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vandersteen 5a question
There's going to be a Model 7? I'm kind of sad to hear that. All of us who aspire to own 5A's will now have to consider setting our sights even higher. 
Rel Strata III versus Rel Britannia B3
Valinar, how do you like the Dynaudios? As good as the S'phile review says they are? 
Biwired-Dunlavy V- Bass reduced why?
i suggest you try a jumpered, single-wire configuration with your new cables and see if that makes any difference in the bass. This means you put the jumpers in and connect both + leads to one of the speaker's + terminals and both - leads to one o... 
Epos ST 12 stands
I am using them under the Super HL5's and you will find others using them at the Harbeth Users Forum.For me, they replaced the cheap but decent solution, the Ikea 17" Lack plant stands. I am not sure how much the 3" height difference contributes t... 
USB-S/PDIF Converter or USB DAC?
Thanks. I think I get it. This could solve a major problem for me, which is how to locate a laptop at my listening position and feed a DAC across the room without running a physical cable. I'd stick one of these hubs near the audio rack. I wonder ... 
Cheapest class D amp?
How about used Nuforce 8's. Or the Red Wine amp? 
what is good music?
mrtennis, i'll bet you spent a lot of late nights in freshman dorm discussing profound topics such as god being dog spelled backwards and whether, in fact, earth is just a speck of dust on some giant's pimple in some alternate universe. 
Behringer DEQ2496 HELP
In my experience, the Behringer tends to induce a lot of pilot error. 
Does such a player exist?
Balanced digital input = AES/EBU. Why is this a requirement? 
Review: Technics SL-1200Mk2 Turntable
Holy cow! Origin Live sells an armboard for the SL1200 for £39. This will fit any Rega arm and all of their OL arms. Has anyone else tried this? 
Review: Technics SL-1200Mk2 Turntable
Citation16, how do you put a new arm on the Technics? 
Just Rec'd the OPPO DVD player today
Reference Audio Mods is offering a major mod to the Oppo universal player, for whatever that's worth. 
USB-S/PDIF Converter or USB DAC?
>wirless USB hubWhat does that mean, exactly? Is it a separate USB network (with the hub as access point and wireless-enabled USB receivers or devices communicating with the hub) or part of an 802.11x network? 
Speaker recommendation for Cayin a88t/kt88
Very nice with Harbeth speakers too. 
Not wasting my time on new Digital
The recording happens in a space, that space unless anechoic will reflect and reinforce sound creating a tone, that tone is captured onto the recording. This is inescapable, that somewhat unimportant information is not as damaging to analog sound ...