velocityofhue

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any Dream Theater listeners out there?
avid fan, once I play one it's the whole dream theater collection. 
Thiel CS3.7 and CS2.4 comparisons?
How are the cs2.4's sounding james63? What amplification did you mate with them? 
CD isolation platfroms
try out the mapleshade heavyfoot. Made my cd player sound much better 
Album which you have listened to most?
Pink Floyd "the division bell"King Crimson "red"Melvins "stonerwitch" 
new interconnects
thanks Stanwal, Getting a better balanced sound would be the ideal achievement concerning a cable change. I know that the perfect compliment is out there and its not the extremely esoteric stuff like the crescendo spkr wires I own. 
to SACD or not
well thanks again folks! If your curious where this thread led to, I ended up getting a VK-3ix preamp and CX-7e player. 
Component Video cables vs HDMI
HDMI will improve the picture quality. Saw it for my own eyes when I first acquired a bluray player and went from analog to digital interconnects. A test was to pause the disc and flip between inputs on the television. Close-Ups with hair in the s... 
Good amps for Thiel CS 3.7 speakers?
BAT VK-600 sounds like what your seeking. I use it with the cs2.4 model and its magical. 
to SACD or not
Well after hearing what all have said and seeing the tons of options for a cd player available I've decided it's not the disc player but the preamp which should be a priority to replace. This thought came to mind when I became all excited reading ... 
to SACD or not
Thanks so far everyone for the thoughts. Verneal if you look at my system you'll see a sota sapphire deck which I enjoy very much and thank you I clearly understand what your getting at. Thing is, Virtually all of the listening that takes place he... 
What music do you want to play really loud?
ISIS wavering radiant 
Bands that had a "masterpiece", w/ common theme
YES, Tales from topographic oceans 
Best HDCD cd's ?
Congrats Adam I too have the 1072 player and think that it just sounds great. I am a big fan of the King Crimson HDCD's and of course always chuckle at the fact a favorite and fun indie recording of mine such as Lunachicks "Pretty Ugly" is to. 
A reading suggestion
Slipknot, I just saw this in the bookstore today and thought WOW Do I miss strolling the isles of the music megastores. The history of Tower records disappearing is especially painful to read about. Since we are sharing: Sound of the Beast: The Co... 
PREAMP suggestions
thanks very much for the ideas everyone. I really have no desire to get another single ended preamp as the TL2.5 sounds excellent. The above post does leave me curious though as to how an RCA to XLR run down 20ft of cable would benefit over a bala...