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Capacitor-less amps
SimAudio claims that their amps have no caps in the signal path. I believe that they do put caps in the power supply, though. 
I Don't know JAC about DAC.... help please
Here is a useful and recent thread:DAC FAQ 
Arcam decision
I am not familiar with the Arcam CD192. Perhaps you are referring to the FMJ-23 or FMJ-33?As far as choosing between those options, you really should give them a listen and decide how much you value the incremental improvements between models. I h... 
Test grade Jeff Buckley discs?
Drubin,I totally feel you on that.Nirav 
Test grade Jeff Buckley discs?
Columbia just released the new Legacy Edition of Grace. Its digitally remastered, and I'm listening to it as I write this.The sound quality is definitely better than on the original release, but I'm not yet ready say its a huge improvement (my dis... 
Ryan Adams-more than hype
Yeah, I saw the seat numbers on my tickets as well. But I thought I should ask, since the words "General Admission were on the Ticketmaster website, and all the tickets were priced equally.As a side note, a friend of a friend is selling his front-... 
Ryan Adams-more than hype
John,Do you know if the Beacon is General Admission? I already have tickets to the 10/1 show as well and have a few friends that are interested in joining me. If its not assigned seating, they can just buy tickets and meet me (I'm coming in from B... 
Ryan Adams-more than hype
New news -Ryan Adams is back on tour. I just bought tickets to see him in Manhattan.I've seen him live once before - at Neil Young's Bridge School Benefit two years ago. He was fantastic back then.Just a heads up. 
Helping a friend put together a sub-$1000 system
Hey everyone, thanks a lot for the advice. I thought I'd drop a line and let everyone know how her decision turned out.True to her past form, my friend has decided to eschew everyone else's advice and spend more money than originally planned. It s... 
Audiogon Music News July
Ben -I always look forward to your music updates. Uniformly well-informed and interesting.Nirav 
Helping a friend put together a sub-$1000 system
Thanks all for the good advice. I'll get on the phone with her tomorrow afternoon. If she insists on having monitors (which I can understand), I'll have to give it some more thought. 
Dynamic monitors for Audio Refinement Complete
S7horton,I just took a look at the 805s, and for the first time realized that they are front-ported. That should be a desirable attribute in my smaller room, since I will need to put the speakers close-ish to the walls (but certainly not against t... 
Dynamic monitors for Audio Refinement Complete
Thanks for the advice. Part of me also wants to give the Dynaudio Contour or Audience line a shot, but from what I hear, they are too power-hungry to really sound good with my amplifier. 
The Best Inexpensive Wines Available Now
If anyone is local to the San Francisco Bay Area, there is a wine from Anderson Valley (a bit to the west and a lot to the north of Napa) that is worth checking out. Its a Viognier from Hawley Vineyard, and is just fantastic for $18/bottle.I just ... 
John Lennon Question
Thanks all for your responses. I always feel a little silly when I enjoy a piece of music while knowingly being ignorant of an important part of it.I did a quick Google search and found that there are quite a few traditional English rhymes that so...