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WILSON AUDIO/ cost vs. value
I also heard the Wilson demo at the HE 2006 show yesterday and it was fantastic - I give Dave Wilson a lot of credit for all he has acheived. Sure, he has succesfully turned his line into a "status symbol" with a great reputation for quality and s... 
I think it is time to retire
The Sex Pistols were recently inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame. Instead of showing up they sent a letter which basically said "bugger off. rock n roll is a dead art form. what's the point?" I would tend to agree. All the artists mentione... 
Your favorite classical composers/works?
I'm mainly a jazz fan, but I have a few hundred classical CDs- used to be a season ticket holder to LA Symphony (during its doldrums 15 yrs ago). Favorite composers: beethoven, shostakovich and ives. This weekend had john Adams "fearful symetries"... 
Best $200-$500 DAC
I think Dac-Ah is inverting - I don't want to have to rewire speakers every time I change source. Can I safely reverse polatiry on a custom interconnect without shorting our anything? Using a TAD-150 tubed preamp. Ir is there a comparable non-OS n... 
Review: Yamaha S1500 universal disc player CD Player
I've owned the yamaha s1500 for almost a year now - well, I've owned two since the first was returned under warranty. The transport was unbeleivably noisy on some discs - 1 of 10 discs would sound like a rusty weedwacker. Took it back to the store... 
alternative to speaker stand spikes?
I did a .357 caliber upgrade to my stands for use on a hard wood floor. (Get rid of those skinny needle type screw-in spikes - whatever you do.)SeriousIy I epoxied .357 caliber bullets onto the bottom of my metal stands. Good ol' lead has long bee... 
Snell kIIs - LOST All my imaging - help
I tried reversing leads once - but with a biwired system its a bit more complicated. Glad to hear someone doesn;t think its my entertainment unit - cuz it ain't movin.I am worried about my stands too. 
Snell kIIs - LOST All my imaging - help
I've checked the phasing - reversed one side - no better. Maybe worse.I've brought the fronts of the speakers 6-10 inches in FRONT of the entertainment system. Its hard for me to beleive that noone with a big TV or entertainment unit can have good...