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Upgrading cd player
esoteric K 03x  
Velodyne DD15 - worth repairing the plate amp?
Have you contacted Velodyne? They may send you a newer amp to swap out. Or purchase a rebuilt amp from them. I had a HGS 18 inch sub and i took it to the factory direct (about 2 hours from where i live) they fixed it and upgraded it very cheaply (... 
High Fidelity Cables?
tranchautuan Rick has always treated me good. I am glad you got to deal with him one on one. What cable did you get?  
Not sure for power conditioner my amp or not.
I would test it your self giving each trial a week before deciding  
I need advice on Dissimilar runs using XLR
I was alway told to keep them equal, and do not coil the longer run. If you ever upgrade selling one long cable and one short (match set)  would be a much tougher sell  
High Fidelity Cables?
Rick has always done well by me. His products are great and i will continue to do business with him when needed.  
Ferrofluid
tattooedtrackman Thanks for a great post-question here I also have the Matrix 800s speakers and love the sound. I looked into replacing the ferrofluid some time ago. Contacted B@W North America they would not do the work here in the states. They... 
After a long, long sleep: ML-335
      Take it to a Mark Levinson factory service center. Its a very nice amp when running right.  
High Fidelity Cables?
lowrider57 These are the first of Ricks interconnect i have owned. Have a full loon of his power cords, plug ins, power conditioners loved what they did for my system. Have been pretty much a Transparent cable guy until now. the Transparent Refer... 
Mobile Fidelity 24k CDs
tattooedtrackman Pose the question over at PS AUDIO Paul might be better at a answer.  
Mobile Fidelity 24k CDs
tattooedtrackman SACD decoding is owned by Sony. I believe original for multi track-(movies). I would think that the SACD would be better, but it really comes down to the original recording. I think the gold plated CDs are suppose to be a step ab... 
Mobile Fidelity 24k CDs
Esoteric makes a SACD/CD players that will read what ever layer you tell it to read. SACDs our a hit and miss some sound better than red book CD and others do not. You can listen to the red book layer then change to the SACD layer and pick what so... 
High Fidelity Cables?
I have been busy, but managed to get a little time with the addition of Ricks Apparition XLR cable. Adding the second cable in the chain with the first was unbelievable good. Just a very good large 3D sound stage. Smoother clearer and  very detail... 
The best speaker cables you’ve had
Transparent Reference mm2  
High Fidelity Cables?
Just received the 2nd XLR cable, will need a few days to settle in then i will post