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Any problems with Springsteens DualDisc?
Mine plays on my Audio Aero Capitole, in my car and both sides work well in my Audiovox DVD/CD player. 
Is this ludicrous or not?
Want to read some good reviews, input, etc? No problem c'mon over here to Audiogon......now if only the editors would lighten up a bit and allow us out own rant section..... 
Any problems with Springsteens DualDisc?
The CD itself is not bad. I think it is his first since the 'Ghost of Tom Joab', which, in all honesty is a better CD. The DVD side is only the words on a kinda pretty background. Still, it is a good CD and I am glad I bought it. 
balanced outputs
It really depends on your components. If they are all truly(!) balanced, then this is the way to go. Many, if not most amps with balanced inputs are not really balanced and they add a circuit to conform with the RCA input. 
Review: McIntosh MC-275 reissue Tube amp
I own the McIntosh 2102 tube amp. Wonderful amp. Oh, McIntosh amps respond well to tube rolling. 
Bose 901
Subscribe to the Audiogon Bluebook. At the prices that they are going for you might try them I ran a pair that were given to me for some years until I embraced this hobby. While I was still using them my first tweak was to upgrade interconnects an... 
The Cable Company - Wow
Steve once told me that there is a difference between toslink (fibre optic cables) and he loaned me a pair of cables that would cost me much more than I wanted to spend.I then got the chance to compare and I bought both sets. Also, I wanted them t... 
Tube Life and the Mute Switch
I don't keep my tube amps charged up when I am not at home. Too many things can go wrong and I want my home to be there when I want it to be. 
One quick DVD recorder question
Don't worry. What you have is good enough. I find that in video there are not so many issues that we have in audio. 
Who's Kidding Who ???
When I am outbid I get a chance to see the bid history. If the person outbidding me does lots of business hereabouts then he is probably a dealer who will drop when the profit becomes too thin.Also, I once was outbid by a fellow who had terrible f... 
Hum and hiss with Rives Parc
contact Rives----great people there. 
So my wife says to me this morning
Yes, it was only when I did some serious tube rolling that my wife finally said she now understands (appreciates) what I was after. 
Amazing ''Overachieving'' products...your pick?
I picked up a pair os Acoustat X speakers, each with it's own servo charged built-in amp some years ago. Best deal I ever made. 
Recommendations on Toslink cable
About the only thing you do not want to do is buy plastic. Get glass. $80.00 is not a lot of money. However you can get a really good used cable on Audiogon for that kind of money. Check the seller's feedback; the last thing you want is a cable th... 
Speaker cable connections for vintage gear
The parts-express.com people have lots of fun stuff.