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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. 
Best Place To Buy VMPS New or Used?
lucius morris of dynamic sound, in washington, dc, made it worth my while to buy my vmps larger subs from him, several years ago. i'm sure he will do the same when i have the scratch saved up for those rm40's i yust gotta have! :>)http://www.dy... 
McIntosh MR78 Owners
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FMtuners/?yguid=88039690also, check out this site:http://geocities.com/tunerinfo/hth,doug s.