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Need Help. What set-up should I be looking at?
What is your budget?Everything depends on budget.KF 
Bug Ugly
Maggies that are white clothed with their darkest wood. This combination is HORRID. KF 
Which cd players.....
What is your budget?KF 
which component should i put the better cable on?
I have found that power cords on the source make the biggest sonic impact on a system. Also the IC from the source to the preamp. So I would start there and try out other options along the way (moving the cords down the signal chain).KF 
Best group of the late 80s/ 90's
I am not sure who is the 'best' group. But I will offer the group that made probably the biggest mark on Rock music during the 90's:NirvanaI will not admit to being a big Nirvana fan, but these guys created songs that has inspired much of music fo... 
CD Players with Analogue Sound
Why would you want a CDP to sound like a turntable? My turntable sounds like a turntable. LOLJust joking. :-)Anyway, for price per performance below the Wadia 861 and the Capitole, I would go with the Ayre CX-7.You can find my review of this playe... 
Retail Buying - Reality Check
If you are dropping $60k to $80k on a system, you SHOULD get at LEAST a 20% discount off of MSRP from a dealer. Especially if that dealer is doing the installation. This is what I would suggest:Contact:http://www.sounddecisionsllc.com/contact_us/c... 
If i had the money.....
Rcrump,I was just stating that stats on amps are misleading. As you reinforced with your response to my previous post. Different types of distortion can mean different things to one's ears. However, I will still maintain that stats can be very mis... 
High end vs internet
Flex, I realize that most high end stores can not live with a 10%-15% markeup on most of their items.... HOWEVER, there is a big difference between marking up a $3k item 40% and marking up a $30k item 40%. That difference is 10 fold.My point is th... 
High end vs internet
The internet has done the following to hi-end audio:1 - It has opened a used hi end market that was not possible/realized 10 years or so ago due to not having the internet to connect the masses across the world.2 - It has hurt new sales at 'full r... 
Fedex Warning: $100 Limit Insurance on Ground
What I find funny (and agravating) is that MBE charges a PREMIUM (beyond what UPS charges if you ship directly through them) for shipping UPS.KF 
Fedex Warning: $100 Limit Insurance on Ground
Shipping is almost invarably a crap game....I hate every aspect of it.I find no matter how well I pack stuff Fedex and UPS ground find ways to damage items. I find that heavy amps and speakers are the most susceptable to damage. KF 
$4500 amp beat out the Tenor OTL in the latest TAS
I do not see most professional reviewing as subtle problem as Asa does.The problem is pretty simple.It is comperable to two lawyers practicing in a small town. These two lawyers are the only two in the town, and they both speak openly about how th... 
If i had the money.....
Sean,Check out the specs of most tube amps.... If they even list them........ If one was to try to interpret them, they would probably think they sound absolutely horrible compared to most solid state amps.My theory is that the specifications of a... 
$4500 amp beat out the Tenor OTL in the latest TAS
I think it is pathetic and irresponsible for reviewers to proclaim an amp 'the best' or even 'absolutely better' than another amp. Why? Unless you are comparing amps in the SAME reference system, saying one is better than the other is very difficu...