rx8man

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Best Guitar CD Recording
Denny Jiosa *Moving Pictures* sees frequent rotation. 
What new music did you get for Christmas?
Kyle Eastwood *PARIS BLUE* 
"...Pet Free..."
I would think a dog liftin his leg or a cat sprayin on any amp would kinda give it the preferred "liquid" sound ??It's Slappy, I can't believe it ! 
Where are you from this Christmas..
Ray, I don't have a chimney for Santa on my condo, so I had to treat myself to a pair of Definitive Tech. Super Cube II's for my monitors yesterday !!Post that want-ad or treat yourself !! 
Where are you from this Christmas..
*HAPPY HOLIDAYS* from Cleveland, OhioRaytheprinter, maybe you could (print, ha) submit a "want-ad" to Audiogon and Santa for your special request ??It automatically posts a listing when someone responds, maybe with pics !! 
Von Schweikert DB99 or Vandersteen 5A ??
Sam,I forgot the Parsifals, good choice in speakers.Another favorite, if you can find a pair, is the Avalon Ascent Mk.2's, simply awe-inspiring, if you have the room.I'd give a holler to Jonathan Tinn at Chambers Audio, he's well versed on all the... 
The $40K question on front ends
Good question, but the level of analogue may have gone up to $85K+ with the arrival of the Caliburn, from Continuum Media Site !My buddy has a Walker Procenium / Steelhead Pre which I use as a reference for voicing my modded CEC / Museatex front e... 
Subwoofer : Front Or Down Firing For Musicality ?
I'm not married to Velodyne or MJ AcousticsAre the James EMB subs more musical, detailed in the bass ?Funny, I'm borrowing an older 12" M&K V1-B that I refoamed myself and installed an IEC inlet in place of the hard-wired lamp cord, sounds pre... 
best subwoofer for less than $1000
MJ Acoustics, small, fast, musical & reasonably priced.Jason Scott distributing for U.S. residents. 
Anyone spend more on their system than their car?
Uhh, I have more $$$$ in my rig than all three of my used cars !!!!Still looking at more stuff like Bigkidz above ^ ^ ^ 
RCA Digital: Stealth, Pure Note, Cerious
Teajay,Thanks for the offer, I have a Pure Note on its way in a couple days. I'd like to get a few together here at the same time and let each one play for a while to get a reasonable comparison, not a five minute or one day rush.Can you email me ... 
RCA Digital: Stealth, Pure Note, Cerious
Teajay,I'll put the A.Z. on my list, thanks for your help.Rja, I considered what you mentioned here, waiting for a loaner or demo V.D. Revelation to try out. (might be a while) 
You might be an audiophile if...
The bill collectors start calling.That damn $$$ cable was such a good price, oh yeah. 
RCA Digital: Stealth, Pure Note, Cerious
Thanks Stew & Bct, appreciate the insight.Teajay, I've been meaning to talk to you, seems you've been through quite a bit of this stuff.The Sextet you mentioned "dissapeared" five minutes after I got off the phone with Serguei. He mentioned th... 
DAC under $550?
I'd go with Dusty's new Channel Island VDA-2 Dac, bound to be a giant killer, just like his new D series amps.For $599.00, it's a no-brainer.There's a preview on Audio Circle with some nice pictures.