abecollins
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| Is there anyone who came back from tubes to SS? I've been there but not back. ;-) Someone commented about tube hiss and high pitched tone. The slight background hiss is normal for a tube preamp but not the high pitched tone. That indicates to me that one of the tubes is oscillating and needs to... | |
| New DAC versus higher end used DAC? I am in general agreement that modern CD players and DACs that use newer 24-bit DAC chips and recent digital filters will sound better than many older technology DACs now selling for 1/4th original price. Why do you think they are selling for only... | |
| Classe DAC-1 or MSB GOLD LINK DAC III I haven't listened to the Classe DAC but Classe doesn't strike me as a "digital" company. They have a few token digital products like a couple so so CD players. Yes, they had their "one hit wonder", the DAC-1 several years ago but keep in mind tha... | |
| CD Recorders Oops, forgot to give you a website where you can find this stuff:http://www.musiciansfriend.com/Click the Recording tab at the top of their home page. Then click CD-R Recorders in the left column. | |
| CD Recorders I think he's considering an outboard stand-alone CD recorder. Why else would he be asking about dual tray vs single tray? There are significant advantages of using a stand-alone CD recorder vs the CD-R/RW in your computer. I have both setups. Even... | |
| Info on Levinson 390S???? I observed the same sterile and thin sound from the Levinson No.39 vs the Cary 306/200 which by the way, uses 8 Burr-Brown 1704 DAC's vs the less expensive Analog Devices 1853's in the Levinson No.390s. I believe the new Pacific Microsonics PMD-20... | |
| Redbooks: as good on Sony SACD as on Cary 303? Blues_man, you commented about early CD players using DSP's to create different effects. Some of the latest digital filters used in the best sounding CD players and DACs are based on modern DSP chips.... Sony uses DSP in their SACD models and any ... | |
| Redbooks: as good on Sony SACD as on Cary 303? Blues_man, we agree to some extent. I am an engineer and can't see spending more than $50 or so for a power cord. My favorite cord I made myself using parts from Home Depot!But I also feel that digital component technologies have improved signific... | |
| Lack of Bass from my BAT VK-5i Preamp... Might be just a characteristic of tubes to some extent. I have experimented with the following tube vs ss preamps and my results were similar to yours.Adcom GFP-750 SS PreampCJ PV-14L tube preampCJ PV-12 tube preampAudio Research LS16 tube preampO... | |
| High Quality Passive Preamp Recommendtion Adcom GFP-750. I own one and plan to keep if for a while. I also own the Audio Research LS16 tube preamp. It's better but the Adcom is awesome especially for the price. | |
| Digital Interconnect Questions Thanks everyone. Most say there is a difference and some say very little or no difference at all. My digital gear is valued at almost $6K [LIST] but it's mostly in the CD player.The player is the Cary CD-306/200 that has digital inputs (Tos, Coax,... | |
| Thiel CS 1.5 vs Small Martin Logan? Hello Zaikesman, we do have similar preferences and I appreciate your input. If I'm not mistaken, the Thiel 2 2's were the model up from the 1.5's before they came out with the 2.3's. I've also read that the 2 2's have a more robust sound but the ... | |
| Redbooks: as good on Sony SACD as on Cary 303? Blues_man, marketing hype or not many modern CD players do sound a lot better than early models from the late 80's or early 90's. Most improvements are due to higher resolution DAC's and better digital filters, not analog electronics. | |
| Martin Logan Aerius with ARC tubes? ML with tubes? Hmm, I never seriously considered it with my 70w/ch tube amp. If anyone can elaborate on how they sound compared to driving the ML with a hefty SS amp, I'd love to know more. The Aerius sized speakers would fit nicely in my listenin... | |
| Sony's newXA 777es multichannel SACD players are here Don't hold your breath. |