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pre-amp with home theatre pass through
I have a SF Line 1 with a similar setup. The HT passthrough is great. If this is your main TV which is on most of the time, keep in mind that any tube based pre-amp is going to get alot of hours logged on the tubes even while in HT passthrough mod... 
classical sampler?
Thanks for the responses and recommendations. I'm not exactly sure where I'm going to start, but I hope to pick up a couple disks this weekend. The public library is a good suggestion, now if I only knew where that was...Thanks and I'll report back 
Denon DVD 2900 problems with SACD
I have a half dozen SACD's and DVD-A's and never had a problem. I bought the new NIN which is a hybrid and I get the same issues as you describe. I remember reading that many of the Phillips / Denon players did not like the hybrids. 
Tubes for Sonic Frontiers Line 1?
Same response as Sdecker. I have one. Someone asked the same question about a line 1 or 2 a few months back. He did quite a bit of research and had some good posts. 
Finish Quality of Von Schweikert VR4jr's
Loonytunz: Thanks for the response on your speakers. Mine differ in the individual tops and bottoms match up exactly, just between the two they are much different. Only time will tell about the finish. I had a pair of VA Bach's before these and th... 
Finish Quality of Von Schweikert VR4jr's
Slightly off topic, but with this many 4jr owners on the thread it's a perfect opportunity. I just picked up a brand new pair of the jr's and love them. They are just about broken in. By a bad twist of fate and an accident on my dealer's part I en... 
Pardigm 60v.2, Meadowlark Hot Rod Shearwater
Cnahm: The thread has mysteriously disappeared from the forum... 
Pardigm 60v.2, Meadowlark Hot Rod Shearwater
Gofish: Have you read the current thread "What's happening at Meadowlark?" ? You may want to reconsider the Meadowlarks. Then again I imagine there will be quite a few bargains out there for those that don't mind the risk. I just bought a pair of ... 
NOS tubes for Sonic Frontiers Line 1
Here is the reply from SF Tech support concerning what happens during standby. It seems to match up with what has already been posted here and on the AA thread referenced by Jea48, but it's always good to hear it from the source.First response:Sta... 
NOS tubes for Sonic Frontiers Line 1
Jea48: I posed the same question to SF tech support yesterday before I read your response. I'll post their answer when I receive it. 
NOS tubes for Sonic Frontiers Line 1
I've had this pre for about 2 years. It's my first tube based piece of gear. The information I've come across during that time suggests that putting it into standby is a trick used by SF to increase tube life ( as opposed to leaving it on all the ... 
NOS tubes for Sonic Frontiers Line 1
Jea48: Based on your posts are you saying that the 2 and 3 slots yield the greatest results? The reason I ask is I have two sets of two matched pairs (Electron Tube, Russian) and Amperex Greens, as well as a complete set of 6 Amperex JAN 7308 Gree... 
Copy protection
The Alcohol 120 software did the trick. Thanks. 
Best universal for redbook???
My guess as to why you aren't getting any responses is this topic has been covered many times already. Have you checked the archives? Denon 2900 would be a good one to look at. 
Blue Train, SACD or DVD-A
How about hearing from anyone who has either the DVD-A or SACD versions of the disk? I have a couple DVD-A's, but just picked up a universal player so I'm tempted to try the SACD version. I am curious if one version was better than the other.