Hemingway is my favorite.

BARACK OBAMA: The chicken crossed the road because it was time for a change! The chicken wanted change!

JOHN MC CAIN: My friends, that chicken crossed the road because he recognized the need to engage in cooperation and dialogue with all the chickens on the other side of the road.

HILLARY CLINTON: When I was First Lady, I personally helped that little chicken to cross the road. This experience makes me uniquely qualified to ensure

i live in mps. mn / we have three hifi stores here . limited selection to audition amps. i am looking for a two channel amp. i currently have a anthem pv7 amp and a anthem avm 30 processor. speakers are paradigm signature 40 v.5. i would like to upgrade the amp for stereo listening. i would like to by a used 2 channel amp .what i am currently looking at is a new anthem statement p2 2 channel for about $3500 . i am wondering for that price can i get a 5k or 6k used amp that will blow that out of the water. again there is a limited amount of gear to audition here in the twin cities of mn.

I'm interested in acquiring a high-end set of audio monitors for a computer. 300-400 price range, either stereo or sorround, for gaming as well as music. Has anyone any recommendations as far as manufacturer or even specific models?

Would appreciate any reply, thanks.

Robert Levine has a rave review of the new Jenny Lin CD in the August Stereophile (p. 94). I went to Amazon.com to order it. Turns out, this CD isn't released yet; should be sometime in August. Also, price of the CD is $35.98! WOW! It is a 2-CD set but that price is a bit much, IMO.
Sam

Hi, I recently went to a speaker store and had a length discussion with the manager on building a setup. I listened to several small monitor size speakers and these sounded the best to me. http://www.madisound.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=1688

They are 281 each but I would have to build them. I have no experience soldering or anything like that. The store can build them for me for 350 each. What should I do?

I doubt it's just rumors but JGH passed away yesterday.This is a great loss for the hi-fidelity community.

Hello,

Posted by Gordon's good friend Bob O'Neill on the Audio Asylum:

"A few minutes after 12 noon mtn time, July 20, 2009, J. Gordon Holt passed away in his home in Boulder, Colorado.
A memorial service will be held in a week or two. There will be, of course, martinis and the music of Ralph Vaughn Williams." - Bob O'Neill

Hey everyone. i have been frequently reading reviews of hifi equipment and very recently decided to take the plunge as i am a huge music and movie fan. To cut the story short, i am looking to upgrade my home theater setup where i already have a new tv and dvd player denon 1740. I currently have the logitech z5500 home theater system which is supposed to be the best in its class and is thx certified. I am looking to replace this with an av receiver and stereo speakers to start with, with the sub and surrounds / center to be added later. My confusion lies here:

And now we know why the AMA supports the program:

....Democrats seem to have procured the AMA's bouquet with what the AMA letter says is the promise of "fundamental Medicare reforms, including repeal of the sustainable growth rate," or SGR. The SGR is a formula that Congress created in 1997 as a form of fiscal triage, mandating automatic cuts in physician payments if entitlement spending rises too steeply. Next year, they're scheduled to drop by 21.5%.