Hi all,

I'm currently building/upgrading my Hi-Fi system. My room is a rectangular shaped 15*12 feet (4.5m*3.5m)with the hi-fi and HT systems placed in the middle of the longer side. The distance between the main speakers is 8ft (2.5m) if necessary I listen mostly classical but also rock and jazz.

So, I began building the system from the digital source, which is a lovely Rega Apollo

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I so enjoyed Robert Silverman

Just entered another order for Mapleshade recordings - five CD's for forty-eight bucks. Never have bought a recording from them that I haven't kept and enjoyed despite their "return it if you don"t like it" policy. Also just finished reading through all of Pierre Sprey's "free upgrades" (tweaks, if you will) and reviewing all of the offerings for cables, interconnects, power cords, etc. Sprey has to be one of the of the top ten "tweakers", and now and then I agree with one of his - for example, I too think tweeters should be a little higher than ear level.

Does anyone have any info on using an outboard DAC for Sirius Radio plug & play receivers? The Starmate and Sportster with home dock don't offer coax or optical digital out jacks unfortunately. Only analog 1/8 stereo jack to Stereo RCA. I guess I'm addressing the tweakers/modders out there for a way to bypass the internal DAC or add a digital out somehow. Am I being foolish? Should I just suck it up, buy a third subscription, and a stand alone Sirius tuner with digital outs? Let me know...!!! Thanks!

I've been Dynaudio Contour 1.3 MKII speakers and a Luxman L-430 integrated amp. Anyway, I have decided to retire the amp and am looking for a good replacement.

Originally i was looking at a DIY KT-88 based PP amp, but I just don't think it will drive these speakers well enough - especially at the bottom end. I also read on a furum somewhere that Dynaudio themselves recommend and use solid state for their in factory tuning and development.

But what if the WIFE makes more money then the husband, who submits to whom? This submission nonsense is like , really about 12th century, don't ya think? Oh taliban, oh taliban. They are very religious in IRAQ, it works out well don't ya think? time to get the John Lennon album IMAGINE. It is good therapy for the zealots and submissives.