Besides loving music, and the equipment that reproduces it, I`m a fan of exotics. My favorite for years was the Lamborghini Gallardo. There is nothing that looks so futurustic, sleek, and sexy. But now, I love The Audi R8. Mean stance, awesome performance, and for this type of car, fairly reasonable in price.
Who else out there shares this feeling?

I have used a site called Audiogon to sell hi-fi equipment but this week I had a really bad experience that I would like to share/warn users about. I listed my Marantz CD player which is less than a month old on the site for $285 and rejected an offer to sell to someone for $220. After I rejected his offer he started to send me eMail with gutter language and threats that I can only say indicate that he is a disturbed person. I contacted Audiogon but because these eMails were sent to me they said there is nothing they can do.

Clinton was right. The media will turn on B. Hussein Obama. Say it ain't so, CNBC Anchor.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/29434104

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He is declaring war on investors, entrepreneurs, small businesses, large corporations, and private-equity and venture-capital funds.

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Guard to pull out of New Orleans after 3 1/2 years

http://apnews.myway.com//article/20090228/D96KA96O1.html

The insurgency in New Orleans after the great Katrina attack has resulted in a complete failure. Government unable to restore order in homeland. Troops being pulled out. New Orleans left to take of itself. Violence and crime continue. Infrastructure and workers left unprotected.

Listening to Yellow Brick Road on SACD on my Sony ES 5400. If everyone who thought that iTunes music was good quality could listen to this they would be heading down to their local audio salon and say "fill me up"

After whining about Illinois and Chicago politics for the last year, who does the Limbaugh Zombie Party put up to give their anti-Obama speech and become their new icon?

Yup, a guy from Louisianna!

Who used to be a conressman with ties to New Orleans!

About the only state and city more corrupt than Illinois and Chicago!

The guy changed his name from Piyush to "Bobby."

Raised a pagan Hindu until "converting" to Christianity in high school.

If he were a Democrat, JIMV and the other canaries would being crying themselves to sleep over this guy!

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This is a direct quote from a forum member who has listed the numerous members he has placed on "ignore".

It would appear to raise the question, what is the purpose of a discussion forum?

Good morning,

This is my first post as a new member to his forum. My hobby is collecting and restoring old tube radios and I recently had the good fortune to acquire a Quad II stereo system consisting of 2 amps, the tuner as well as the controller.

Could some one tell me what are the differences in sonic charecteristics of a box type speaker (eg. the Harbeths and Spendor Classics) vs more commonly found tower type floor standing speakers and why? Is one of them more ideal? Usually the bookshelf speakers are like boxes and if we were to make floor standers I would expect the same aspect ratio for the cabinet or vice versa (but I have never seen thin looking hifi bookshelf speakers)...any comments.