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Why is the industry so lame?
I don't know...all I know is that my boulder modified Squeezebox 3 sounds better than any transport I have ever owned...and I am using a military spec linear power supply. 
How to make sound less detailed with warmth?
cables cables cables.... 
Any experience with an Oracle CD-1000 transport?
I was not too impressed with the CD-1500 when I gave it a listen at a friends house...It did not sound as good as his heavily modified Sony SCD-1. To me it sounded dull and lifeless and did not have the soundstage depth and presence that his other... 
All about the bass
I have a buddy that has the Focus Audio Legacy HD's...awesome bass down to the depths. Might be worth a look.Ben 
Does your system sound better or worse?
I can't pay attention long enough to tell... 
USB Ext Sound Card Vs. Squeebox
I have never tried the USB option, but my boulder basic digital mod with a linear power supply sounds real good on my system...Ben 
Stereophile Article - Holt telling it like it is.
There is still hope...I as a young person would love to see some things get back to the way they were...and personally I will not pick up a copy of stereophile, to me it just is overloaded with adds and no one talking about the music anymore. I do... 
I backed up my HD, but itunes lost songs. Help?
Clear your library and reload it from the file that contains all of your music. 
When you go from USB to a DAC is it always SPDIF?
unless you have a USB DAC...yes. 
Multiple Vulnerabilities In FLAC
That is why I use iTunes... 
worse entertainer or performer of all time??
For classical musician I would say Franco Bonisolli...So bad that most people wouldn't work with him. He was supposed to do an Opera with Leontine Price at LA Opera, and after the first rehearsal, Leontine walked out and flew back to NY City...Typ... 
Audioquest cables?
Audience makes fantastic cables....I tend to like MIT better as it suits my listening tastes better...I have owned nordost and audioquest, but I feel that MIT are the most natural sounding to my ears.Ben 
Which Class D Amp to Buy?
I heard a set of Nuforce monos on a wonderful wilson setup. I did not expect them to sound so good, and they were not too expensive.Ben 
Philosophy used in assembling your system?
For me it is best deals I happen to find, combined with my preference for sound...I also check each piece of gear to see if it meshes with the idea I have for my system...if it doesn't work, sell it away!Ben 
How isolated is your hi-fi?
I will have a dedicated room for ME when we purchase a house...hopefully something with 13' ceilings, nice and large, and big enough for me to put a grand piano in for my own practice....mmmmm...sounds good.