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What interconnects work best with Audio Research?
I'm using Synergistic Resolution Reference X XLR's between my dac and VT-100mkII. Wonderfully transparent and open!! 
Rowland preamps??????
Thanks again, Guido. I appreciate your insight. And thanks for the heads-up on the Rowland ad. Maybe that guy will sell the Capri separately. 
Rowland preamps??????
Thanks for your feedback, all. I checked out your thread from last year on the Capri vs. the Ref3. Sounds like th Capri outperforms most of the older JRDG preamps. I took some notes while shopping over the past week, and there was a Capri for sale... 
i-170/SB/duet/slim devices transport........HELP
Very informative. Thanks a lot. It looks like PS Audio is coming out with a really slick device, but I'm not sure it's been released yet and it's about $4000. If I can access all my music from my computer for just a few hundred, I'm all over it:))... 
i-170/SB/duet/slim devices transport........HELP
Yes, that's probably the route I will go. My computer is upstairs and main rig is downstairs. Any opinions on sb vs duet vs Slim Devices Transport? The Sonos and other hi-end servers are more than I want to spend right now. 
Cabling ideas for Meadowlark Kestrals?
Great!!I'll give the HT's and DH Labs a try. 
Cabling ideas for Meadowlark Kestrals?
Thanks for the advice, guys. Hey Chelillingworth, you mentioned your directcomparison - what amp were you using? I'm using CardasCross cables now and they sound fine, but they're the firstones I've tried and I'm sure I can probably do better if I... 
Piega P8 and P10 experiences
I heard the Piega's ( not sure which model) at Holm Audio in Woodridge, Il. They sound FANTASTIC!! They were playing something by Shostakovich and I really, REALLY did not want to leave that room even though I was in a hurry and had a deal to do o... 
Good Cowboy Junkies "Trinity Sessions"?
The Cowboy Junkies have a website, www.cowboyjunkies.com.You can order any of their stuff from there. Have youheard the double-live cd "200 More Miles"? Awesome!!! 
Good budget CD with variable out??
I have an Audio Electronic CD-1 for sale in the classifieds for $600.00. It uses a Marantz CD-63 transport mech. and remote (with volume control), but with a much, much improved chassis and (single-ended tubed) output stage. Really magical soundin...