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I'll probably be taken to court for telling you this but I received a very nice Christmas e-card from Linn this morning. How thoughtful (especially since I forgot to send them one).

I would love to share it with you but my lawyers have advised me against it. Here is the disclaimer attached to the card:

I know several folks here use M-Audio Delta series sound cards so this is just a heads-up that a Windows Vista 32-bit driver was finally released on Monday (better late than never, eh?). See below for the list of cards this supports.

Note the interesting surgeon general warning about DTS pass-through not working, one can only speculate what this means for bit-perfect transfer of uncompressed 2-channel PCM audio.

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Delta Series

Version: 5.10.00.5065

Release Date: December 17, 2007

I think I've narrowed the integrated amp questions down: Creek 5xxx or Atoll IN 100? Of course, I've heard nothing but great things about the Creek, but almost none about Atoll. Seems like people who love the Atoll sound swear by it, but many seem unimpressed. I listen mainly to classical (a lot of early music & contemporary) + jazz & indie.

The speakers will be Infinity P162s. The source: Oppo, until I can afford the Rega Apollo.

One channel of my Bel Canto eVo6 amplifier keeps going into protection mode and is driving me crazy. Any suggestions that anyone may have will be greatly appreciated.

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Maybe this is old news to some, but for audiophile LPs I've mostly been shopping at Acoustic Sounds. Good place, nice selection, but painfully expensive when you get into the 180 gram stuff. So I saw a link from Tone Magazine record reviews to Soundstage Direct. Wow! 180 gram records for $13.99? Nice! That's more like it- a lot more like it. Anyway, thought there'd be many other vinyl junkies around that'd appreciate the tip.

http://www.soundstagedirect.com/