Hola,

We had a thing in town this past weekend at "The Las Vegas Strip," which is a drag strip. The National Hot Rod Association has drag races there from time to time, and I enjoyed my first trip to one of these events.

Talk about an entire subculture that I did not know existed!

It was like my first trip to CES back in the day and being taken to the Sahara Exhibits!

I am in the process of upgrading my stereo system. At the present time I have ML Vistas, ARC Pre-Amp, NAD M-5. Looking to upgrade the Amps. Looking to spend 3-5,000 dollars. Like Monoblocks. Like Tube Sound. Any suggestions?

Christ! If so, are we eating up so much bandwidth or are we just being Green about it.

So, you have sh*t in storage just sitting there. I've have sh*t set up and playing the hell out of it. Out of curiosity, I decided to see how inflation plays into all this. My Sansui SP2500 speakers (2 pairs purchased in mint condition) retailed for $460 a pair in 1976. Adjusted for inflation that comes to $1,665.07 a pair, for a total of $3,330.14. That makes me a "S-T-E-R-E-O-P-H-I-L-E"

http://www.westegg.com/inflation/

I need some advice about a budget phono pre-amp. I am currently considering the NAD PP-2 and the Cambridge Audio Azur 640p. Associated gear includes a Rega P1 (with glass platter upgrade), an Ortofon OM5e cartridge, a NAD C372 integrated amp, and a pair of Magneplanar MMG's. Any advice or insights would be appreciated.

I am a college student who is just recently getting interested in hi-fi audio equipment. I dont have a job at the moment, so I am on a very tight budget. I need help finding a system that will sound great for less than $500. Is this possible? I plan on playing Apple Lossless music out of my PowerBook G4. At the moment, I am just looking for a way to play music through some bookshelf speakers at my desk. Im sure this would require an amplifier, and probably a receiver. If I could get a USB connected DAC, that would be great, but I dont think that will happen with my budget.

I'm very confused with all the connectors and cables for action on audiogon.Why are they being let go for one or two hundred $'s if they retail for up to a thousand.I run a Bryston with Cornwalls and use $75 braided connectors and large gauge copper speaker cable.I listen to mostly R&R.Would there be a big difference in improvement with some of these high price upgrades.Thanks for any help!