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Impressed by Pangea Audio AC-9SE
What are the physical differences between AC-9 and AC-9SE? Pangea website doesn't have any info about the 9SE. Has it been discontinued? 
Record cassettes to digital?
Below are links that should help you get started with Audacity:Tutorial - Copying tapes, LPs or minidiscs to CDHow to connect your equipmentHow to set up Audacity 
VPI Classic Platter - Polishing??
Can you post a picture of the results? It would be nice to see. 
Help me pick some speakers
Walstib, I have the same amp and it mates extremely well with Ohm Walsh. I've been very happy with this combo. It sounds wonderful. 
Thoughts on interconnect vs. speaker cable length.
I didn't realize that cable length affects phase shift. I stumbled into an interesting article by Empirical Audio: Is it better to have short interconnects and long speaker cables or visa-versa? He measured rolloff and phase shift and came to thes... 
Belles 21A specs
Dave sent the product manual (blessings to him), but the output impedance isn't listed. I guess I won't worry about it. I'll just move forward with long ICs and see how it sounds. 
Gas Ampzilla II vs Bedini
I spend a fair amount of time with a friend who drives Shahinian Hawks with a Sunfire 600. He likes to play symphonies at real world volumes while maintaining a rich textured soundscape. The Sunfire handles it with ease and grace. Absolutely beaut... 
DL103 Nude-ing Instruction?
Thomas Schick has a video you should watch: http://www.thomas-schick.com/Denon103.htm 
Oppo customer service
Another happy camper with Oppo. They are quick to reply and very helpful. I wish more companies valued customer service as much as they do. I will gladly do business with them in the future. 
rewiring preamp will it work
Al, the DJH does not have coupling caps. It's direct coupled. I don't know how that influences impedance, but I wanted to point it out. There is very little in the way of documentation on this preamp. I had one for several years and loved it. You ... 
Is HDtracks really selling you Hi-Rez music?
Has anyone else noticed HD Tracks high rez to be louder than Redbook? I noticed it with Fleetwood Mac Rumors and verified my hunch with an spl meter. The high rez version is 3 dB louder than cd. There are folks in the forums who swear that ALL hig... 
Rega P5 w/Denon 103R what should I upgrade to?
Tbromgard, what tubes have you tried that you like? 
Rega RB300 Tonearm alignment protractor
Sebrof is correct. You don't need an expensive strobe light. Just use an incandescent light and pay close attention to the bars. They should appear stationary. If they drift in one direction or the other, your speed is off. 
???Phono Preamp for Rega RP3 W/Elys2 ????
What Parasound preamp do you have? 
???Phono Preamp for Rega RP3 W/Elys2 ????
I agree with Zd542. There's a Conrad Johnson PV-10A with MM phonostage in the classifieds right now at a great price. It would be a really nice one box solution. Old CJ preamps are classics. Do a search. If I were in your shoes, this would be at t...