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What's everybody listening to this evening?
Started today with "Skiffle Sessions" w/Van Morrison. Now playing Christian McBride "Getten to It". Smokin !!! 
AA Capitole Mk II - what the evaluaions brought?
Nobody has mentioned the Reflection Audio OM1 w/ battery power supply. I own this pre. and have found it to be above all the before mentioned. The rest of my system consist of Tenor 15 watt,Zanden 5000DAC, Audio Note CDT-2 transport, and Virtual D... 
What's everybody listening to this evening?
The great thing with audio is, you can change music. I'm now listening to Keiko Matsui. So smooth!! 
Specifications Bandwidth: 19 Hz - 25 kHz ...?
Don't let the bench testers fool you, The broader the range the better. Even though human ears arn't supposed to hear beyond like 17Khz. Our hears can still tell something is going on in those upper freqs. 
What's everybody listening to this evening?
Clueless that's a great Album! I started this thread to help me find something else to listen to. You can get in a rut ya know. 
What is the best Beatle Song
I second "In My Life". 
No interest in battery powered components?
I also run all battery I can. I have a Reflection Audio preamp and Final Labs Music-6 amp. I still run ac for my Zanden DAC and Audio Note transport, but as sson as I can elmintate my ac, I will. I agree with you totally,power cord manufactures do... 
Digital world - why have a preamp?
I agree, NO preamp unless it's a nice solid state pre. like a Reflection Audio or Blowtorch, maybe a Ayre K1x. These are neutral. What goes in, is what goes out, but with better impedance matching. 
Biggest Improvement Speaker Cable Or Interconnects
Is your speaker cable over 6 Ft. long? If yes, then speaker cable will make a bigger improvement. 
Boulder Amplifiers- Your Comments Please
Gee, I never see any Pass stuff for sale! 
Van the Man still has it
I think this one beats "Back on top". Van is like making love,even the worst is still not bad. 
newbie need help on decision on buying an amp
There is nothing wrong with Solid State pre. and tube amps. Just do your homework and match inpedance. 
At a crossroads...what's next
Your amp and speakers are your weak link for now.I personally beleive in putting most of your budget on Source and speakers.The beginning and the end. As time goes by upgrade the pre. and then the amp, and last but not least the power cords and IC... 
Sellers adding for PayPal use is plainly BS
Amen Sean, well said. I usaully do auctions and sometimes these auctions end at a price lower than I paid as a dealer. We're talking brand new gear, deal of the century kind of thing going on here, and I still have the buyers in some instances cry... 
best 100- 200 used interconnect
D.H. Labs are the best in that range.