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SME Headshell: Fixed or detachable?
Thanks, marakanetz...I was trying to tell myself that the structural rigigity of the one piece arm would yield better results...though I wasn't sure. And which Graham arm? (They are quite a few more bucks...no?) 
TAS new look-the end is near?
So say you, Blkdr!Anyway, I am horrrified at the latest TAS iteration...a start down into that audio magazine black hole. there's no THERE THERE anymore. 
EAD DSP 9000 Pro REMOTE?
Thanks for the phone nos., though I haven't been able to contact anyone yet. However, my remote does have batteries...3 of them...sulphated and leaking! So very carefully I pried them out, cleaned up the hard deposit on the aluminum, even the anod... 
Does a CD Transport need to be HDCD ALSO?
Don't forget that many discs are not identified as having HDCD encoding, but do have the sub-code embedded within.HDCD is a marked improvement over non-encoded discs and forces me to use vinyl, when available, for the source material instead of no... 
The Canadians that visit the site
For high-end audio stores try Take5 Audio (site), nw of Toronto, and in The Toronto Area, American Sound - "Angie's" the biggest and best known with all the big namebrands (site), Audio One, Audio Excellence (2 stores), Brack Electronics (2 stores... 
lucinda williams & elvis costello on cmt
Saw Lucinda in Toronto in December last where she played to a packed house. She announced that she had been writing alot on the road and that a new album would be forthcoming in The Spring/Summer! 
OTL amps with Wilson Watt/Puppy 6s
Are OTL Transcendent T8 monoblock amplifiers a good match with Hales Transcendent T8 speakers...? 
Hales T 8 speakers NEED TWEETER????
It's OK! Not MY tweeter...someone else's. Though I wonder if a "techie" amongst us can tell us how to avoid such a calamity? 
Hales Transcendence 8
I'm currently upgrading from T5's to T8's and am encouraged by the fact that these speakers are rarely offered on the used market...a testimony to their intrinsic musical value. Mine will come with a spare driver, and I'll be looking for more spar... 
Tubes on Hales Transcendence 5?
I've just sold my T5's...for T8's...and usd ARC VT100 II and III with quite good results. Yes, they can do best with power, especially if you listen to large scale dynamic material. The 5's are most suited to medium weight work and sound better wi... 
Hales T8's ot Talon Khorus
Match Hales T5's and (mine to arrive soon) T8's with tubes or the ever elusive "warm' solidstate amp. 
Hales T 8 speakers NEED TWEETER????
How many have blown Hales tweeters...and why does this EVER happen with a $10k pair of speakers? 
Hales owners discussion
Just bringing this thread around to update owners of Hales excellent speakers on parts availability.Colm 
Hales, gone for good?
Waveform, too. 
Girl diagnoses & solves mechanical problem
Israel...ARE YOU LISTENING?Nothing.Guess I'll have to drive over there.Colm