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| If you have a "kick booty" DAC, does the transport I have used an old sony CDP75ES (1991) as a transport via toslink out to an ultrajitterbug which reclocks and converts it to a digital coaxial out to my McCormack dac-1 deluxe. I've also used a modified PS audio lamda 1 transport (lambda 2 specs w... | |
| Nak SR vs. Luxman R-115, and Yamaha A series amps? I've used the Luxman R117, R115 and Nakamichi SR3A with Magnepan 1.6 speakers. The Nakamichi is the sweetest sounding but underpowered for anything but polite jazz. The R115 is still underpowered for full orchestral music but faster and slightly h... | |
| Looking for suggestions for a 'new' cassette deck See if you can find a used Tandberg or Revox on Ebay from a highly rated seller. | |
| Trying out a tube preamp I tried the Lector Zoe tube pre amp and it finally made a trumpet sound like a trumpet and a french horn sound like a french horn. I use mine with an old threshold 4000 class a amp with magnepan speakers and it sounds great. I think it is a good i... | |
| Magnepan 1.6QR : to bi-wire or not to bi-wire I took out the magnepan jumpers and "bi-wired" my 1.6 speakers using two runs of apex signature speaker cable. I've also ran them using a single run but think the double run is better. If you find a pair of these cables (not made in 10 yrs)get the... | |
| What's the oldest piece of gear in your system? 1979 Threshold 4000 amp. | |
| Best $200-$500 DAC If you can find a McCormack dac 1 deluxe in the $300-400 range, you will find it will produce music very faithfully. Mine is mated to a lector preamp and sounds wonderful. So far I have not switched even though I've heard many dacs which are far m... | |
| Can anyone recommend a smooth, rich CD player? One of the smoothest richest sounding cd players was the venerable pioneer pd-65. Many now use it soley as a transport but it had a very smooth dac. If your system is treble bright or you want a rich sound this may be one of the best and cheapest ... | |
| What speakers can make a convert of Maggie lovers? If you don't mind a small sweet spot, the innersound eros speakers are special. Also, sound labs make very fine electrostats. Either will cost several times more than your Maggie 1.6 speakers. Before you switch, are you sure you are getting everyt... | |
| Dayton Wright You will find the SPA preamp sold on ebay from time to time. During its day it was the equal of anything offered. I used modified XG-8 speakers with the panasonic leaf tweeters until they burnt out. Hard to service and get filled with sufahexaflor... | |
| Audio Tweak gone bad...similar experiences? Your problem was that you were one penny short. Just my 2 cents.......... | |
| To Plug Power Amps Direct in to Wall or Not ?? I plug my amp directly into a cryo treated P&S outlet. Everything else(preamp,cdp,dac,ultrajitterbug)is plugged into a powervar. It sounds more open that way in my system. | |
| Sonic Frontiers Ultra Jitterbug Processor I use the assemblage model (same unit) and it has done wonders for my system. It not only reclocks the signal from my old sony es 5 disc player but changes its toslink out to a coaxial cable into my McCormack dac deluxe. It lowered the noise floor... | |
| Which is Best loudspeaker in the $1000-1200 range? If you have a large enough room, magnepan 1.6 speakers placed and driven properly should satisfy your quest. Try them with a classe CAP151 or vintage luxman R117 receiver. | |
| Suggestions for a budget amp Try getting a vintage luxman R115 receiver on ebay from a high feedback seller. You will get 70+watts/ch into 8 ohms (stable to 4ohms or less) and can use the CD bypass switch to run your CD directly to the amp. It should cost you $100-150 with a ... |