http://www.archive.org/details/audio

dozens of new shows added every day. 24 bit and 16 bit files.

great stuff!

let the non-computer Luddites miss the boat.

McIntosh 60th Anniversary set.

Not a big fan of the "Hurry, act now, only 60 sets per country" line of sales, but maybe they could only get so many of a certain part.

Wouldn't these babies look nice with a set of Churchills, or maybe a limited release reissue of the JBL Paragon?

For the last two days I've been auditioning the Revel Salon 2's with the top of the line Ayre gear: KX-R, MX-R monoblocks, C-5xe player.

Although this is a very impressive setup, sounding stunning at times, it was failing to engage me into the music. It was as if the system was trying too hard, for lack of a better description.

The midrange liquidity that I have heard from much less expensive systems (like ARC) was just not there. It sounded a bit forward and forced, too eager..?

Anyone have any experience with this integrated amp? Considering it for bookshelf speaker set-up. Seems to be well reviewed and the 20 year warranty suggests quality build.

are bad vinyl pressings pretty common? I don't have a huge collection, but have started buying more LPs lately. So far I've had a few that are not performing very well. One is extremely scratchy and distorted on the "outside" songs, then gets fine toward the middle.

I used my sealed/closed headphones on a flight the other day. They helped with the noise a bit, but really not as much as I had hoped. Noise intruded and made it hard to listen to music. Seems like jet travel noise comes through the head and body, not just the ears!
Would true in-ear types be much better?