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Speakers to hang on to for LIFE
I have a pair of Snell EIIs which I bought with the money I made working at a stereo outlet store the summer before college. They are the first thing I bought with money I earned and I still have them. They have been with me through college partie... 
Need inexpensive hybrid int amp
Check out the Opera Consonance A120 or A100. I have an A120 which I bought here. It is a very solid amp which received a great review at 6moons. I actually went from a Virtue M901 to this and am quite happy with it.A used Musical Fidelity M series... 
Why Don't More People Love Audio?
Of all the musicians, music fanatics, and recording industry people I know, none of them are into high end audio. I'm involved in a couple music forums, and some of the people there will go to huge lengths to acquire hard to get recordings, insist... 
Auricle Audio Design encore kapton vs. anti-ICs
Wow! now that's impressiveFrom Auricle:"Your cables have been built, and will spend 24 hours in my reference system prior to shipping. I will provide a tracking number as soon as they ship (likely, Wednesday morning, unless they fail to meet my st... 
Class D with low-end drive/slam
What about the Virtue Audio ICEblocks? They are mono blocks containing a tube buffer and the ICE circuit. Anyone heard them? 
Small Preamplifier choices?
Check out:http://www.diyhifisupply.com/andhttp://www.ciaudio.com/products/VPC3 
Pure Vinyl/Amarra
"10-03-10: NjpAgear - I also stream music wirelessly from my Apple iMac to an Airport Express in another room and then via a Genesis Digital Lens to my DAC. Did you figure out a solution to streaming music through Pure Vinyl without Airfoil? Many ... 
Monitors for a small room - please help
I recommend considering the Era D5s. They produce very good bass for a monitor this size, are warm and smooth and image superbly. I did audition the Dynaudio Excite as well, and preferred the Eras - just a little more natural sounding to me. There... 
Computer Speakers Not made in China
What about Axiom? They make some cool looking computer speakers. Their speakers are made in Canada. Not sure if this applies to the little computer speaks though. 
Pure Vinyl/Amarra
PM fan here. I agree that the decision is system dependent. But for me PM makes the music I listen to sound less digital - fuller and more lush. I think 1.63 is really good, they seem to have ironed out most of the kinks. 
Best DAC for 27" iMac
"SynthfreekWhy the implication that Apple Lossless is anything less than aiff or wav?"I've heard it said that the sound quality of Apple Lossless can vary based on system loading. So while it should in theory be identical to an uncompressed file, ... 
Best budget speakers for near-field/small space
I struggled quite a bit with my nearfield system thinking the speakers were the weak link (Krix Equinox book shelves driven by Rotel pre/power with Mac Pro as the source). The imaging was bad, and they seemed to get overwhelmed easily by "denser" ... 
Desktop speaker placement - difficult situation
Are they the MicroWalsh? I don't see the Mini Walsh on the Ohm site. 
Desktop speaker placement - difficult situation
Have you heard the Mirages? If so, how would you say they compare to the Ohms? 
Nearfield speakers for rock/amplified music?
ThanksShadorne,I am using the Genelec 7050 subwoofer with my 1029 monitors, no bass complaints. Would the less expensive NHT system be an improvement?I was also looking at the DAS Monitor 6. It is a Spanish passive monitor that's gotten very good ...