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Joe's Garage V.S. Broadway
best damn concept record ever. sgt pepper can kiss joe's ass. 
Top Ten Tuners of all Time??
i owned both the mac mr67 and the kenwood kt-8300. stock vs stock, the 8300 had better selectivity, better detail, but was analytical to a fault, whereas the 67 was warm but soft throughout...sold the 67, modded the 8300 and its about as good as m... 
What about Bybee Filters?
that's consistent w/ what i've heard. on AC, a no brainer, but elsewhere it might not be an improvement...then again, it might. rhyno 
What group do you wish would be remastered?
zappa, sinatra and beatles. 
What about Bybee Filters?
thx alan, i checked modwright and it says he sells them for DIY speaker installation. do you know if there is a different one for speakers than for AC mains? or can i use the one dan sells for speakers in my component AC?from what i gather, its be... 
What about Bybee Filters?
any place to buy bybees to install into component's AC? i'd prefer to do the work myself, as i'm not big on shipping gear unnecessarilythxrhyno 
Battle of the "Davids"......Belles vs. Berning
my comment was on the sad state of audiophiles, not products. people jump from one thing to the next to the next, sometimes moving up, sometimes down, but always moving. moving in this hobby is expensive, or an opportunity, depending on your stanc... 
Battle of the "Davids"......Belles vs. Berning
i cant be expected to remember all the things i say or do!not surprised about the berning...i'm thinking of going that route myself once the hype dies down...i figure in a year, when the NEXT BIG THING comes around, everyone will upgrade and i'll ... 
Battle of the "Davids"......Belles vs. Berning
having auditioned them both, maybe you should tell us your opinion.what did you audition them with?rhyno 
Belles 150A or Hot Rod
belles causing listener's fatigue? that's ridiculous--i'd love to know the system that caused listener's fatigue w/ the belles as the amp.btw: the 3b-st is not a very good amp---talk about etched!strongly agree w/ darkmoebius...the belles gear is,... 
Best Dac you ever heard
entec # cruncher modified by bob crump. i know someone who scrapped his DCS setup for the # cruncher...and it does only 16/44! its not in the upsampling, its in the design.rhyno 
tough sounds to reproduce ???
cymbals. probably the hardest to get right (particularly if you're using digital; analog has greater luck) 
RCA to BNC adapters
sean--hate to disappoint you, but the geometry of a RCA cable, w/ the center pin having greater length than the return, prohibits it from ever being 75ohm. RCAs can never be 75ohm. BNCs can and often times are (though some come in at 50).do search... 
Average age of audiophiles
young pup here..only 28. been in on the hobby @ 3yrs now, all started when i wanted to start making CD to CD copies w/ a stand alone (non PC) based cd burner...upgraded my cdplayer to one that had a digital output, which sounded better than my old... 
Anybody Heard Belles350a replacing a rogue 88
bobwhat's your system look like? maybe it wasn't broken in (i.e. needs @ 200hrs in my experience). my system: pioneer pd-65 transport>belcanto1.1 dac> joule electra la-100mk2 pre> belles 350a> merlin vsm-m. there's a shade of darkness ...