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REVIEW: McCormack MAP-1 six-channel preamp
A simular device is the PS Audio PCA-2 with multi-channel card. It works very well. Since there is no delay or distance setting, it is important to have a player with this feature built in. 
Doors Box Set on LP - Bernie Grundman
I haven't heard the vinyl but the Rhino CD remasters are better than the last mini vinyl boxset. They have added bonus tracks that are sometimes very good as well as being newly mixed from the original 16 track masters. Some purists dislike them b... 
Dead Can Dance on SACD
http://www.elusivedisc.com/prodinfo.asp?number=4ADSASET9 
The Alan Parson's Project
I have this also as well as Eye in the Sky and Turn of A Friendly Card and they are excellent. You should also try the Porcupine Tree DVDA releases. 
Huh? What's going on here
CD is 44.1k, DVD is 48k and is compressed. DVD can be 96k if used for stereo audio only. Laserdisc is analog and can sound awesome even though they output 44.1. DVD Audio is 96k or 192k or 48k depending on the mastering. 
Neil Young goes Blu Ray think it will catch on?
I don't think you have tin ears Shadorne. You just use them more than some folks. 
Getting Rid of Transformer Hum
An amp will hum without interconnects hooked up and speakers and power attached. Does it hum with the interconnects attached? If so, is it hum or vibration? If it is hum it may be fixable if vibration, probably not, unless the transformer has beco... 
CD upgrade opinions?
You could also look at an outboard D/A convertor. 
Best recording of "Fanfare for the Common Man"?
You beat me to it Jdlepera. 
Preamps with two pairs of balanced outs?
The Pass XO is a great one. 
Preamps with two pairs of balanced outs?
The PS Audio PCA-2 also which I (and everyone else who heard them both in my system) think sounds much better than the Calypso. 
Is the moscode 600 a great amplifier?
Perception seems to be one of the most determining factors for what people hear. But most designs can sound good, even MOSFETs. 
Is the moscode 600 a great amplifier?
It's just a term used for the lack of transparency some MOSFET amps posess Baranyi. 
How long to wear a record out?
It depends a lot on the quality of the vinyl. I have records that are very well played that sound much better than some newer copies of the same recording. 
Krell coupling capacitor question
We know Zeke.