which of these 2 dvd players would offer the best audio performance? does the fact that the oppo has gold plated connectors and the marantz does not make much of a difference? the marantz has significantly lower thd, once again, much of a difference? which would you go with, seeing as their both the same price. my setup will be paradigm monitor 7's driven by a nad c325bee, cables will be monster thx1000 speaker and audio interconnects (i get them really cheap through my job)

http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/33549

Hey,
I am new here, but have been scouting out these forums for a while. I tried the search function for xr55, but nothing came up, so I am just asking.

I recently purchased a new xr55 after reading some rave reviews about the sound for music / movies. I was intrigued by the reviews and thought i'd give it a shot in my new system.

An artist named Dan McPharlin makes miniature representations of Vintage audio gear out of cardboard. Contact info on his flickr page. For the audiophile that has everything

http://www.flickr.com/photos/danmcp/sets/72157594294355299/detail/

Not exactly Hi-Fi but damn cool...

http://www.scienceandsons.com/ph2.php

Need recommendation on power amp. and other components for KEF 107 loudspeakers.

Is there a certain time of the year that its better to purchase equipment? I guess in other words does high end stuff ever go on sale or do they have model year closeouts or is it just MSRP no matter what? I