Hi All, I decided yesterday to go and photograph the outside of the Halcro factory (about 2 miles from my home) to post on the gallery, but surprise, surprise, when I got there - All signs had been removed, gates open and just empty buildings!!!Is it just a relocation for financial reasons, or something more sinister???

Let's get this snowball rolling! (Great idea, Stephen!)

Mitsuko Uchida - Beethoven Opus 101 & The Hammerklavier

Gerald Finley (J. Drake, piano) - Samuel Barber Songs

Pieter Wispelwey - Bach Cello Suites

Karl Bohm/Vienna - Bruckner 4 (Decca Legends)

Radu Lupu - Schubert Sonatas

Soile Isokoski (Segerstam/Helsinki) - Sibelius: Luonnotar Orch. Songs

Grand Valley State Univ - Steve Reich: Music for 18 Musicians

Solomon - Late Beethoven Sonatas

Kaija Saariaho: Complete Cello Works

Hold the bus!!! I'm heading downtown to buy all the wire coat hangers I can lay my hands on!

http://consumerist.com/362926/do-coat-hangers-sound-as-good-monster-cables

Pat Metheny - Day Trip

Charles Lloyd - Rabo de Nube

Keith Jarrett - Live in Montreux

Ron Carter - Dear Miles

Lynne Arriale - Live

Joshua Redman - Back East

RG

Hi all.
I tried to search for this newbie question with no luck.

I just got into this world of audiophile and I am wonder what all the specs in the real world mean to someone who can not actually see or test the specs of any given amp.

Like:
Signal to noise ratio.
peak amps.
Damping factor.
How does an amp rated at 350 watts cosume 900 watts of pwer at 4ohms?

Also does anybody use the Marsh amp in the real world? I tried looking for the review from Stereophile but can not find it.

Yesterday my CDP went kaput. Need recommendations for a short list of candidates for a replacement - thanks.
(I'm sure this has been addressed before so if you have a link to an older thread I'll use it)

Hi all, anbody try the HDTracks site that Chesky just put up? See http://www.stereophile.com/news/032308hdtracks/
I like the selection and signed up, but I'm having trouble with the Windows Downloader working with my PC loaded with Vista Ultimate. The downloader has the XP logo on it, so I'm thinking that they're not prepared for Vista yet. I find that surprising given Vista's good environment for media in general.

I really like the concept and hope that it's fully functional very soon.

Dave

Is anyone familiar with the Peachtree Audio Decco? I'm planning get rid of my cheap Onkyo Tuner for an integrated amp and I want to do the same with my Fubar DAC. The idea of an Integrated Amp and DAC in one is tempting...for around $800 am I better off buying something like a Jolida JD 1501A and a Musiland MD-10 DAC?

If I was Michael Fremer, this would be my "In Heavy Rotation" sidebar. In order from heaviest to lightest:

1) Bon Iver, For Emma, Forever Ago
2) Radiohead, In Rainbows
3) Devotchka, A Mad & Faithful Telling
4) Heather Duby, Heather Duby
5) Thom Yorke, The Eraser
6) Bobby Valentin, Algo Nuevo
7) Joanna Newsom, Ys
8) Van Morrison, Astral Weeks
9) PJ Harvey, White Chalk
10) Various, Cuba: Soneros de Ayer y de Hoy

Which would you prefer?

Wig