i am sure this has been covered before, but i could not find any threads in the archive.

thanks!

I have embarked on a process of trying to find a good, 'One manufacturer' CD/integrated amplifier system and started yesterday at a respected local dealer with the Naim NAIT 5i and CD5i. I thought I would start with the best and most expensive of the options I am willing to consider.

I had just over an hour with components that had been set up and been powered up all day up until I arrived, say six hours (not straight from the box either, but demo stock that had presumably been 'burnt in' a while after many demos)

Has anybody out there figured out what T bone burnett is up to and is the new audio file type/encoding for real that he is using for the new John Melloncamp album? I ask as it is prominently mentioned in latest Rolling Stone magazine and I have never heard about this before and the timing seems strange just as we are getting high def downloads coming on line and new audio options maybe with Blu-ray.

What Is a line stage pre amp? And has anyone had any experience with Joule Electra components ?

I'm sure this has come up before, so perhaps someone could point me to the discussion of why there is such a dearth of photographs in Stereophile reviews.

Sometimes it's just a matter of not wanting to have to get up and surf the net to see what the speaker actually looks like. Other times, there's a long discussion of some design feature in the text, which would work much better with a photo.

I am looking for a recommendation on a book about digital audio fundamentals. I don't want a deep, textbook kind of publication or one that is narrowly focused on just one aspect. Rather, I am after an up-to-date book that describes the basic principles or fundamentals of the digital audio scheme, formats, interfaces, issues, real world use, how recordings are made, etc. Basically, a book that provides an overview of the subject with sufficient detail to gain a practical and technological understanding of digital audio without requiring a PhD.

he seems to have a surprising lack of knowledge of the industry. Regarding rohacell "This stuff has been around five years, but no one else is using it" quoth he.

But I think that little speaker company called B&W has been using it for quite a while now: http://www.stereophile.com/news/112204bw/

Hi, I'm starting to gather ideas for a system.

I'm thinking either a NAD C270 amp or a NAD C325BEE integrated as a starting point.

Can a component be plugged directly into the variable input of the C270, and controlled well enough with the input level knob, or do I need a preamp? This would be just to get started. I'd like to wait for the preamp until I find a really good deal.

If I went the C325BEE way, would it be useful later as a preamp with a separate amp, or would it be a limiter?

I have a small starter system that I have been assembling through trades and upgrades since a coworker introduced me to the world of hi-fi with his Devore/Naim system, and I almost cried it was so amazing (not really, but if I was a crying type of guy...who knows?).