Ok guys heres the deal. This might not be a source problem.

Over the past 10 yrs my dad has collected various cds (mostly international). I recently bought a B&W 804 and paired it up with a Portal Panache integrated amp and Transparent Audio Musicwave cables. My source is a 5 yr old $50 panasonic dvd player.

I know this has been covered many times but I feel there are so many in this category, you can never have enough!
I recently purchased a used Portal Audio Panache for my N804's for under $1000 and it has been nothing short of a masterpiece. I honestly think this is the best int-amp under $1500.

There is also the Musical Fidelity A300 and A3.2 along the same class.

For some strange reason, I'm picking up a faint radio station signal in my rear channel surround sound speakers (Focal JM Lab). Does anybody have any clue what could be happening? Would a certain type of speaker cable help? This happens, by the way, when I'm watching T.V. or watching a movie.

I know they just recently came to the market but has anyone heard the new CM7s?

A new cd.Linda Ronstadt and Ann Savoy "Adieu False Heart".
Geez,i am not sure what kind of music this is. Blues , country , something in between ? It is good music though !
Good but not great ! It is Linda okay but if you don't purchase it,you won't lose anything

Hope it's a good one!

This is somewhat related to the post by Scooter123 regarding archiving LPs to a remote music server.

Hi Guys,
I am a newbie and wanted to get some opinions on receivers. I have 2 in mind for my 2 channel set up:
Harmon Kardon HK 3480- 120 watts x2
Marantz SR4021- 80 watts x2(20hz to 20khz)

I can get the HK for about $260 and the Marantz list for $440 on line. I am pretty set on buying the Marantz CC4001 cd changer. I'm not too sure on the speakers yet. I listened to the Paradigm Monitor 11's and I liked them and they are in my budget. Question is do you think the Marantz receiver is worth the extra money compared to the HK? Thanks in advance!

Let me preface this by saying that my 2 channel system before the addition of the Ultra DAC consisted of: Conrad Johnson PV14L tube preamp, Consonance CD120 player, Van Alstine OmegaStar 440EX amp, & AAD 2001 monitors. The musicality of the system was superb to put it mildly. I was extremely satisfied, "BUT". Here we go, you know what that means. The never ending quest, the relentless need to squeeze that something extra out of my system. Already being amazed at the performance of Frank's amp, I just had to try his Ultra DAC. So order it I did.

Is there a correlation between white, middle-class, middle-aged men with high-end two-channel audio systems and erectile dysfunction/impotency?
Furthermore, are these same men fundamentally more prone to impotency and high-end audio equipment because of lifetimes of physical inactivity?