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| A website that has audible sample tracks? As Elizabeth said, Pandora is one of the best ways to find new music and if you take the time to 'train' the software by giving songs thumbs-up or thumbs-down and using the 'more like this' function you can fine tune a station to your liking. The ... | |
| A website that has audible sample tracks? spotify.com and mog.com if you want full tracks. amazon.com, itunes.com and emusic.com for partial tracks. I'm sure there are lots of others. | |
| Presentation is Too Forward, where to start? I agree with Kotta's impression of your speakers. I owned a pair of Monitor Audio speakers for awhile and auditioned later models a couple of times when I was helping a friend shop. They were all fine speakers and many people love them but as I co... | |
| Buy new CDP or just add a newer DAC? There are lots of good DACs in your price range. I, too, would recommend the Simaudio Moon 100D. I liked mine so much I upgraded to the 300D. | |
| Buy new CDP or just add a newer DAC? You've received good arguments for going with a DAC and I would add a couple more. The area of audio where a lot of the innovative development is happening now seems to be in DACs, quality is going up and prices are dropping relative to the qualit... | |
| Some help setting up a PC based audio system. I agree with Synthfreek, there's no reason to re-rip CDs that have been done with Apple Lossless. Similarly, there will be people who will tell you they can hear a difference between versions of the OS but as long as the OS is supported on your Mi... | |
| Some help setting up a PC based audio system. I agree with Reubent that the Mini is a great way to easily get into a music server. You don't need a particularly fast processor or a lot of RAM to run iTunes but the internal hard drive on an older Mini is likely to be quite small. Ripping your ... | |
| Need advice on a pair of bookshelf speakers I can't help with your comparison of the three speakers you mention, I've heard only the VR1. A good fourth option if you could find a pair would be any of the small Proac monitors. It might be easiest to locate one of the Tablette series but I ha... | |
| Alt Country/Folk, American roots I also love a lot of alt/country roots music and share your enthusiasm for the Wood Brothers. By far my favorite in the genre is Buddy Miller. His writing, guitar playing, musicianship and arrangements are as good as anyone's, in any genre. My opi... | |
| Jolida Fx10 -I agree with Mikirob that you can have a great time with swapping tubes in the FX10 and that it's possible to make an improvement in the sound of the stock tubes. If you're not comfortable with navigating the world of NOS tubes by yourself there ... | |
| Jolida Fx10 Definitely audition them with your speakers. Whether it works for you may also depend on the size of the room. Ten watts isn't a lot but my FX10 has more than enough power in an 11x11' office with a pair of fairly inefficient single-driver speaker... | |
| Squeezebox touch, Apple TV or Apple Airport Expres I've been streaming from an iMac using a Moon 100D with an Airport Express for eight months and the sound is exceptional. I've been so happy with it that I went to the Moon 300D using the same Airport Express.I use a glass fiber optical cable from... | |
| Suggestions for a tube integrated under $3000 I'll second the Cary Sli-80 recommendation. I had a Rogue Cronus - not the Magnum - and it is a great amp. It has a lot of fans and you can expect great service from Rogue. I had a Cary AES-25 amp at the same time and even though it was a little u... | |
| Which DAC is better? Chesebert - Is your assessment of the Moon DACs based on having heard one? | |
| Do you know how to? Sure, if you have a dental hook that could work well but I still would consider drilling a hole rather than poking one through the plastic, you're going to want the hole to be big enough that the curve of the hook can get through and get some purc... |