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Room Treatment for Corners - Recommendations?
Spathiphyllum usually has much better upper bass diffusion than Ficus Benjamina, and in the spring when they bloom, the enhanced soundstage is almost holistic. 
compatibility issues with the oppo 95 and ext hd's
Can this be resolved with a firmware upgrade from Oppo? If so, then they should provide it, IMO. In the past, Oppo has been very responsive to compatibility issues. 
Want ot replace RED Dragon digital mono blocks??
Hi Sunnyjim, could you possibly elaborate more specifically on what improvements over current system you're seeking in an amplifier upgrade, and what price range you're considering? Thanks, 
BDP-95 & XA5400ES: HDMI v analog
Good idea. Looking forward to your post after you complete the eval. 
Triangle Titus 202 or Triangle Comete ES?
Mapman, your speaker placement with the Titus has to be one of the greater examples of their versatility! Glad to see they're also enjoyed by someone who's excelled in the "all out assault" mode. 
Triangle Titus 202 or Triangle Comete ES?
Zman,RE your qn on the tweeter, it's actually longer in shape but more recessed. As you may know, it's a redesign that comes largely from development for Magellan speakers. The new titanium dome is now more phase-aligned with the woofer. Most obvi... 
Triangle Titus 202 or Triangle Comete ES?
Hi Zman,I happen to own both the Titus 202 and the Comete ES.I've long admired your evolution of one of the better budget systems on AG and will be glad to give you any intercomparisons that I can. I'll try to run some things and post more this we... 
Memory playback worse than disk... Why?
Hi Mizuno,Did you get your issues solved? What have you discovered?Best, 
Wavelenth Wavelink and Empirical Offramp converter
Suggest you send an IM to Steve Nugent at Empirical. He has indicated in other threads here that he does provide free in-home trials.And by all means, be sure to post any results of this head-to-head. 
Best Integrated Amp You Ever Heard?
I can't afford the best integrated amps I've heard. But I'm using the Ayre AX-7E to drive a pair of Triangle Antal ESW's with outstanding results. 
Asynch USB or super clock thru S/PDIF for $3.5k?
Steve,"Async USB requires USB 2.0 compliant ports on the computer"Shouldn't the rest of this sentence read as follows? "....if resolutions in excess of 24/96 are to be supported"For instance my Ayre has a dip switch option (Rsrv A) for USB Class 1... 
Asynch USB or super clock thru S/PDIF for $3.5k?
Good luck, and please let us know if you find one. 
Asynch USB or super clock thru S/PDIF for $3.5k?
Marcober, I'm quite certain that you can't do it yet.I'm assuming that you're still trying to connect Ayre with your Squeezebox, because that's likely the only reason on the planet for trying this.If you've been keeping up with John Swenson, et.al... 
NAD 317 vs. C 326BEE
Protean, welcome to the forum.I'm assuming that you own a pair of the Alpha LR1's with recommended input power of 15-80 Watts? Note the fine print:(RMS, Clipping <10% Time). So those are values for (root mean square)average input power.Either t... 
Memory playback worse than disk... Why?
There's no technical reason why your choice of software and formats can't work properly when you get the setup configuration worked out.Follow Al's suggestions. Also download and use this tool to test for other system interrupts that can be induci...