So I have always enjoyed my music and have been inspired by my father and roommate to invest in my own hi-fi system. Now that I have some money saved up I am ready to do so but I have one major hurdle: all my music is in mp3 form and I dont have the original CDs to rip them losslessly from

So is it worth it to invest upto

My heart goes out to you all. I live in fire country east of the Sacramento Mountains on the high plains. It could happen here as well. What a swath of devastation, loss of life, and livelihood. How frustrating and tragic.

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Are the Esoteric players, SA10, DV 50, DV 60 etc as good as advertised or is it hype ?

Alan

Got the new Springsteen disc, and the music is OK, but it is quite fatiguing sonically.

How do you guys find the compression info you talk about?

This one doesn't seem to have alot in the dynamic range category, but it may be something else.

Music-wise, you can pick up various influences. The first cut could be a Dylan song!

I have just received my copy of the February 2009 issue of Stereophile and read Robert Deutsch's As We See It "Are You a Sharpener or a Leveler" article ! - which has been generating quite a lively discussion (as Robert points out) :-
>>> "There are some nuances and complexities that I was not able to cover in a 500-word article, but I'm satisfied that the basics are there to stimulate discussion--which at least the article appears to have done." <<<

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I live in an old house where the wooden floors are uneven. The speakers in my living have plinths, but the speakers are still very tippy. What's the best way to secure these floorstanders so that they are no longer in danger of falling over.
Thanks
S

Having read Kal's review of the Parasound Halo P7, I'm wondering if my interpretation is correct:

Essentially the P7 is a really good $2K preamp with the added benefit of 7 channel inputs... rather than being just a very specialized product (with limited market appeal)...

(the other option that I assumed when I initially heard about the P7 was that it would just be a P3 with multi-channel inputs)

So in case all that was not clear:

If I was in the market for a $2K preamp (but didn't need multi-channel inputs) should I seriously consider the Parasound?

Nothing all that new here, except that it's not a big magazine or newspaper. Even the 2nd tier press seems to be taking a look at analogue revival. It's also interesting it takes a fairly neutral stance on the issue.

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