Stephen King on Harry Potter

Stephen King on Harry Potter

Aug 13, 2007

Now that the dust has settled on <I>The Deathly Hallows</I>, Stephen King weighs in on the series and on J. K. Rowling. King, of course, is one of the few fiction authors who can write about Rowling's success without bitterness, and his thoughts on Rowling's craft are sharp. He also knows just a little bit about toiling in the genre-novel wilderness.

Need to fix speakers and buy a receiver

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Submitted by JKay on

Hello everybody, I'm looking to build a stereo

I got some speakers from my neighbor which are each made of 2 12" subs, a mid, and a high. The only problem is that the woofers are blown pretty bad, so I need to find some subs for them. Only one sub in each box is powered and the other one I guess is powered by the air in the box. Would it be better for me to make them both powered or should I only power one? I found some car subs for cheap on ebay but they can handle 600w each. Would it be bad for me to hook those up to a reciever that makes about 200-300 watts?

Do you connect your loudspeaker cables to your amp and loudspeaker with bare wire at the ends or with connectors? If you use connectors, what kind do you use?

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Sometimes less is more, but then again, maybe not when it comes to audio. Do you connect your loudspeaker cables to your amp and loudspeaker with bare wire at the ends or with connectors such as pins, spade lugs, or banana plugs? If you use connectors, what kind do you use?

An Audiophile Relocates to China: High-End Chinese Speakers?

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Submitted by drainaps on

Guys,
I'm relocating to China in a few weeks. I'm NOT moving my gear, and this for three reasons:

i) I'm not sure my Quad ESLs will fancy any travel, and in any case. I do not want to take the risk.

ii) It's a good opportunity to sample local gear, being able to buy direct (at least, I'll try).

iii) Bargaining with my MSO for new gear will be easier, as I'll have no gear at all there, and prices are sweeter than here in Europe.

UMG Kicks DRM—Mostly

UMG Kicks DRM—Mostly

Aug 12, 2007

Universal Music Group CEO Doug Morris isn't exactly a fan of portable digital players&mdash;in November 2006, he referred to them as "just repositories for stolen music." Yet, on August 9, UMG announced that it would offer at least some of its artists' music as MP3 files without digital rights management (DRM) on RealNetworks, Wal-Mart, Amazon, Rhapsody, PureTracks, Transworld, and artists' own websites. Everywhere, that is, except on Apple's iTunes Store, where UMG files will have Apple's FairPlay DRM installed.

Affordable Tube Integrated Amp

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Submitted by LocoMoco on

I'm entertaining the idea of a tube integrated amp at a target price of $500 or less, but may go higher. I've seen many Jolida products, some say it's great and some say it has muddy bass. Are Japanese products superior in built and sound quality, than the Chinese?

Are there any good source material that will explain technology like push/pull design, triode, and such.

Audiogon Auctions

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Submitted by 51derrill on

Anyone out there been the victim of new Audiogon proceedures? They are ignoring any Email, asking about being reclassified to Commercial Status, doubling fees! When this occures, all attempts to reach their Marketing Dept. are ignored. Complain too much, and they will cancel your account. their focus seems to be where they make the most, Commercial Sellers. It appears that they no longer value the Private Seller! Have any of you run into their NEW guidelines?
51derrill

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