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What are the best modified FM tuners of 2005?
Actually Sherod, I believe Bdscott above can do some of the things you want. 
CD-player for $1100 - Can I do any better?
What do you have now? Maybe an $1100 DAC will get you more bang for the buck, if you currently have a decent CD or DVD player that can be used as a transport. 
What are the best modified FM tuners of 2005?
.My Kenwood KT-8300 now has all the IF filter circuits as sockets, so I can swap in and out any IF filters I want. The tuner IF filtering is now almost infinite depending what IF filters I want to use. It was already a great tuner in stock form.Th... 
Anyone going to CES/THE?
It is so crowded nobody goes anymore. :-)Albert, I'll see you there. The kitty is staying home. 
Info, please, on power cord burn-in
Just plug it in and let it break in naturally. 
are rear surround sound speakers having same sound
.Well no..not the "same" signal. I'd guess for a 7.1 system you have at least 8 signals.Center Front - 1Front - 2Side - 2Rear - 2Sub - 1If you're missing one pair, is the amp set for 5.1 output?. 
Upgrades for older Conrad Johnson?
Another possibility is to send it to Bill Thalmann at Music Technology.Bill worked at CJ for a very long time and just might know more about that amp than the current CJ staff (other than Bill Conrad and Lew Johnson of course). I think he was tech... 
New CD Player or Turntable
Most people around here use an external phono stage. So you can still go vinyl. 
best time/worst time to sell equipment
I agree with Christmas. There are buyers, but who here would buy used gear as a present for someone? They are all buying new. 
bass problem in a sailboat
Bass fishing in a sailboat? That may be your problem right there! :-) 
Does Blockbuster Edit Their Movies?
All record company's released edited versions of every type of music, song, broadway shows, operas, movie soundtrack, etc, etc.So if you really believe you should boycott Blockbuster, then to be consistant you should also boycott all music release... 
Hey, we don't get no respect
.CNBC may not know what Hi-End Audio is, but the guys on the next floor at MSNBC do.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6792008/. 
Does Blockbuster Edit Their Movies?
You guys can read all about it here.. It mentions Titanic.. It does not mention Blockbuster.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61565-2005Apr17.html. 
Does Blockbuster Edit Their Movies?
Acutally I find DVDs are more and more going in the other direction. They're not edited to make them more family friendly; it is in the other direction. A movie is R in the theater, and then comes out with an "Unrated Version" DVD. The 40 Year Old... 
Yup Power Cords
Those that dismiss power cords will say that if the gear has a well designed power supply the cord does not matter. What I think they forget is... if that well designed power supply is fed inadequate power, it will have to work hard to make the ge...