Hi all, I want to buy a new preamp, as mine is now 38 years old! I really don't want to spend more than $850.00. I want to buy new, any suggestions? I went the Emotiva route, and that did not work out.

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." <<<

Hi
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