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DAC RFI, creates noise for tuner
The only solution is to keep all of the digital equipment turned off when listening to the tuner. I have the same problem because of all my digital equipment. In my system I have 3 DAT's, 2 minidisc decks, DVD player, and cd player. If I have more... 
Which track do you demo to your friends?
I let my friends pick whatever they want to listen to out of my collection. If it's my choice 2 of my favorites are James Newton Howard and Friends(sheffield) or Madonna- The Immaculate Collection(gold import version). I also like to use Dead Can ... 
Top Audio Designers Of All Time?
Saul Marantz 
Best blues guitarist, Clapton or Green
So many of you guys are so lucky to have seen so many great performers. I wish I could say the same. I didn't really get into blues until the past 5 years or so and I'll always kick myself for not going to see SRV when he was here in Cedar Rapids,... 
Rack mount preamps for cheap
How about a NAD 1600 pre-tuner? The rack mount handles were not standard, but were available as an option. 
Old McIntosh speaker posts
The same thing with my Parasound HCA 1200II. The holes in the binding posts are so big there's no material left for strength. I would have used bare wire but I was so paranoid of twisting the post off I used banana plugs instead. What's the use of... 
Best Gunshots
My Bushmaster AR-15 with 30rd mag. Espescially when I put my index finger in "full auto" mode. Who needs an M-16? 
24-bit digital data standard
Hi 1439bhr, soory for the mess up. I forgot to capitalize 2 letters and that is why it won't work for you. Same address but upper case M in Misc, and E in Electronics. www.hut.fi/Misc/Electronics/docs/audio/spdif.html I didn't realize URL's were s... 
Feelings on Napster?
It's still free music for the end user. I don't pay the fees, but I still get to listen. Is that stealing? 
Feelings on Napster?
Right on Carl! I sure hope they don't search my hard drive and arrest me for stealing. It might be kind of hard to come up with a defense for 2700 counts of theft! 
Will my speakers be damaged if I use
Don't worry about to much power! Just use some common sense with the volume control. In the past I used a pair PSB 400's with a Parasound HCA 1200 II (220 wpc) at some pretty rediculous levels and never damaged a thing. Now that I have enough spac... 
Phono Subsonics
check your pre-amp, some have a subsonic filter that is switchable. 
24-bit digital data standard
For more info check out this link- www.hut.fi/misc/electronics/docs/audio/spdif.html All the info you need is there. 
REmastered classic CD's
I have bought a ton of remasters over the past few years and I still am amazed at how much better most of these sound. The best way to explain why there is a difference is just plain taking the time to do it right and much better analog to digital... 
Silver cables - Great price!!
Just went and checked out the KLJ site. The first thing I thought when I saw the cables was that I was looking at Vampire Wire interconnects. Looks like some of the same connectors that Vampire uses. I own some of their cable and just love them. T...