infinitebaffle

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Any audio shops in Vegas that shouldn't be missed?
The Upper Ear closed on June 1st 2000. Some of the people from there started a new store: Premiere Home Entertainment on Rainbow Ave. They are good folks and will treat you right. 
ReturnBuy???
Hardly fly by night with something like 25,000 transactions on eBay. Make sure you get a really good deal though, because if you buy it you own it. They won't take it back. Manufacturer's warranty possible but doubtful. 
Rat Shack SPL meter calaibration
I just looked at the audioasylum chart and it is wrongwrong wrong. How do I know? I did a test of 12 of thesemeters. 6 analog 6 digital. Using LEAP and Melissa to calibrate. First, the analog meters were more accurate and consistent, although they... 
Denon DCD 3300, or Yamaha CDX 5000 Cd Player.
I owned the Denon 3300 for a short time. Maybe I had a bad one or something but it was a truly awful soundingthing. Cold, hard, thin, unmusical and loaded with digititus. Sounded bad as transport too. 
How do Klipschorns compare with modern designs?
Opinions are like ...... everybody has one. BUT some opinions may carry more weight than others. Mine is based on 35 yrs as an audiophile and 30 yrs experience in retail, wholesale, design and manufacturing of speaker systems. I have been familiar... 
Receiver used as a pre-amp?
As others have stated, if the receiver has preamp outputs on the rear then of course it can be used as a preamp. But why would you want to, when there are some very decentused preamps available for $100 or even less. They will totally out perform ...