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PCM to DSD Anyone doing this?
The only software that will burn a DSD disc is the AudioGate software that you get with the Korg units. The Tascams will burn a UDF disc. The Weiss Saracon software can upsample the PCM to DSD also.I will have to say that DSD ripped from a SACD th... 
xlr splitter?
I had JPS labs custom make some for us. 
CDs with heavy, fast bass and/or long drum solos
We were playing the Sheffield album that I had just remasterd in DXD format in room 433. We got lots of good reviews from that one 
Best audiophile multichannel SACD player
The Playback has ST-optical out for MC. You can use this to feed an external DAC for the Center and surrounds.I rip the MC SACD layer using this all the time. 
Cable for Lynx card to Berkeley DAC
We too went with Redco with Mogami Gold. All our DB25/26 connectors were made by Chris. 
Best audiophile multichannel SACD player
The best MC SACD player I've heard is the Playback Designs MPS-5 
EMM Labs new XSD1 single box player
... or you could just buy a Playback Designs MPS-5 (it's cheaper) and be done with it!! 
digital front end to rival best vinyl?
The best I've heard is our PC driving a Playback Designs MPS-5. To top it off, it will accept a direct DSD signal via ST-optical. Hi-rez PCM and DSD.. can't get much better than that! 
Your Best Vinyl Memory
Anything recorded in Q-sound... 
Tips for designing listening room from scratch
We had Chris Huston of rives custom design our Mastering and Post Production rooms in our basement. Granted they had 12' of ceiling heigth to work with. We built both using "room within room" method. We had Bob Hodas do the acoustical tuning after... 
Long run USB and other questions...
We use NTI and Gefen CAT5e extenders for all our USB, Firewire, VGA, DVI and KVM switches. Works perfectly at 100's of feet! 
Any suggestions for middle eastern music
Anything on the Water Lilly label 
Amplification for Wilson Watt Puppy 7s or 8s
I've had the WP7's in here for a couple of years and used the Pass XA-160 monoblocs. I've recently switched to the XA-100.5 monoblocs because we'll be upgrading the speakers soon. If you own any Wilson, you owe it to yourself to audition Pass XA s... 
Class A amplifiers - which are considered the best
Another vote for the Pass Labs XA-.5 series! 
Long Firewire Cable Runs
We use all NTI and Gefen CAT5e extenders in out studio for everything from DVI,VGA,FW,USB,KVM and others. You can run hundreds of feet with no problem!Regards,