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Is buildiing a HT around the speakers a good start
Cytocycle's response is good. I am just going to throw something at you that you won't like. Stick with two very good speakers towards the front. Two channel has great uses and you might avoid the problems with the wife. Our compromise with our li... 
Is a audiophila suicid to ship 150lbs overseas ?
Ditto on Weiserb. Overdue everyting as it beats that god-awful call from some fellow half-way around the globe. Insurance is good, too. so are wooded crates. 
AV Receiver For Bose Acoustimass 15 Series II?
My Mother powers her Bose system with an ancient JVC receiver circa 1973. Sounds fine. I really don't think the quality of the receiver matters with the Bose. Try going to a Bose dealer and asking him tp 'plug in' a variety of receivers.....you mi... 
Help me select a CD player to round out my system.
Reach further and get yourself the Audio Aero Mark II tubed CD player. it has a preamp so I can run my DVD player through it with the digital coax and I can also run my multiple disk Yamaha DC player through it via optical cable when I don't want ... 
Audio Aero Mark II--using balanced and unbalanced
I think I am going to settle down with the audioparts cable. This solves my problem, for now on biamping. Then again, the Audio Aero only allows me to load one CD in it at a time, which is a bummer when I want to play several CD's without having t... 
Girlfriends and wifes, how do YOU cope?
Packaging. Try packaging. For instance, this morning I discovered this thread but my wife was in an especially 'chatty' mood. I listened for a while and then I cranked up my Audio Aero CD player wired to my McIntosh 2102 tube amp and put on Santan... 
Audio Aero Mark II--using balanced and unbalanced
Okay. Now I have done it. I did an Audiogon search for adapters, thinking that I could order a pair of balanced XLR cables and plug an RCA adapter on one end. My search took me to an outfit called Audioparts(www.audiopartsinc.com). I Emailed my th... 
The truth about interconnects - can you handle it?
Okay folks. I am kind of new here--oris that "hear"(?), but I am a quidk study. I suspect that anyone moving from Radshack, circuit city, good guys,etc. standard off the shelf cables to Acoustic Zen, Cardas, etc.-quality cables will hear a terrifi... 
Audio Aero Mark II--using balanced and unbalanced
Thanks everybody. Since each set of speakers is in a different room, total valumn balance is not what I require. The McIntosh amp runs a pair of speakers in my living room and the other set of speakers is in my office. It is not as though one sour... 
Audio Aero Capitole MK II: Performance & Problems
Are there differances is COAX (RCA Digital) Cables? i shall soon be running my DVD Player through my Capitole and I would appreciate any input.