Very interesting article. Oxidation of banana cable conductors. Candy`s explanation of "small capacitor out of tolerance" /probably ceramic type /. Resulting in distortion figures 10x better and independent to load - indicates that a lot of measurements before were wrong - including Krell Evolution 600 ??

After perusing some of these threads, I feel I must weigh in on a couple of issues.

First, people seem quick to put DUP on the ignore list. While his shrillness is such that I think my dog can hear it when I read his posts, and his run-on sentences and grammar could use a refresher lesson from his grade 10 English teacher, he does bring up some worthy points.

Sifting through his posts, he has provided some links which (for me at least) have provided food for thought.

Thought I'd take advantage of this rare opportunity for a dealer to post info on an audio forum!

Sonic Spirits is a dealership specializing in high end two-channel music systems. We are authorized dealers for brands such as Blue Circle, Focus Audio, Dodson, Oracle, Bel Canto, Cayin, Slim Devices, and many others.

From the HE2007 web site:

"This year's event will focus on luxury living and highlight the high-end audio and home theater lifestyle that has influenced product design and function. Consumers will have three days to preview the latest in home entertainment products ranging from loudspeakers, turntables, HDTV, home theater systems, computers, gaming consoles, imaging products and much more. The first day of the show will offer a special preview to members of the trade and press."

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Specifica...ication.do#tabs

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/KEF-Home-...roductDetail.do

http://blog.stereophile.com/he2006/

Saw the link and I got Cheapskate thinking about it...is it real or just a hoax? New York and Chicago could work!

What could be better? Great audio and a Cubs game!

Just hooked up my Crown Xti-2000 to a Crown IC-150 pre-amp, and I have a lot of hum and some buzz. The IC-150 pre-amp outputs are going the Xti-2000 with an RCA to XLR cable. The hum is ridiculous. how do I solve this? I had and Onkyo M504 hooked up to the system just before I hooked up the Crown and there was no hum at all. Can I run the amp with nothing in the inputs just to see if it's the unbalanced leads going into a balanced inputs causing the problem?

Ain't that the religion Madonna made up or subscribes too? Now it's a piece of wire too, see, i told you it's MAGIC ! http://kubala-sosna.com/news/stereophile_review.pdf