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21 year old AV receiver - waiting for the end?
@soix - great advice. Now I feel bad for telling my wife to remember to turn it off all the time. She was right after all!  @erik_squires I'll shoot for those ten years! Maybe I could start a pool on when it dies? Gambling is probably against for... 
21 year old AV receiver - waiting for the end?
Thanks. I'm probably not going to put effort or money into it, but I can't help anthropomorphize it a bit - it has been faithful member of the household for two decades.  
Sound quality of shared iTunes library wireless
Thanks Kijanki, I think I understand. I hear no difference at all. Please realize I am not using Airport or Apple TV. I have one Mac with my lossless files and it is sharing the files (not streaming) to other computers via iTunes sharing. 
Desktop speakers for mixing AND music?
Lewinskih01, my apologies for not checking in here for so long. I think Zd542 explains things better than I ever could. For what it's worth, I went through quite a saga. I ordered Tannoy Reveal 402s, but they had a buzz or hum that Tannoy actually... 
Desktop speakers for mixing AND music?
Ddd1 I agree and with that acknowledgement from Tannoy I am going to get the Reveals. It is so rare for a company to step up and admit anything these days, even when it is clearly the right thing to do to build customer trust. Lewinskih, thanks fo... 
Sound quality of shared iTunes library wireless
Thanks Mceljo. I spent the better part of yesterday ABing the same tracks and I could not tell either, but then I wonder if I lack the sommelier-esque listening palate of so many audiophiles - not to mention an endless supply of clever adjectives,... 
Desktop speakers for mixing AND music?
FYI, apparently Tannoy has acknowledged and addressed the problem with the hissing/buzzing issue in their Reveal monitors:http://support.tannoy.com/entries/60922977-Reveal-502-802-My-monitor-emits-a-static-electrical-buzzing-noise-What-do-I-do- 
Desktop speakers for mixing AND music?
Ddd1, that must be frustrating. These were by far my favorite monitors, but your story and others is a problem. You are all set now with your HS8's right? The HS5's I listened to seemed quite extreme in focusing on mids and seems designed strictly... 
Desktop speakers for mixing AND music?
Hi everyone, thanks for all the advice. I think active is the way to go. I was at a Guitar Center and was able to listen to quite a few of the speakers recommended here. The Adams were amazing, but way above my price... Very sad. I liked the KRK, ... 
iMac + what DAC to exceed my Rotel CD player?
Thanks everyone. I think what I learned is... I need to learn more. Time to study up. 
iMac + what DAC to exceed my Rotel CD player?
Thanks everyone. Too many choices! I guess that's a good thing. I might check out the Music Fidelity V-DAC, but want to do more studying.Onemug, okay, I won't argue with you. I guess I associate audiophile with a bigger budget than I have put out,... 
Favorite H H Scott Tube Integrated Amplifier
Well I did it and despite warnings of doom, the results were fantastic. I had my Scott 222 worked on by Ryan at http://www.hotglassaudio.com/. Like Craig at Nosvalves, Ryan uses the right kind of replacement parts and his whole approach is to get ... 
Recommendation for Computer/Digital
Alas, I am in the midst of big bucks home rennovation with no $$$ end in sight and it seems like all the worthwhile USB DACS are 1k - 2k or more. Originally I though a modded SB would be the way to go, but there are a few things that keep me from ... 
Favorite H H Scott Tube Integrated Amplifier
Will do. I'll let you know about everything!I agree about the budget issues. Before I found my Scott I thought I had to spend thousands and thousands for great sound and I indeed spent thousands and thousands for nice, but not entirely satisfying ... 
Recommendation for Computer/Digital
Hi Ckorody,Yes, I just discovered the inability of .wav files to contain metadata. Good thing I found out before ripping all my CD's! :-) One thing confuses me - I do have a few CD's ripped into iTunes as wavs (I have iTunes set to import as wav) ...