sugarbrie

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Attack of the Clones
Ben, I am just passing on Roger Ebert's comments from the Sun Times. Roger comments have no relation at all as to why Lucas chose which actors. It had to do with why in Roger's opinion it seemed that the British schooled actors faired very well as... 
Noticed alot of Sonic Frontiers being unloaded
They already did sort of. The founder sold out to some other company. The new owner will probably only make HT gear going forward under the SF nameplate.This should not keep you from buying one of their used preamps. You're just getting a better d... 
Speaker cable: 4 or 2 per speaker?
Yes, I would try it if I were you.I assume your speakers are NOT the bi-wire variety. What you can do is use an entire separate run of cable for each terminal on your amp and speakers. In other words, use one whole cable from the +(red) of the amp... 
Attack of the Clones
Note the actors getting most of the praise are all the British actors, not the Americans. Roger Ebert has commented on this. The British school of acting is to work from the outside in. The British actors are able to invent and force a persona on ... 
FM Tuner Repairs????
I doubt very much Don Scott is interested in trouble shooting and repairs. Mike Zucarro I mentioned is in with the same "tunerinfo" crowd as Don Scott. You could also try the Tunerinfo filter expert Bob Fitzgerald who can also fine tune it better ... 
Suggestions for my first turntable?
Which ever Music Hall turntable fits your budget is a good place to start looking and listening.The MMF-1 is $199; the MMF-2.1 is $299; the MMF-5 is $499 and the MMF-7 is $999.Those prices all include a factory installed cartridge well matched for... 
What would you do?
FYI, The UPS charge for COD is now $6.00I don't think the seller is doing anything wrong. They are just protecting themselves from a potential deadbeat buyer.If the auction sais buyer pays all shipping charges, then you should pay for what you req... 
Opera What is the best opera recording?
I'll try to stick the most popular ones......Some are available in both full version and highlights versions.Bizet's "Carmen"..Callas, Gedda; Paris Opera/Pretre...or:Johnson, Domingo; Concert version..Radio France/Maazel.Mozart's "Magic Flute"..Ge... 
best used amp pre-amp combo for a grand
You will go slightly over $1000 but worth it. For a preamp I highly recommend a tube Conrad Johnson PV-10AL probably (+/-)$550. Get a solid state power amp to go with it, like the CJ MF2100, or any number of other great used power amps in the $500... 
From tubes to solid state
I run all solid state except the main system which is tube preamp, solid state amp. I was all solid state for a while after getting rid of tubes a number of years ago. The tube gear I had then never sounded the same with any new tubes after the or... 
Attack of the Clones
Yoda is a developed character. We know him and understand him. Frank Oz brought him to life. Yoda was a muppet up until the current film.The Jedi played by Samuel T. Jackson for example is just a prop. Even Jar Jar Binks has more going for him tha... 
Opera What is the best opera recording?
Would you like to narrow it down to a particular opera or at least a composer??? There are approximately 11,000 operas by 1800 composers. There are about 30 mainstream composers that have been extensively recorded.Ludwig van BEETHOVENFromental HAL... 
Attack of the Clones
Latest opinion of readers of Roger Ebert's online review of digital (which he liked).http://www.suntimes.com/output/answ-man/sho-sunday-ebert02.html 
Attack of the Clones
I will agree that Star Wars I & II could have been better. Lucas should have hired an outside director and spent his time just on technical issues. Lucas seems to direct the actors so they fit into the special effects, instead of pushing for g... 
Attack of the Clones
All a theater needs to do is get a digital projector, assuming they already have the digital sound system. A theater in Fairfax, VA just bought one and is featuring Star Wars II also.