OK, help me out here someone: I stuck my neck out on another audiophile forum and now I need backup. Some yayhoo was saying dipole speakers output falls off with distance more than monopoles. He even trotted out some impressive formulas. But I, on the other hand, inserted that in fact the opposite was true; i.e. that dipoles output falls off LESS than monopoles.

Which is better for connecting between a device such as a Squeezebox or CD player to an external DAC? I'm going to buy a DAC to improve the SB quality and all of the ones I've looked at both have coax and optical inputs. I've read through some threads on other boards but found no consensus and very confusing. Thanks.

Hola,

I have some travelling coming up with long stretches of time alone in the car...which reminds me of long stretches having to work with Powerpoint or preparing a workpiece...hours of solitude, yet having to be mentally "doing something"...which is great listening time.

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I hope so!
I just read As We See It from Nov. 1994.
Thanks JA! Gives hope to us poor guys that we can get High End equipment that we can afford! Of course it helps that you review "budget" components fairly often(like the Infinity Primus P 162 this month). BTW, I don't mind you reviewing expensive stuff that I'll never afford.
It's nice to dream and I'm sure there are readers who can afford such stuff. I'm not your only reader! You have a good balance; keep it up! P.S. I wasn't sure where to post this, sorry Stephen!

My wife likes to tease me about Hi Fi and how I disappear in plain sight on the evening that Stereophile arrives each month, so I told her that I really read the magazine

I just wanted to thank JA for this column.
I know much has been said on this topic, but I found it interesting. I am a former subscriber to Stereo Review(it's true!)and I must say that while I did learn from them, I like reading the"other side"! You guys make me think!! I've read this twice now & still am learning from it. Glad I subscribed!