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

Hi

Im a total rock music fan but lately ive been listening to some different genres of music.

Anyways ive been listening to a SACD of Pictures at an Exhibition ( for rock fans this is well known from ELP ).

I was really impressed with the scale and grandeur of this peice of music ( no jokes about my inexperience please !! ) and would appreciate some recommedations of similar large scale orchestral peices.

Thanks

Alan

I have a Cayin A-50T tubed amp. I have really enjoyed it so far, and have spent some time reading reviews on-line. Many state that "once I replaced the tubes with xxxxx it sounded fantastic". I have also heard of rolling tubes.

So, is rolling tubes the same as replacing tubes? If so, is this just a matter of taste or are there really significant upgrades I can make here? I am new to this, but I think what I have sounds really good now - but I wouldn't mind experimenting.

Advice / tube recommendations?

Hi

As part of my job I have to make frequent worldwide flights. As anyone who does this regularly will tell you its far from glamourous and is very wearing on the body and mind.

Anyways things are good at the moment and im looking to treat myself to the best reasonable travel package. Im thinking classic IPOD, Bithead amp and either a good earphone or a good closed headphone. Obviously I cant use a good open headphone because of the noise polution, im not overly concerned about noise cancelling but if I do end up with noise cancelling id liek a talk through feature.

McIntosh producing that "CHEAP" watts? hmmm, how come McIntosh says POWER is KEY for realistic reproduction. JV loves 40 McIntosh watts, 2kW is even better!!! But i don't think it takes 3 modules to do it, that's for sure. Think of all teh added components degrading teh sound, as JV said, when he decided too many output devices in high powered amps, cause signal issues, holy moly, now that's BIZZARE. How else do you up the capaicty? JV, what do you think about McIntosh HIGH POWER? are they wrong too?

In spite of my efforts the various Music sections of this forum continue to remain almost completely dead. However, following the sage advice of Thomas H. Palmer as put forth in the 1840 Teacher's Manual "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again", I'm going to keep on posting and hope that the attentions of my fellow forum members will not be far behind.