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Power Conditioners Suited to Digital Front End
I would not use the Power Plant 300; had one, too noisy, and blew fuses too often. For my digital front end, in two systems, I now use Ensemble Isolinks. I have one Isolink Duo, which can handle two components; and several single Isolinks which ha... 
How do you pay? Why?
As a seller I like PayPal for smaller items and USPS money order or cashier's check for pricier items (say $500 or more). My bank teller told me that even though funds would be available to me immediately from my deposit of a money order or cashie... 
Problem with Quad II Classic
Oh yes--I had the amps (and my other gear) plugged into a BPT-2 power block. Could these amps not like that balanced power thing? 
Want something more forgiving than Vandy 3a sigs
I would also suggest ProAc's for lovely highs without harshness, esp when running with tubes as you are doing. The floorstanding models are quite slim and simple with beautiful wood finishes. The 3.8's (newest iteration of these is the D38) are a ... 
Samsung 40' Lcd 1080p vs Toshiba 42' Lcd 1080p
Check out the avs forums for info on all kinds of TV models. 
New Shure earphone line
Go to www.head-fi.org for reviews, impressions, news on the new Shure IEM line. Also, there will be lots of the older series for sale at good prices in the For Sale forums even though the new series is identical to the older one in all but the 2 l... 
Geometry in audio.
Avolon Eidolon and Radian (sp?) speakers are all kinds of trapezoidal shapes. Reference Da Capo monitors are trapezoids too--or maybe they are rhombi? [can't really remember what a rhombus is] How about Thor amps, which I think are circular? Some ... 
Is WMA lossless under Vista lossless?
Please check the forums at forums.slimdevices.com to see whether the "WMA Lossless" codec in Vista is supported by Slim or transcoded to some other format which obviously did not sound lossless when you listened. There are some known and discussed... 
Crank it up just once
Do you care about your hearing? If so, don't listen at just decibel levels. You don't want tinnitus for the rest of your life, believe me. 
Upgrading my AR EB101
Check out this recent thread on upgrade ideas for another owner of the AR turntable:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1172004250&openmine&zzSc53&4&5 
Used record stores in lower Manhattan, NYC?
Found these NYC shops in one of the links referenced above:A-1 RECORDS439 E 6TH Street - New York, NY 10009-6338 Phone: (212) 473-2870Added on: 22-Dec-2005 | hits: 226ACADEMY RECORD ANNEX 96 N. 6th Street (bet. Berry & Wythe)-Williamsburg, Bro... 
SB3 digital mod – significant improvement?
Have you also checked the discussion forums at forums.slimdevices.com? The "audiophiles" forum will have information on what you're looking for. 
Review: Machina dynamica Brilliant Pebbles Tweak
Are these posts for real? I am hearing tongue in cheek but I could be wrong. 
Headphone amp
Go to www.head-fi.org and read many many reviews, impressions, etc of this amp--and hundreds of others! Mind boggling site. 
Devendra Banhart - Anybody listening ?
Will Oldham also does (did) business as Palace and Tortoise. That guy gets around.