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The best sounding FM Tuner is.....
hi bart,save yer money, & do not purchase *either* tuner. there's literally dozens of vintage tuners that will outperform either of these, and the most expensive will cost ) go here for great tuna info:http://www.fmtunerinfo.com/here's the for... 
Why even bother?
francisco, my tuna obsession is only the tip of the iceberg. there are folk on the yahoo tuna forum that have >100 different species of tuna! :>) check out this link. (this guy is into other gear besides tuna, but the tuna is really choice.)... 
Why even bother?
no, kjg, sid is wrong; it is also how fantastic the music sounds! ;~)re: which cheap tuna to try, everyone has their faves. go to fmtunerinfo.com to read about different tuna. jim rivers' shootouts are a fascinating guide, but not the final answer... 
Why even bother?
mister1, you say:"...There is no way FM signal can camper to CD or record in the quality of sound. Even a strong FM signal contains distortions. This are just rules of Physics..."i say: you are simply mistaken. i have a hi-end system. retail walue... 
"Krell" is a buzzword
viggen, latest i have now heard is alfa won't return 'til 2010. don't hold yer breath! ;~) i now have two milano's & the gtwe6; the 164 was totaled w/210k on the ticker & still goin' strong. god rest it's soul... may it give it's parts so ... 
Battery powered DAC
pianojoe, i don't have direct experience, but the comments towards the end of the following thread may be of interest to ya:http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/viewtopic.php?t=4293&start=10doug s. 
Installation of Origin Live motor on Oracle Delphi
hi dcaudio,a buddy of mine who surfs these pages, sent me this thread link, as he knows i installed an o-l dc motor kit on my oracle. no special instructions needed, really. i wired it up, so the button on the front control panel operates the powe... 
Battery powered DAC
colin, the stereo chez-sedon typically gets turned on at ~7 am, & doesn't get turned off 'til midnite, later on weekends. even if fm or winyl is playing, everything's always on, & i wouldn't wanna have to be futzing w/whether or not a batt... 
Battery powered DAC
i have had private correspondences w/chris - wery responsive. he told me he could provide bigger batteries w/an enlarged case for ~$100 more, that would hold a charge a lot longer. he also said he could configure it to easily hook up to a lab-grad... 
Top Ten Tuners of all Time??
seanyer comments about tuna wariabliity are spot-on - even for todays current "school" of digital tuna. that's why getting a highly-regarded species serviced and aligned, right from the get-go, is a great idea. i'd recommend ed hanlon of antenna p... 
Non fatigueing speaker under 1500
hi jack,here's a response w/a bit more specifics... ;~) if ya liked the thiel .5's but they didn't *jam* enough for ya, for ~$1500, if you're patient, you'll find a used pair of 3.6's. these are full-range, plenty of detail, & they will disapp... 
Non fatigueing speaker under 1500
Hi Gooddomino, I noticed your 1st two choices were a bit, um, forgiving… Then I see your tentative final choice, and what you have to say about them: "…the speakers are forgiving…" didn't you know that, in audio, *forgiving* is just a polite way ... 
Time to get things straight.
would i ever buy a technics 1200 'table w/the kabusa.com fluid-damper mod? prolly not. why? cuz, for my $800, i think i can do better w/a used deck. oracle, well-tempered, vpi, linn, to name a few. *BUT* - if my choices were limited to brand-new t... 
Sim Audio Moon W5 vs Electrocompaniet Amp
hi matt,dunno what to make of the above thread, oh well... all i know is that i used to have a pair of older ec amps, an aw75 & an aw100, running in a horizontally bi-amped set-up driving my speakers. now, i have a pair of the more recent aw60... 
Ohm Speakers, thoughts?
they use an improved version of the original walsh driver. quite expensive, tho...doug s.