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The proverbial "giant killer"
Good question. As I recent convert from B&W 802d to Usher BE-10 (Taiwanese) I can relate to your post. For me, I had to fight my own unjustified prejudices and preconceived notions of high end gear coming from Asia. I think the popular convent... 
Power conditioners and amp dynamics???
From what I understand, as long as the conditioner is not current limited you should be ok. 
Your 5 Fav Rock Concerts
I just remembered a few more:Toad The Wet Sprocket at The Back Door (1990)James Taylor at Irvine Meadows (1996) 
Who is your overall favorite guitarist?
I would have to say Johnny Marr (ex-Smiths) and Wes Montgomery. If I am feeling extra playful I like CC Deville (ex-Poison). 
Your 5 Fav Rock Concerts
This isnt rock but here goes:1. Depeche Mode at the Rose Bowl during the 101 live recording session (1995)2. Everything But The Girl at The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano (1997)3. Public Image Limited at Iguanas in Tijuana (1998)4. Social Dist... 
Has your gear ever hurt you???
thanks everyone for the response. I feel better knowing that i am not the only one being abused physically and financially by this whacky hobby.kineskd: your experiences with putting the speakers on stands has my intrigued (and frightened). I was ... 
Speaker cables or AC regenerator?
tobias, are you saying that I will definitely hear a difference with the ac regen unit? What kind of difference will I hear? I am getting pretty excited... 
Speaker cables or AC regenerator?
Thanks nsgarch and mark02131. I was thinking along the same lines. Even though I own my home putting in dedicated lines will be real big pain in terms of having to tear up the dry wall and snaking some heavy gauge wires to my listening areas. Also... 
Review: Sistrum Platform SP-101 Stand
Irish65: Can you please tell me more about this new brass product? When will it be released? I dont see anything about it on the Starsound website. How will it be different from the current Sistrum products? I was about to purchase some amp stands... 
Cary 306sacd vs. Esoteric SA60 vs. Ayre C-5xe
I am a big Cary fan (I have the 306 SACD)but I think which player you choose really depends on the sound you are after. I think the Cary does a great job with the mids and bass. It emphasizes the mids a bit, adding weight and dimension. The Ayre t... 
Review: Sistrum Platform SP-101 Stand
icemanlp, THANK YOU for the review. I have been communicating with Robert as well. I am seriously considering getting the entire sistrum rack as well as the sp-1 for my monoblocks and maybe the sp-101 for my speakers. I am hesitant to spend the mo... 
Acoustic Zen Adagio, How Good Are They?
I agree Ozzy62. I dont want to give anyone the wrong impression of the speakers. My feeling is the room setup was totally wrong for listening. The bottom line right now is that I cannot make an accurate assessment. The only thing I know for sure i... 
Classe Omega Omicron monos or Pass Labs X600???
Just out of curiosity, if you can afford the Omega Omicrons which are $20K new why arent you considering the x600.5??? By the way, my vote goes for the Pass x.5 series. In my opinion, better dynamics than the Classe CA-M400 I heard with 802d. 
Who Do You Credit For Getting You Into This Hobby?
Like a lot of us, my Dad got me into this hobby. He was always into music, either playing guitar, recording his own music with my mom, or listening to music. I remember some of the old gear he used to have. Unfortunately, we did not have the means... 
Duran Duran Maxi-singles
Fatparrot, I used to collect a lot of import music back in my college day. This sounds like a record label demo or promo kit or some kind of bootleg. I would not open it.sorry I could not be more help.