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If these are in good working order then the current price of $4k is an absolute bargain for a pair of speakers that originally cost $30k retail.

Is it my imagination or is there is an anti-B&W...

Yup, fair enough. I can sense why that has the potential to be pretty special.

Nigel.

That's new to me Michael. Very interesting.

Here's the good...

The 78 Project is a documentary and recording journey inspired by Alan Lomax and his quest to capture music where it lived...

The trouble with buying an Audiolab MDac for $1,450 is that you will be wishing you spent an extra $550 for a NAD M51 ($2k at Listening Post). Why, I hear you asking. Because the M51 has an HDMI...

Hi Dirk,

I'd buy the best external DAC I could afford and pair it with your existing Blu-ray player. Make sure that the DAC has a USB input too so that a PC-based music solution is a potential...

Transatlantic Sessions 5 (2012)

If you like bluegrass and Celtic music then "Transatlantic Sessions 5" is a must buy DVD for you. American bluegrass musicians travel to Scotland where they play...

Richard Thompson - "Live at Celtic Connection" [Blu-ray] (2011)

What a wonderful, wonderful concert!

I've always known who Richard Thompson is but this is the first time that he's made a big...

An old friend is approaching his 50th birthday and I'd like to improve the sound of his large laptop-based music collection which is currently connected to his stereo via the headphone jack (ugh!)....

I'd go for that Classé CA-200 in the blink of an eye.

It's in Christchurch too, so you may be able to try it out. When you've finished you can bring it around to my place and we'll see how it...

Hi Owen,

I have the HagUsb USB to XLR Converter, and I'm very happy with it. It connects my laptop to my LFD DAC3 external DAC. It's not even listed on Jim's web site any more. Is he winding down...

"You know, animals are very psychic. I mean, the least sign of danger and my pussy's hair stands on end." - Mrs. Slocombe

That sounded unlikely so I emailed OPPO with this question:

Is there any difference in the quality of sound and video playing media files via USB compared to e-SATA?

Here is their reply:
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Nah, you don't need those silly ear things, you need a pair of these:

Nigel.

Robben Ford Trio – “The Paris Concert” (2011)

Suberb!

Robben Ford is one of the greatest guitarists on the planet, and the evidence to support this claim can be found on this DVD. He is...

Just to make me envious how much did you pay Ben?

Nigel.

Hi Tgaboy,

I have a TH-P50GT30Z and I am delighted with it. The only comment I would make is that it may not be well suited to a bright room because it is dimmer than some other Panasonic models...

Take a pinch of white man
Wrap him up in black skin
Add a touch of blue blood
And a little bitty bit of red Indian boy
Oh like a Curly Latin kinkies
Oh Lordy, Lordy, mixed with yellow...

Nice clip Michael.

How Long is a 1m Cable?

Big whorls have little whorls,
That feed on their velocity;
And little whorls have lesser whorls,
And so on to viscosity.

As you can see there is no simple answer to...

A good DAC and a good pair of speakers have made digital recordings wonderfully bearable.

Nigel.