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| A/V Cable needed Is it really a "mini-plug" (?); or is it actually an HD15 RGB plug like this one at the link below..http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/vga-component-video.htmlIf this is the cable you need, make sure the pin layout is compatible. | |
| Best Way to Approach System Building The only place where I have found consistency across all brands in staying with the same brand, is between preamps and power amps.I think that a well designed source, and well designed speakers should work well with a lot of different brands. | |
| Best Way to Approach System Building .You could invest $29.99 in Robert Harley's Book - Complete Guide To High-End Audio.Now in its 3rd Edition I think... | |
| Moving the beloved gear How far are you moving? I would also try to move the gear myself if possible. Definitely sensitive stuff like turntables.If the mover is moving you direct, then letting them move most everything is probably fine. If it is going into storage for a ... | |
| Please tell me. My guess is the Bryston is tuned for high resolution digital playback with that bent towards home theater applications. The Harmon Kardon was built to play analog music..The same thing is happening to speakers....older ones sometimes sound better ... | |
| Is a DAC to Amp hook up better?? I could not live without an excellent preamp.It is what turns sound into music for me. | |
| How much money for your next interconnect cable??? I have settled on three cable makers.Siltech - Prefer the older G3Millersound Labs - No longer made as well.Blue Circle | |
| '90's gear The only thing that has shown a lot of improvement since the 1990's is digital playback, and probably more at the lower-end as the technology has trickled down.In many ways speakers at the mid to lower-end have gotten worse for music playback. A l... | |
| how can I use main speakers to replace sub? Check with Pioneer if it matters. I am not sure choosing "no sub" actually blocks the signal to the subwoofer. That adjustment on the receiver regulates the crossover setting to the mains. All "no sub" may actually do is allow the mains to run ful... | |
| Help me choose a power conditioner, please At your price point you could buy at Blue Circle BC86-Mk3 Noisehound for $130 and plug it into a quality surge protector. If you can stretch to $360 then the Blue Circle BC606 Music Bar will give you all the filtering you will need built into a ho... | |
| Ethics: To what degree? Why all the hyperactivity about repairs ???Electronics wear out and get old...If your unit has not had any repairs, then it is a unit that has not broken yet. Which used unit would you buy; one that's already been fixed, or one that will break aft... | |
| Spare tubes? How many? I guess I am an tube hog... :-)I have four extra pairs; but they are vintage 1940's tubes so worth keeping... | |
| DC Metro -- New I posted in your earlier post under Washington DC...Live in Southern Maryland. | |
| Audiophile turntables of the 60's and 70's I have both a completely restored Dual 1219 and 1229. They sound quite nice even today. They actually have RCA plug inputs underneath. Most turntables back then had a built in lamp cord RCA cable. So with modern cables they sound better than they ... | |
| Will older films be produced on blu-ray or HD? Just like they colorize many old B&W movies, they may someday try to computer re-engineer old movies to something sharper than it appeared originally. It may not be technologically available as we speak, but in a few years who knows. Might be ... |