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best speakers on AGON for about $500
Monitors/bookshelf or floorstanders?TIC 
Meridian 508.24...sound compared to newer players
I've owned the Meridian 508.24 and thought it was a very good player. I've also owned many other CD players in the $1500-$3500 retail price and none were significantly better. I would recommend keeping the 508.24 until it dies unless you want to s... 
Toslink Cables
Marc,I also use the Glass Toslink from member Captnstarstripe. It's a nice cable and a great value. You are welcome to borrow mine to demo it in you system if you want to try it before plopping down your $40. I bought mine a few years ago based on... 
Turntable with Monarchy M22C
Mike,I don't think you will be able to integrate a turntable with the Monarchy M22C. I think the M22C was just a DAC with buil-in volume control. THhe Monarchy Model M33 is a pre-amp/DAC which does have the ability to connect analog sources such a... 
Bookshelf speakers and amp recommendations
I agree that a pair of good active monitors can be a great economical solution. I'm currently using a pair of Quad 12L actives in one of my systems and they are very good. They don't need a sub (in my system, for my preferences) and they don't sou... 
? about oppo
Flrnlamb,I'm pretty much in complete agreement with you. In a highly resolving system, the sonic attributes of a high quality dedicated music player will usually be pretty obvious to a crtical listener.However, in a moderate system, if you have a ... 
LCD HD TV Picture Quality Lacking
You likely are either watching the Standard Def. broadcast or the TVs are hooked up using a low-resolution analog connection. Verify the the TV is connected using either HDMI or DVI first, then verify that you are watching a high-def channel.TIC 
What happened to the AM/FM tuner???
What happened to the tuner? Corporate radio stations and the internet happened to radio broadcast. This basically rendered the radio tuner useless as there's no quality program material or quality sound to be found in most markets.If you have a go... 
I Feel Overwhelmed....Please Help
I agree with you fellers......Enjoy,TIC 
Preamp into Quad Actives?
BTW, my typical source for my Quad 12L Actives is an Oppo 970H with level 2 mods from EVS (tweakaudio.com). It has built-in remote controlled variable volume control (as do all Oppos) and it is a nice solution with the Quad 12L actives. The Oppo s... 
Preamp into Quad Actives?
Ktennis,How many sources are you using? There are some GREAT inexpensive single input tube pres available.BTW, I think I've read that the balanced input to the Quad actives is the better choice for sonics. I don't have a balanced pre-amp or source... 
How to PC Audio with USB DAC?
All, Thanks for your comments and recommendations. I ended up rebooting the laptop while connected to the USB device and it started working without any need to change any configurations.Bob,Thanks for your assistance.Steve and Bill,This is not a p... 
Easy to drive large speakers for Rock & Roll?
Fishwater, I think Stereo may have been referring to the newer Tyler PD line which uses a large Pro woofer and a horn tweeter. I haven't heard them, but it would seem that they would rock pretty good.Enjoy,TIC 
Arcam Alpha 8R with Alpha 10P
I believe the amps would need to have the same gain in order to keep the volume tracking correctly from both drivers. I do not know if the Alpha 8 and Alpha 10P have the same gain. However, I have e-mailed the US distributor Audiophile Systems Lim... 
Best DIY tweak?
Speaker placement by a wide margin. TIC