rlwainwright

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Cables under the rug.....
Taesando wrote:"The trouble with cables in the ceiling is that if they are too far off the ground the sound could be compromised."Please explain, I'm curious...Thanks,-RW- 
Amp for some new Gallos
I'm running my Gallo 3.1s (thanks Dave Pogue!) with a Harman/Kardon SS amp, approx. 150w per channel. The speakers (hell, the whole system) sound great! According to Gallo, these speakers LOVE to see a high-current amp. Guess what the H/K is? Howe... 
The Best of the Best Well sort of - CD players
Oh yeah, the Raysonic is one SWEET piece of gear! Ya done good, laddie! I'm glad you "settled" for the 5910, that is one hella good DVD/CD player. Sounds like you're in the sweet spot now - DON'T MOVE an inch!!-RW- 
At $5,000.....any thoughts?
Good job, Dave! The good doctor was fortunate to have someone of your calibre honchoing (is that a word?) the deal! If possible, we'd all like to see some piccies. Perhaps you can get her to sign up here and post her system specs. and pics??Thanks... 
B&W Signature Diamond : Anyboy heard them?
Well, they sure enough are ugly. It is to be hoped that they sound better than they look....-RW- 
New house room size opinions please........
I'm with Kurt_Tank on this one. Any man who would cede complete control of the purchase of the house is less than a man in my eyes. BOTH of you will be living in the house, BOTH of you should have an equal say on the house purchase.Having said tha... 
Help....I have a blank slate and am flying blind
You don't even need the USB DAC. Simply get a LinkSys WMB54G Wireless MusicBridge. Connect the Digital Out (coax) from the WMB into a Digital In on your receiver. Then you can either connect the WMB to your laptop using wireless or an Ethernet cab... 
At $5,000.....any thoughts?
Too bad you were limited to *new* components, I could have put together a system at least twice as good using items puchased here on Agon. It always amazes me how silly (stupid) folks can be about such things...-RW- 
Best budget CDP?
"I'm also putting a small LCD or Plasma in this room so a nice univeral unit would be even better, but music performance in paramount."Say no more, Squire, get thee to the Denon listing here on Audiogon and scoop up a gently used DVD 3910 for appr... 
How much money for your next interconnect cable???
Me? I'm saving up for some Music Boy/Petras. At $6.95 ea., it won't take me long...-RW- 
Could use some help, please
Dave, it would be helpful if we could set up a list of the items being donated or being sold cheaply so that we can eliminate duplication of effort. If any members out there have some web space they could donate, we could build a list of the gear.... 
Could use some help, please
Wow, Maineiac, those look like NICE speakers! Tell ya what, if you end up sending him the speakers, let me know along with your mailing address and I'll kick in $50 towards shipping.Alternatively, I have a Harman/Kardon DVD50 sitting basically un-... 
Could use some help, please
Hey Dave,Dude, I know that if I was confned to a wheelchair, music would be my escape of choice (along with some mighty fine drugs, but one thing at a time [g]). If you're in Virginia, I'm not too far from you - Bethesda, MD. I have some gear sitt... 
40 yrs ago today, the world got "Experienced"
Sooo, OneMug, I'm bettin' you have a pretty nice Mermen collection? In case you didn't know, their stuff is all over the Archive...http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=Mermen%20AND%20mediatype%3Aetree%20AND%20collection%3Aetree-RW- 
DC Metro -- New
Count me in, Jeff. I'm in Bethesda, Md. I have a few friends that would probably attend as well...-RW-