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The End Of Big Iron?
You could just but the amps in the fireplace for ventilation. Also they could be used as a less polluting heat source than burning wood. 
Let's ID Speakers with 1st order Crossover design.
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Most significant upgrade
I agree with the recommendation for Vandersteen 2Ce sigs.That's what I would change in the system. If they are not to your taste then I would leave it alone. 
Studio monitors for listening to music?
I have a pair of Genelec 1029a for my computer. You should be able to get a pair for under $400 used. They are excellent but no bass. I use them with a Hsu sub for excellent nearfiekd sound. They blow away the m audios, which I've heard and krk ro... 
Speaker cables for Wilson Sophia 3
I use Canare Starquad 4S11 with my Watt/Puppy 7's with good results. The Canare cables are a little expensive ($1.35/ft) but I think that they are worth it. 
Need Help in having Itunes Tag 1 Tb of lssless Wav
Michael,I agree, Wav files should be discouraged. I thought it was a good idea to rip to wavs a few years ago because itunes didn't support FLAC and ALAC wasn't handled natively on the squeezebox 3 at the time.Now I would reccomend FLAC or ALAC, j... 
Need Help in having Itunes Tag 1 Tb of lssless Wav
I had sub-directories for jazz, classical pop ect. I batch converted one genre at a time. Then, with mp3 tag, you can select all and change the genre. So just sort your wav's into genres. I didn't tag the year. Various artists can be tags as vario... 
Need Help in having Itunes Tag 1 Tb of lssless Wav
I had my whole library as WAV setup like this:/Artist/Album/TracknameFirst I used dBpoweramp to batch convert them to ALAC (as a copy) preserving the directory structure.Second I used Mp3tag to derive tags from the directory structure in batches.N... 
NAS or USB drive to stream audio to a Squeezebox ?
My solution is to use an old laptop to run Squeezebox Server.I have found running it on the Squeezebox touch problematic (slow) with a large library. For ripping, I suggest dBPoweramp. Flac will be fine if you don't use Itunes. 
Pass Labs Aleph Question - balanced vs unbalanced?
Ghostrider45,I've reviewed the schematic again as well as the service manual for the Pass Aleph2. The input is a differential pair and the output stage is single-ended. This means that the input stage will reject common-mode noise and benefit from... 
Pass Labs Aleph Question - balanced vs unbalanced?
Pass aleph amps are balanced (differential) I've looked at the schematic. They are single-ended in that they are not push-pull. This is a different use of the single-ended terminology. They do benefit from a balanced connection to the preamp. 
Best subwoofer for a Wilson Puppy
I just talked to velodyne and they said that the software was changed and that now 40 Hz is the lowest crossover frequency.Wayne 
Best subwoofer for a Wilson Puppy
OK, so I just hooked up a Velodyne DD 12 to my stem with Watt Puppy 5.1's. I'm still experimenting with the settings and I'm having the same problem as Rives. I can't get the crossover frequency to go below 40 Hz. The manual says I should be able ... 
Will SACD Formats Play through a Standard DAC?
Try to Oppo digital 970HD universal player. It will convert SACD to 24 bit 88.2KHz linear PCM at the digital output. It only cost $150 and makes a nice dvd player. 
Personal speaker evolution
Fisher towers w/ 12" woofers 3 yrsPinnicle mini monitors 1 yrcambridge soundworks ensemble 2 2 yrsVandersteen 2ce 5 yrsTalon Audio Khorus 1 yrWilson Watt Puppy 5.1 5years and going for the record