Marantz DV 7001 Universal Player Redux

FYI: Jason Ressler at Music Direct was right. After a few hundred hours of break in for the DVD-A and SACD circuits, the top end glare is gone and the mids are sweet and clean. The Marantz is capable of retrieving and transmitting lots of detail. I am listening to my CD and multi-channel collection with renewed enthusiasm.

Oh, Oliver!

Oh, Oliver!

I always thought I had a problem with Oliver Sacks. I found his <I>The New Yorker</I> articles interesting, but frustrating&mdash;I always had unanswered questions at their end. Then I read <I>Uncle Tungsten</I> and realized that his <I>m&#233;tier</I> was not the long essay but the book-length exploration of a subject.

A technical fuse question

My question may be based on a misunderstanding of basic electricity so please correct me if I have the fundamentals wrong.

My understanding is that watts is a measurement of electrical power, the actual work that can be performed. We can obtain more electrical power by increasing either the current or the voltage.

Fuses are rated in amps. Most fuses for household items are 250V. We are told that we can use 250V fuses of the same amperage rating for our nominal 120V circuits.

Thus, if I need a 5 amp fuse for an amplifier I get a 250V 5 amp fuse.

R

Hi guys

I'd be really interested to see the journeys you guys have taken

From the beginning starter system you bought --- and how you got here to present day. I bet there are some wonderful combinations out there.

JBL Studio L880 for $630/pr?

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Bob Reina reviewed the Studio L880 very favorably at $1400/pr last September, and they're also listed in the most recent Recommended Components:

http://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/906jbl/index.html

I just saw that Buy.com is selling the same speakers (black finish) for $630/pr. Shipping is $100/pr, but that's still only $730/pr shipped:

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