rosscopico

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How to restore faded veneer due to sunlight?
Hi Magfan, I think that sounds like a great idea (had I of only of done this before...) but one side of each speaker is really faded now so it's too late for me to use "preventative measures" - cheers for the tip though!Kbarkamian - I'll look into... 
How to restore faded veneer due to sunlight?
Thanks to everyone for your comments and advice.Although I'd like to restore the colour, it does sound like a fairly risky process (bleaching the wood etc.) and I think there's a good chance I could really mess them up if I'm not extremely careful... 
Best personal audio format/player?
If you have a PC or Mac, I would recommend the Apple iPod. One of their lastest players has a 40GB hard drive, it is small and compact, and you could upload CD quality audio files (WAV) onto the player with space for at least 63 albums (@ 650MB / ... 
High Quality Audio Hub
Have you read the quote at the bottom of the ÜberStandard 3.0 page? Quite amusingly, it reads "Do not taunt audiophiles; they may bite."However, if you are an MP3 pirate, this is a good site for you! 
BAT pre with Pass Labs amp
I also have the VK-50SE & X350 combo, and I find they work very nicely together. 
hearing loss from compressed music
It is interesting to note that there is another health related article hosted on the same website warning us that "it is extremely dangerous that many wide spread fluorescent light tubes emmit a pink tinted light"... 
Burnin CDs? Sound loss/degration question
Sogood51 was correct in mentioning that the quality can be affected by the burning process. Jitter on playback can be reduced by altering the method by which CDR's are recorded, and this process can potentially offer an increase of dynamic range o... 
Attention: Dunlavy Audio Labs out of business
I am also saddened by this news. Recently I spoke to Karen Richardson and she had promised to send me a demo of their new DALLAS software (Dunlavy Audio Labs Listener Analysis Software). Not suprisingly it hasn't arrived, but I would be interested...