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HDMI Cable comparisons
To Clarify the remarks above, Blue Jean Cable has a very informative article about the sourcing of their cables. Their bulk cable is made by Belden in the USA and then it's terminated in China. To their knowledge there is NOBODY doing the complete... 
New Plasma: 1080p or 750?
Joe,I just bought a Panasonic TH-50PZ800U after looking closely at the Panasonic and Pioneer units. The Panasonic was a fantastic value and is very well done. I'm extremely happy with it.If you can afford it, go for 1080p and you won't regret it. ... 
ipod and dac?
CWLondon, Do you generate the WAV files using the Apple iTunes software? I thought that iTunes knows how to tag WAVs and AIFFs just like MP3s and does so automatically. (Have you also tried ripping a track to AIFF and see if it can be tagged?)Pers... 
ipod and dac?
Gunbei, File fragmentation should be the least of your worries on an iPod. The unit has a 20+ minute "skip protection" buffer, and even at 10MB/minute, reading uncompressed audio shouldn't be that much of a challenge for the on-board hard drive. T... 
ipod and dac?
Peter_S, do you mean that the Headphone sites have issues with the compressed audio quality, or the headphone amplification and output?I would think that anybody who's a serious headphone listener would probably have something like a set of Grados... 
ipod and dac?
Gunbei, The supplied earbuds are good quality for their size and weight, but if you're used to Grados, you'll want to stick with them. 
PreAmp advice needed -- Anthem AVM-2 vs AVM-20?
Thanks for the feedback..I noticed that Anthem has a comparison chart of the AVM-2, AVM-20 (v.1) and AVM-20 (v.2). The AVM-20 has 192 KHz DACs (vs 96 KHz in the AVM-2).http://anthemav.com/NewSitev2.0/AnthemProduct/AVM20/CompChart/CompChart.htmlI'm... 
ipod and dac?
Everyone knows that the iPod is both an MP3 player and a portable hard drive, but for audiophiles, it's a pretty versatile unit. iPod is compatible with WAV and AIFF, so you can dump your CDs directly to iPod at full quality. There's no need to co...