also like Gillian Welch, some Cowboy Junkies, love Lucinda and Steve Earle (all names that came up in this thread).Unfortunately I did not like what I heard from Th... 
Best travel destinations for audiophiles
You said audiophiles, not music aficionados, so I would recommend Denver, Colorado, USA. About Oct. 14th-16th.Amazingly, your trip would coincide with the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest. An Audiophile Dream Vacation for sure...... 
is "audiophilia" another form of conspicuous consu
I had 4 complete systems worth of components in a 15' X13' room at one time. The last thing I wanted was someone to see that mess. Conspicuous? I think not. I worked hard to keep people out of that room.... 
What do I need?
Yep, the other guys are correct. The headphone output has a dual purpose. It is also a mini-Toslink optical connector. Get a mini-Toslink to Toslink optical cable or a mini-Toslink to Toslink adapter plus and a sepaerate Toslink cable.You might wa... 
Integrateds with DAC?
The newer version of the Musical Fidelity A1 integrated has a built-in USB DAC and a phone section. It is a relatively low power class-A amp, but it was fine in my similarly sized room with several different speakers.