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swampwalker

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Looking for speakers
Need to know budget and amplifier you will be using. 
Is age bad for solid state amps?
I have swelled-up and I leak a bit now and then. But I can still boogie, baby!Wow, you must be me, Steve...or maybe I am you??? 
Speaker cable made in USA?
Hey Schipo- take a chill pill, dude ;~) 
Decent cables for vintage McIntosh MC250 amp?
If you like the anti-cables, why don't you ask Paul Speltz to install smaller spades that fit those old barrier strips? Its gotta be cheaper than buying another set of cables. 
Is Itunes OK to rip CD's to AIFF?
Ldworet- forgive me for jumping in, but the error correction function will be in the ripping software, not the cd-rom drive which just reads the bits off the disk. 
Is Itunes OK to rip CD's to AIFF?
Paulfolbrecht- Thanks for the giggle. Steve N. thanks for your generous sharing of your technical expertise. This site is the best. Where else could you get those 2 posts side by side???? 
How does music "move" down a wire?
Great work, Elizabeth and Al. If this site had "stickies"I would nominate your answers for the cable section. 
question regarding diy anticables ple
I bet if you asked, Paul at Anti-cable would install your bananas for you at little or no cost. 
What can I do to upgrade my system? Thanks
You could do a lot worse than using an HRT MusicStreamer or MusicStreamer2 USB DAC. Since the + series came out, the first series can be had used for a very good price. Take USB out from the 'puter, use a basic usb cable and the output from the Mu... 
Digitalmeisters - Thoughts on Olive.....
That Logitech Squeeze Box Touch really does seem like a good first step to familiarize myself with the technology and jargon.Agree completely. I went a little deeper since the only options at the time were Transporter or SB and I was having a majo... 
Digitalmeisters - Thoughts on Olive.....
it still seems that the music server model is still very much in the pioneering stage as far as most audiophiles.You are correct. From what I have seen the Olive and Soolos products are very expensive, but I have never heard them and cannot commen... 
Christmass
LOL. 
Christmass
And in CT, some guy "nailed" his b-in-law (and partner in his failing construction business) 4x in the head w a contractor grade nailgun he modified to "full auto". Killed the sucker and claimed that the guy tripped and fell and "shot" himself. Ju... 
Do Blue Dots applied to LP labels improve sound?
Only if you dip them in LSD and lick the label before each side ;~) 
Integrated amplifier recommendations, Please
if you fancy the slightly laid back "british" sound, you might also consider integrateds from Creek or Rega.