Dude, check it out. All of their items - including speakers, cables, carts, etc. - are at LEAST 40% off for 1 day. I took advantage and ordered the Grade 2 Prime, 0.1% tolerance version of their Denon 103 mod, which retails for $700. With the 45% off, it's $384, not bad! Their Druid speakers are also 45% off, so you can get brand new ones, whcih retail for $3400, for just $1870, lower than Audiogon prices. I think the sale is effective only for today...

Who the hell chose the software this forum runs on? It's an absolute mess.

Please excuse my complete ignorance here. I'm putting together a stereo system which is an upgrade from my college years system.
This is the first turntable that I have owned where I had to install a cartridge and balance the tone arm. I understand this is supposed to be a simple procedure, but I am completely mystified.

Starting to look at isolation tweaks now that I've got the core of my system straightened out.
Any opinions on SDS Isofeet? These seem like a good cheap way to start. Rollerblocks are the far more expensive tweak I'm thinking about based on the recent TAS mention.
So, right now I'm thinking I'll get the isofeet and then consider adding the rollerblocks for the cdp. The isofeet come in 3" squares. I'm planning on ordering one set and cutting them down to 1.5" squares to it'll supply my cdp and both speakers.

I recently purchased an Onkyo 875 for my Home Theater system. I currently have a pair of Mirage M1 towers being driven by an Aragon 4004 amp for audio listening. I would like to incorporate the Mirages as the front speakers in my surround sound system but I don't see a way to connect an external amplifier (the Aragon) to the Onkyo. The Onkyo has a "Pre-amp Out" but it is all (7.1) or nothing. I want the Onkyo to drive all of the other speakers directly but I'm afraid the 140W out of the Onkyo won't be enough to drive the Mirages so that's where the Aragon comes in.

Don't ask me what the lyrics mean but it sure is a wicked cool video. Check it out here.

Our best wishes to all our US readers on this special day. May the music pour forth from your systems and the turkey swell your waistbands to bursting.

John Atkinson
Editor, Stereophile

As many of you regular forum members might know my wife and I lived in the Netherlands from August 2007 to October 2008. In the Netherlands, a very beautiful country filled with plenty of warm and friendly people, the issue of global warming is not open to discussion since with 60% of the population already living below sea level, they really can't afford a "wait and see" attitude.

I was delighted to read ST's review of Verity Audio's Parsifal Ovations in the December issue. As Sam points out, Verity is not a company that tends to shout from the rooftops, but their products speak for themselves and in my view deserve serious consideration by anybody looking for compact, unobtrusive and beautifully engineered floorstanders in that price-range.

I'm getting into hifi, but being a kid (and thus having no money) I have to rely on times when I can convince my dad to buy stuff, and even then my budget is absolutely bargain-basement. The current setup I'm using is stuff I dug out of a closet, the following equipment:

Infinity SS 2001 loudspeakers (purchased in 1996)
Denon DRA-835R stereo receiver (purchased in 1992)
Technics SL-50 CD changer (purchased in 1992)