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Considering going Vinyl--Please talk me out of it Vinyl-where shoudl I start. Well it satrted with the VPI Scout. $1600.00 plus cartridge. Decent sound. Wanted more, so traded the Scout in for a Scotmaster with a Discovery . . .	88
Best Tube Amp under 10K? I would look for a pair of Thor Audio used monoblocks. They are 60 watts each monoblock and are wonderful amps. I had them in my system and upgraded to the tpa 150 watt monblocks. . . .	52
which tube mono blocks? Try the Thor Audio 60 watt tubed monoblocks. I've seen them for sale for about $5000.00 a pair. They sound great	43
A Newbie's First Week Impressions -- Vinyl Rules Vinyl vs. Digital Vinyl set-up is VPI Scoutmaster, Clear-Audio Discovery Cartridge and a VPI 16.5 cleaner, Thor Audio phone stage. Vs. Blue Note Stibbert Improved CD player with . . .	34
Best SACD Player in the $2000 Range Will Blue Ray take SACD to the next level. My understanding is that SACD has a higher resolution than Blu-Ray. It might make sense to wait until January to see if Sony is seeking . . .	25
RACMANINOFF PIANO CONCERTO 2 Thank you for your responses. One person asked if I listen to sound or music? The two cannot be separated. If I put on a cd that is lifeless, tinny and in short sounds poor, I will. . .	22
Where do you buy "NEW/Current" LPs? Try Music Direct, & Acoustic Sounds Inc. Go to Google and type in the above and both places have extensive new LP's. Good luck	20
Frank Sinatra CD's with Great Sound? Thank you for your help in ssuggesting Frank Sinatra CD's. In the meantime I have been searching and found the reviews on Amazon.com very instructive. Many of the people that . . .	19
Marantz 8260 CD/SACD Dear Ecruz My response is to send it back to Marantz and have it repaired under warranty. If the warranty period is over my advice is to purchase the Sony N999ES SACD player and . . .	17
Anybody Heard the Vandersteen 5A'S Dear Dkuriloff@aol.com I also have heard that the Vandersteen 5A is at the dealer in Verona, N.J. I am looking forward to auditioning same. I did hear the Wilson Watt Puppy 7 and . . .	17
QRP pressing of "Tea for the Tillerman" This is one of my favorite albums and the quality of the sound on the three pressings I currently own is excellent. I currently own three versions, A& M, Island, Island 180 GRAM. . . .	16
Bluenote Reliability I own the BLue Note Stibbert Improved and I read this posting after I turned on my unit. Many times the draw will open and close and I have to open and close the draw 5 times for . . .	15
Would an SACD Player improve my sound? I wish to go the route of an SACD player in my system, I already purchased a Marantz SACD 8260 a few years back (on the basis of an "A" rating in Stereophile)and the . . .	12
Best Speaker Cable 20 Foot Pair Dear Metralla: My Quad power cords are plugged into a Ricard Gray 2100S which is housed on my racks. The speakers are many feet to the left of my racks. My speaker cable needs a . . .	12
Have EMM cdp and DCC2 - what turntable to buy After reading many posts on this site, it seems to be the consensus of opinions that a high quality turntable will beat the best digital gear including the Meitner. I respectfully . . .	11
Best Sounding Opera CD WISH TO THANK ALL FOR RECOMMENDING GREAT SOUNDING VERSIONS OF LA BOHEME. I DID PURCHASE LONDON CD VERSION WITH FRENI, PAVAROTTI WITH HERBERT VAN KARAJAN CONDUCTING. 421-049-2. THE . . .	9
Marantz SA8260 I purchased this player about two years ago and the reading problems were small, but the major issue I had was with the sound. The sound was soupy, and in short a major . . .	9
Ripping CD Question Do you men CTRl plus return	7
LOOKING FOR PAUL MARKS OF THOR AUDIO There was a good post a few days ago where somebody asked about service technicians. There are names of people recommended. You might try that. I wish you luck. I am sitting with . . .	7
Marantz sa 8260: buy or run away The sound is soupy and I was extremely disappointed. i gave mine to my 11 year old son and he is happy with it. It was given an "A" by Stereophile and that is a joke. . . .	7
Modwright Sony 999ES: Impressions of Modifications I purchased the Sony 999ES from Dan with his platinum mod which included tubes and a separate power supply. I was very happy with his mod. Then he announced a clock upgrade and . . .	6
Does Anyone Make Stands for Quad 988's? I have recently purchased stands from Robert of Star Sound Technology makers of the Sistrum rack which I use for my system consisting of THor Tpa-150, Thor TA-2000 preamp, Thor Dac. . .	4
Sinatra on MFSL I have compared Frank Sinatra Only the Lonely remastered CD with the mono Mobile Fidelity CD. Both sound wonderful. I could not tell the diffeence between the Mobile Fidelity and . . .	3
Calling Marantz sa8260 owners... Dear Marantz auditioner: I own the Marantz SA 8260 and it is virtually unlistenable to my ears. I do not have the problems you have encountered but I would recommend that you . . .	2
Difference b/t EL34 and 6C33C Amps for Quads DEAR PETER: I AM AN OWNER OF QUAD 988'S WHO ORIGINALLY STARTED WITH THE QUAD SOLID STATE 909 POWER AMP. THE SOUND WAS MEDIOCRE UNTIL I PURCHASED THE THOR TPA-30 MONOBLOCKS. MY . . .	2