I was recently at my dealer and when I asked about some of the new dCS gear in the high-end room I was told, jokingly, "Don't go in there!"

I only listened to it for a few minutes. I believe it was the new Paganini Transport and DAC through a massive Boulder amplifier, $20k Transparent speaker cables and a pair of Magnepan MG 20.1s. I can't seem to warm up to anything until I get it home in a room I am framiliar with, however.

Has anyone spent any time with the new line? It is supposed to be a lot better than the Elgar generation gear.

While I being a technical type as is J.A. I realize the fact that the mainstream media industry is a profit marketing based business. Their writers just repeat the marketing hype ad speak provided by their advertisers.
The mainstream media writers have no technical background or even basic writing skills.

Hi,

I don't know if anybody out there uses the Airport Express much? I just read John Atkinson's review of it, and I have some questions, particularly if you don't have a thousands-of-dollars DAC...

Just bought a used Airport Express, and I'm not crazy about the *analogue* sound. I don't really understand all the technical audiophile stuff, but I do know the sound isn't as crisp, clear and resonant as I'd like. I have a Tivoli Radio Two - I love the sound, but it doesn't have a digital in, Toslink or anything like that.

Starting in August of '07 I began a major upgrade of my system, adding the Vienna Acoustic Baby Grand speakers and a Pro-ject RM10 turntable in quick order with dramatic results. Next came a Conrad Johnson CA200 control amplifier (see review) and, most importantly a Sumiko Master Set placement of my speakers (see review).

Hello all,

I am stuck in the receiver realm of things, most likely because I have certain criteria for this new receiver.

I am looking for a receiver with ample output power and a good THD %... I need at minimum of 100W cont. power with at least 4 channels. I really don't have a need for anything 5.1 and above. But, I guess I can foresee me expanding the surround sound in the future. So anything up to a 7.1 will suffice.

I am also looking for a recevier to have quality internal components with a rugged chassis build.

I am in the process of building a 7.1 home theater using in-wall speakers and need some advice. The room is only 12'5"(w) x 15'5"(l) and the back of the room is open to the game room. The current plan is designed to include a typical L,R,C in-wall layout around a mounted plasma with 2 Rear in-wall surrounds and 2 Rear in-ceiling surrounds.

After reading about many products I have it narrowed down to either the Boston Acoustics VRi-Series, PSB CW-Series, Klipsch R-Series or the Polk LCi-RTS Series. I can

It's February, it's R2DF time, and that means it's time for my annual plea to JA and co. to collect all of the R2DFs and publish them in book form.

This year really shows however that most of the records that one would really die for have been cited already. This year's list is really more like records-I- would-accept-a-serious-illness-that-I-ultimately-recover-from-for. I just can't see Wes accepting death over losing that Bobbie Gentry collection. He might agree to get the flu though.

Hi everyone!

I'm a lifelong music fan, 32 years old, and looking to finally get a "proper" stereo. I currently have cheap bookshelf stereos in a couple of bedrooms in my house, and in the living room, I have a surround sound dvd player/receiver all in one that I got from a big box store. This is my main source for listening to music. The music sounds okay to me, but I keep reading online that I'm missing so much more from my music, and to fully appreciate music, you should have a proper 2 channel stereo. My questions are this:

I'm thinking about adding a sub strictly for my two channel listening. These two have peeked my interest. Any thoughts or experience with either of these two? Feel free to chime in & offer your opinions on what subs you would recommend. It's key for me to keep the heighth of the sub under 19"