bld63

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Where to go from here? upping the tube ante
Budrew, sorry to hit a sore spot with the turntable comment. The reason I looked at this thread was because of your amp & pre which I really admire. I just felt that the McIntosh stuff is so good that the most reasonable way to get more of wha... 
Where to go from here? upping the tube ante
More music, naturalness and ease? How about a turntable. 
How to run pre-amp with HT Processor
The processors you listed should also be pretty good 2-channel preamps. But if you want both you need a 2-channel pre with a processor loop or unity-gain input to really do it right. 
Vinyl pressing mistakes
I image labeling mistakes are probably alot more common than pressing mistakes but wanted to share this one anyway. My copy of Bob Seger's Live Bullet is mislabeled on sides 1&2 (sides 3&4 are correct). The title on sides 1&2 is 'Dr. H... 
Best band of the 80's
The Replacements 
Your favourite recordings that everyone else hates
Sean, I realize that most of Elvis Costellos work has been well received by critics and fans, but this album got panned. It is a 1981 album of covers of country standards (everything from Patsy Cline & Merle Haggard to The Flying Burritos) rec... 
Your favourite recordings that everyone else hates
Elvis Costello - Almost Blue 
Paradigm 100 v.3 – B&W 804 dilemma… please help
Both of these speakers have good and bad points as described above. They are compareable but different speakers depending on one's taste. Whichever sounds best to you is right. But I certainly don't think that the B&W's are worth almost twice ... 
SACD 2...for those who have not heard
The more I think about this thread the more I think this SACD2 could be a good thing. I am guessing that for any digital medium to become 'viable' it will have to have mass market apeal. So what if SACD & DVDA sound better (closer to analog) i... 
SACD 2...for those who have not heard
I have always thought the only reason SACD (and DVDA) have made it this far is copy right protection for the record companies. The fact that they sound better than Cd's (while a bonus) is certainly not going to assure the success of either media. 
Good DVD Concert?
Queen - We will rock you - believe it or not but the sound and video are very very good - from a concert in Canada 1981 
SACD or DVD Audio, which one is winning the race?
Good advice on the Pioneer universal machine. Only costs around $400 and is a pretty good video player if the audio formats don't pan out. I can't see a format being driven by the audiophile market so the future of SACD & DVD-A (although both ... 
I need more Funk
Earth Wind & Fire - Gratitude 
Music Reccommendations??
Hoodoo Man Blues - Junior Wells 
Which artists do you just not get?
Pearl Jam - Eddie Vedder's singing reminds me of William Shatners acting