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Jan 20, 2003	Coping in an Age of Uncertainty Someone recently said that thousands of years from now archaeologists will be able to play LPs with a pine neeedle, while being baffled by assorted silvery discs!
Jan 20, 2003	EMC 1 MK II vs Ayre CX-7 Cd player???????? I agree re matching Pass pres to amps. It makes sense to simply link Nelson's first gain stage to the subsequent two, eh? I have an EMC-1 MkII in use with an all-Aleph chain, and am quite happy with it, yet see the closed thread (HELP Electro....)...
Jan 20, 2003	What's under YOUR CD player? Stock feet. Last thing I'm going to change are the feet of my Aleph P or EMC-1 MkII.
Jan 20, 2003	New Speakers 1k Triangles are a bit too bright, even to a fellow frenchman.For around $1k I prefer the Spendor S3/1p or even the phenomenal SC3 centers turned sideways (think of them as S3/5 with a second mid/woofer, and thus 89 dB/w instead of 84! Too bad Spendo...
Jan 20, 2003	Audio Magic Stealth and Virtual Dynamics PC You should include the Belden 83802-based PCs in your review. Contact me.
Jan 20, 2003	How important is tuning? To a winemaker tunning is VERY important. Beermakers too, I guess.
Jan 18, 2003	Speaker tweak $125 for small plates?!
Jan 18, 2003	Inexpensive tweak ureic ACID.
Jan 18, 2003	How to use Radio Shack's SPL Meter? A few tricks: try to use the center of each band, as they're pretty nonlinear. You'll notice this when you measure a +5 dB above one decade scale, and then go up one decade and see that it now reads -3, for example.So be aware of this when making ...
Jan 17, 2003	dedicated circuit, flex conduit? I have successfully used the Belden 83802 no-conduit, double-shielded, all_teflon 12AWG fire-alarm cable for dedicated lines for a couple of years, and also make PCs from it. Email or call me for details. Cheers. Ern
Jan 17, 2003	Has anyone upgraded power cord connectors? This IS a tough one. There's less difference on the male AC parallel spade end, but do look for a plug that has big, thick spades with large, all-brass screw-clamp contacts.The IECs were a different story until recently. Used to be that most of us...
Jan 17, 2003	New audio refinement integrated? Isn't that a power amp that's driven by their pre?The Complete is still one amazing $1k integrated, IMO.
Jan 17, 2003	What should i upgrade next? I found the Electrocompaniet EMC-1 to be less digital-sounding than the Meridian.Contact me directly re it and especially very inexpensive DIY power cords and dedicated lines for a real, basic system upgrade before you start swapping out components!
Jan 17, 2003	Sound difference between Revel M20 and Merlin TSM The Revel M20 are very similar to the top 1/2 of my Parsifal Encores, as a result are my favorite under $2k monitors, along with the Spendor S3/1p (for a sweeter sound).
Jan 17, 2003	A system under $1k an interesting link NAD L-40 leftover $350KEF UniQ-One, B&W 602S111, Triangle, Polk 25i, etc. $300-500Canare Quad S11 $20Plateau V23 sand-filled Target-clones 200.Nice'n easy G-note system I'll probably build for my daughter this summer. Emphasis on easy!