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Dear forum, I need to replace my computer audio. The previous loudspeakers were ML Motion 4 (fronts) + 2 (rears) + Dynamo. I used a phantom center (4.1), or a small non-ML physical center (5.1). Electronics were Cyrus and Naim, mainly, but the replacement of those will be another thread. The...

Would you buy a like-new demo pair of CLS IIz from a reputable dealer for the price of 4000$ ? I found such a pair at a high end shop today. The dealer says these are one of the last 30 officially made pair, that he bought it new 1.5 years ago, and that he has the papers to prove it. Curious, I...

Some members must have first hand experience with Stax headphones. The search facility finds too many threads which contain mere references to Stax, hence my posting. If I do buy I am probably headed towards the SR-303. But which driver? The three available sets bundle the 303 with a SRS-3020...

This could be interesting for anyone looking for cheap high quality components e.g. to start a (second?) system or to replace an HT receiver. A sale is on at Emotiva. Recently I bought four of their components, and have been very satisfied with one and deeply impressed by three. For instance...

Before the week is over my Logans and I will go our separate ways. I have loved every minute with them but the time to move on has come. Men in blue coveralls will come to my place end of next week, box them up and send them away. Far away. To Italy. More precisely, to Milan. Because that is...

In hopes of generating interest BMW make available a racing game centered around the new M3. It can be downloaded here: http://www.m3-challenge.com/index.php?id=3&L=0 Try it; setup yer FF wheel and pedals, and let me know if the game is worth playing ;).

The first units shipped today. Mine will arrive at my door either Thursday or Friday. Ciaudio.com has not been updated yet but info regarding the new VDC-SB can be found in this thread: http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/index.php?topic=44661.0 In a nutshell: $259, looks like a VAC-1 w/ a blue LED.

Not certain is this is still news or not: you may be able to get movies that are Blu-ray-only in the US on HD-DVD in Europe. http://www.audioholics.com/news/editorials/blu-rays-dirty-little-secret

I am looking for an AV receiver or a pre-pro/amp combo which can be bought here in the US and run on either 110/120V or 220-240V, without internal modifications. The only brand I know which does that is Arcam. Which other brands should I look at?

Cherian and other PS3 owners, if you use your PS3 for tasks other than gaming, e.g. BD video, and have a universal remote, check out this new IR remote with IR USB dongle for the PS3: @ Amazon...

Guys, the power conditioning industry's FUD strategy has gotten through to me - I am no longer convinced that my current protection is sufficient. The weather here has been rather en-lightning during these past weeks, but what I am even more concerned about than spike protection is protection...

My new CIAudio gear kept me away from the computer but now I must move my behind out of the listening chair, because I have a question. What do you guys think of PSAudio's surge protection technology?

I thought I should share this link: http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/index.php?PHPSESSID=fc36olvvv25ngbk93n4vi0ie46&topic=37411.0 It is relevant because we had and still have threads here re. Squeezbox + DAC vs Transporter. Until yesterday I was undecided. I leaned towards SB + CIAudio DAC...

For a while I have been suspecting such integration issues to be the root cause for the compressed stage height I am hearing from the Vantages. I had the same issues with the Aeon-i which preceded them. I tried tilting them forward and backward, experimented with toe-in angles and listening...

The transformers in my D-200s hum, so I knew I have a DC component riding on my AC power. It did not bother me too much since it is not audible unless I'm close. That changed last night when I put my ears close to the woofers of my Vantages, and heard a low level hum. I am fairly certain that...

I think I may buy a pair of Vantages tomorrow. The question is, which finish? I have seen the standard dark cherry finish in the shop and find it a little to brownish and dark. The hue of the natural cherry as seen on the ML web site is too yellowish for my liking. I tried selecting the other...

If one "subtracted" the bass from Vistas and Vantages, say below 80Hz, would there still be a (noticeable) sonic difference between these two models? The crossover frequencies are slightly different but the frames and panels have the same size so I'd bet they are the same. What are your...

The new Channel Islands Audio passive attenuator PLC-1 is now shipping. I am tempted to upgrade from my VPC-2 because of the added convenience of remote volume control and the need of extra line inputs. One day even the HT passthru feature might come in handy. The PLC-1 costs $900. For about...

Question to those who bought one of these: what made you choose one over the other? Price will not influence my decision. After all it would cost 600 (VDA-2) + 150 (VAC-1) + 150 (balanced cable set) = $900 in CIAudio kit to match the feature set of the DAC-1, minus the DAC's stepped gain...

Last Saturday I bought the former and ordered the latter. It was an impulse buy after I had contemplated how to build an audio-friendly PC for over two years. You know, the kind that sounds and looks good in the living room, is silent, and works without keyboard/mouse or screen. The...