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OK, so I just got the expected call from Roy at Abe's. Seems the free shipping they offer on their site is uninsured freight service and instead they recommend UPS or FedEx for my protection, lol. Regular price for insured shipping is an extra $199 but he made me the generous offer to reduce...

right. does not look too promising because i have no patience for this sort of thing. i'd rather pay full price and have all the assurances that come with a reputable distributor. i mean, imagine the hassle i'd probably have to endure if the TV arrived damaged -- no thanks. so when they call...

HEY! i just discovered that the newer version of my HK 3480 (called the HK 3490, of course) has digital inputs. and it's no spring chicken so i bet i could find one for pretty cheap. maybe with the savings i got from buying a TV from Abe's that "fell off the truck", hmmmmm . . .

thanks for the link. i did a bunch of reading into it too and they do seem pretty shady, although it also seems possible for everything to go smoothly. so we'll see. one thing is for sure: they will call me and try to sell me on a whole bunch of extras and upcharges. i hope just refusing it all...

ok thanks. i just found a nearly too good to be true price for the TV online and i jumped on it. my first try will be the headphone jack so i guess we'll see. btw the online source i just bought the TV is Abe's of Maine. their price was nearly 20% cheaper than everywhere else online. is this...

Been doing my research for a new TV and the top contender right now is the Sony KDL W8 series. Problem is that it has only 2 audio out options: Optical digital and 3.5mm headphone jack, but my trusty old H/K receiver has only RCA inputs. Do you think it's better to get a DAC for the digital out...

i'm also in the camp that worries that going too far outside what your ear is used to and loves might not seem like an upgrade, at any price. so be sure to carefully audition contenders. and which version of the 20's do you have? i'm sure you know the v5's look totally different (and amazing...

holy crap, Jeff! that totally sucks. thanks for sharing that. :) and thanks Rope for the info on the Avia disc. off to Amazon . . . and any recommendations on a cheap SPL meter? like i said, i have this software on my laptop that displays curves as well as generating test signals (can't...

Uh, no. Was not even aware of such a thing. Willl it help me dial in my sub? Cuz I'd like to finally do that right and don't feel like shelling out for a nice neutral mic to use with the free audio testing software I have on the laptop.

ok, cool. thanks. :)

. . . for the last 9 years. :oops: i bought my Paradigm Studio 20 v3's in 2005 (learned about them in the S&V forum) and fairly quickly discovered one of the woofer drivers was bad. no sweat, the retailer sent me a new one, i installed it, problem solved. somehow i was convinced that i got the...

So, just to clarify: Zune does run WMA Lossless now, and I just couldn't resist the temptation so I started re-ripping all the CD's I listen to most often. Having very little will power I ended up filling the whole 80gb in no time and still have a ton more records that 'deserve' the lossless...

OK, cool. These are the only compact powered computer speakers I've ever really liked so I don't have any other recommendations but I'm sure someone else will. Thinking out of the box: perhaps a decent cheap set of headphones or IEMS could work until you get your bookshelf set? You generally...

Hope this isn't spam but I have a spare set of Audioengine A2's I'm ready to get rid of. Don't know what "cheap" means to you but I'd take $100 + shipping. They sound really great. My other set has been paired with my desktop computer for about 4 years now and I still love them. Even if you...

thanks for the suggestion. i imagined someone would chime in with a slick solution like this. but honestly for now i'd rather carry a few CD's than rip all those CD's again. i've done it twice in the last 5-7 years: first at 192 and then again at 320. and there are about 600 of them . . .ugh. i...

After some testing it seems the Yamaha is just simply a bit noisy. They don't publish the S/N ratio so I can't put numbers to it, but there's no getting around the fact that there's a noticeable noise floor no matter what input is being used. Moreso than any of my other audio devices (HK...

Jeff, that is an interesting essay indeed, being straight from the horse's mouth and all. Funny how we can fool ourselves once we get to this level of nuance. I don't know whether this misconception also applies to the music world, because all my electric guitar gearhead brethren accept speaker...

Thanks, gents. And happy to oblige on the photo request.

I received the Alpha B1's and wow, these sound very very nice. Relatively full frequency with plenty of low end for me, natural, not boxy - just, dare I say, perfect for what I need. I'm amazed that you can get this kind of sound for less than $300. They even look and feel nice. These are...

lol, yeah. i was more wondering whether it was a bad idea to choose these over the Atoms. anyway, thanks all for the advice and good wishes. will report back when they get here. also, i'm only powering them with a 20wpc mini receiver (Yamaha CRX322). i hope that's enough juice to let them...