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Another sign SACD is dying
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XA777ES vs Meridian 508.24 vs Gamut CD1 in redbook
Frano,I am very surprised by your post in regards to Redbook Playback on the XA777ES. I have owned a Cary 308 and Sony 222ES and the XA777ES is far superior on Redbook playback in my system. Weird. Anyway, I will look into the mods.. Chris 
Amp for Dynaudio 1.3SE's.. should I?? A question..
Vikvilkhu is absolutely on target. I would also suggest you give a pair of Electrocompaniet amps consideration. They match up with your speakers as if they were made for them and have power and amps of current to boot. Good luck! Chris 
Better for Separates Newbie: Rotel or Adcom?
Ivyinvestor,I live in Fairfax Va so we are practically neighbors. So if you are set on buying new Rotel Gear in this town you are either talking to Myer Emco, Audio Buys, or Tweeter. If you must buy new. (I only buy speakers new but eveything else... 
Better for Separates Newbie: Rotel or Adcom?
Ivyinvestor, What is your budget? What is your power requirement for your speakers? Chris 
Cary CD308 Display
Someone else posted this problem but I cannot remember who. Sorry. I owned 308 and it did not do this. (that is how the post caught my eye). Call Kirk at Cary.Chris 
Better for Separates Newbie: Rotel or Adcom?
I strongly suggest you purchase a higher quality integrated amplifier. Both are average components at best. I would look at products from Jolida, Prima Luna, Cary, Electrocompaniet, Portal Panache, and Creek. There is SO much better out there than... 
New Foo Fighters Release Anyone?
Actually very good. Well worth the price of admission.Chris 
Amp for new Meadowlark Krestel 2's ?
Beernut,Simply replace the dimmer with a higher quality unit from Lowes or Home Depot. Chances are the dimmer was installed orginial construction on your home and is probably the cheapest thing on the shelf the builder could find.Go with a high qu... 
New Foo Fighters Release Anyone?
I ended up purchasing it yesterday. It is a solid release and the acoustic stuff is great. Both discs play on my XA777ES just fine..They do however have that nasty copy protection on them. chris 
Which Hootie and the Blowfish album to buy ?
Ever since that Burger King commercial, I will not be listnening to old Hootie anytime soon. Pathetic! The things people will do for the almighty dollar! Chris 
Non-Copy Controlled Coldplay X&Y
Thom,I just imported my ColdPlay into iTunes with Zero issues which means it is NOT copy protected. There have been other albums I have that will not load up with protection such as Kasabian and Velvet Revolver which act like you described when tr... 
Non-Copy Controlled Coldplay X&Y
Thom,You are going to be running into this a lot. I would definately let emmlabs know so they can correct this issue for you...chris 
Coldplay X&Y New Release
Ben,Very nice reply and I totally see your point. While I am a Music Junkie and my favorite artists are somewhat out of the norm or the popular music realm. (Paul Westerberg, Mike Ness/Social Distortion, Ryan Adams, Afgan Whigs, Wilco, etc) I gues... 
Coldplay X&Y New Release
Wow.. Maybe I am missing the mark or buying the wrong music. I am digging it. Ben,I have read your reviews and really agree with what you have to say and agree with your impressions. I am surprised...Chris