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| Apple and Beats? It doesn't have anything to do with the headphones, as much hype as there is about the Beats headphones, and regardles of whether they're worth anything like what they cost, they're a tiny market compared to Apple's other hardware business.It's ab... | |
| Replacing a transport in an Arcam DVD player Raymonda - appreciate your good wishes. I agree with you, probably 90% of my playing time is from a hard drive, 9% from mog.com (now beatsmusic.com) and only rarely from a CD. And this is essentially just a backup to another player so I don't real... | |
| Replacing a transport in an Arcam DVD player Thanks, Dan. Yes, I've done what I think is an exhaustive search. It is listed at partstore.com but the notation there is that it is no longer available. There are a few on ebay but all are used and are so expensive they don't make sense.I've even... | |
| Worth gettic a DAC with setup? -You have a very nice system, especially for someone who describes themselves as a newbie. The answer to your question is pretty straightforward but neither easy nor inexpensive to answer. The Oppo 95 is very well regarded as an audio source and c... | |
| To all that worked in audio salons. At one point when I was spending a lot of time auditioning speakers it seemed as if every store I went into pulled out Jennifer Warnes' "The Hunter" and played "Somewhere, Somebody." That happened six or seven times. At some point later, after set... | |
| import duty sending used gear from Canada to USA The customs regulations are ridiculously complicated but at its simplest the issue is where the item was originally manufactured. If the item was manufactured in a country that is a member of NAFTA (North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement, Canada, Mex... | |
| Any Tips on Buying? -When buying and selling used gear with individuals online you are trading away the boring certainty of a retail purchase for the chance of getting something exotic, interesting, perhaps no longer available and possibly a real bargain. The certain... | |
| Cary SLI-80 capacitor problem questions I promised an update to all of you who offered such good advice and experience.After looking at all the advice and options I sent the amp to John Zimmerman at Audio Connection, the Cary dealer in Seattle, based on my previous experience with him a... | |
| Problem with Mog -I apologize and should amend my earlier rant about Windows Vista and 8, though I still maintain that all Windows operating systems are essentially elaborate hacks that should never have been visited upon ordinary folks.The real issue with MOG, Pa... | |
| Problem with Mog -It's true that MOG is going away within a few weeks to be replaced by beatsmusic.com but MOG has been almost completely reliable for me for a couple of years on several Mac computers. As Elevick suggested, Vista is one of the all-time worst opera... | |
| how due i improve sound quality?? -Nyaudio98 - please describe the rest of your system. It's tough to make a recommendation without knowing the equipment you're using.I listen to MOG a lot and it definitely sounds the best of all the streaming sources because of its higher bit rat... | |
| Taking the music outside... A really cheap and simple solution would be to pick up a used Airport Express to catch the stream from your Mac Mini and combine it with an inexpensive chip amp like this one. I don't know about the current generation of Airport Express base stati... | |
| Need help determining best shipping practices Agree with Elizabeth's suggestion about double boxing. I'm really paranoid about shipping damage and several times have added a thin plywood liner to the outer box to help prevent the kind of damage that she and Photon46 describe.If you have the s... | |
| Remarkable New Vintage Audio Store in Austin, TX -Thanks, Butterking, great link. I moved back to Austin recently and will get down there to check it out as soon as the streets are clear of SXSW craziness.Hell, they probably have some of my old stuff in there. From '66 to '77 I haunted High Fide... | |
| Best EL34 reissue? A couple other thoughts in addition to my recommendation of the Gold Lion KT-77s. From the recommendations you've received it should be obvious that most members have experience with at most a few of the available reissues and likely none of them ... |