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Another possibility is an eXemplar modified Denon. And yes, I own an eXemplar Denon 2900. It's best for Redbook so might not be what you are looking for. It does a good job with SACD and DVD-A but there are better players for those formats.

Hey, buying that wine is why my wife also lets me buy headphone equipment. No way I'm stopping that. I bought a used eXemplar Denon 2900 for $1400. I sent it to John Tucker @ eXemplar and he added the latest two upgrades for $450. So I have a maxed out (as of October 2007) eXemplar 2900 for $1950. At the same time, Matt of SACDMods was doing his thing to my Eastsound CD-5. In fact, that's my machine on his web site. The additions he made to the CD-5 really improved it, but it doesn't come close to the eXemplar. If I had to give one up, it would be the CD-5.

I haven't been able to do the comparisons that Vicki has done, but my eXemplar Denon 2900 is by far the best digital front end that I've spent any real time with. Like Vicki, I don't see any upgrade in the future unless an unexpected windfall comes my way.

Happy Birthday!

Here in Santa Barbara, I'm able to grill all year long. It's my favorite way to cook as the results are great and cleanup is easy. It's also about the easiest way to cook. Give it a try.

Grilled fish (Opa) with TJ's Habanero and Lime Salsa, grilled rosemary potatoes and grilled string beans. Can you tell that I like to grill?

That's Natalie Wood. Nothing ever looked ridiculous on her. Have you seen the airplane version, "Those Magnificent Men and Their Flying Machines"? Another truly great movie. Of course, Sarah Miles didn't quite match Natalie.

I'd be up for a trip to Tokyo too. I was 14 the last time I was there. Of course, that was in 1967. :'(

To see and learn more about our parrots, you can visit these pages that my wife created as a homework assignment for a web mastering class.

If you ask around nicely, you might be able to pick up some SUCKITJL cables.

Is it just me or does the guy in this picture kind of look like oicdn in the casino?

We have seven pets. Two of them are in my avatar.

So do you have a week off from HF yet? Great post! The picture is highly enhanced by your commentary.

For me, the best hip album of the year is kind of like the best Dogfish post.

I sense of new line of cables from HC DIY'ers!

Riboge just made my ignore list. More noise and again very little signal.

One thing is clear, no matter who is at fault in this matter, JL is not a class act.

Sure. Can I have your SDS-XLR if I do? I can't see it because he's in my ignore list with Dogfish. Actually, I don't want to see it. He is what he is, and you've pretty much nailed it.

I suspect that their IQs added together don't come to 170. I've put Dogfish McNasty in my ignore list there and life is a little better. Riboge has the same problem as Dogfish, lots of noise but no signal.

Bonne anniversaire, tous les deux! I've had French visitors since Tuesday and have been speaking a lot of French.

JL has surgical silk. Of course, it costs $1200/ft. Also, shipping is $250 and it doesn't come with a warranty.

Possibly, but I doubt it. JenaLabs was never going to get rich recabling R10s. The market is too small. I doubt that much of their sales comes from HF members and the thread on AA has all but died, so I doubt that JL's sales will actually be that affected all that much. This will blow over all too soon. I'm guessing that's why JL never bothered to respond. However, I doubt that they will get the chance to recable any more R10s.

CanJam ends 1 week from tomorrow. Then it goes back to normal (ads on right). So having a little patience is probably the best solution now.

Ooh, long wait and really expensive. It must be really, really, really good. Maybe I should order two.

The longer the wait, the better it must be, eh? Could I have mine in chrome with piano black trim?