adg101
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| Need help choosing a new CD Player Even if you don’t want to stream, you can still use a Bluesound Vault 2 or 2i to play CD’s. If you need SACD then it’s not for you. Only downfall is you have to rip them first, but once done, how nice to have your entire library on your phone or t... | |
| What makes the biggest difference in sound quality? My opinion it’s all about lowering the noise floor so small things in a recording are more noticeable; when this is done all things will be clearer and less fatiguing. Music will be enjoyable at lower levers as well. In my experience it starts wit... | |
| Need help choosing a new CD Player New, a little outside your budget but maybe you can find a used Bluesound Vault 2 then you can stream as well. Is a great streamer with a 2TB drive to rip your CD’s. You can’t throw a CD in and play immediately as it rips the disc first, but after... | |
| Looking for an old Stereophile review ... Doubt anything was reviewed in Stereophile that was an obscured company as companies have to pay for advertisements to get a review. You sure it wasn’t in Stereo Review? | |
| Preamp shootout: Linear tube audio, Modwright, etc. Very happy with my LS36.5 and I’ve compared to ARC units around the same price and a little more and I’ll keep my ModWright. Using the Mullard rectifier with Herbie tube dampers on cryoed 6H30’s. Per Dans recommendations I’m using mostly WyWires c... | |
| Struggling to spend 13k with three dealers Looks like you’re dealing with email, or maybe I over read you have called them and had an actual phone conversation. If you have not spoken to them over the phone then I would suggest starting there as maybe they are reading too much into your em... | |
| Parasound a21 upgrades As mentioned earlier, don’t do any internal mods as you have a nice amp. Some simple things are use a good heavy gauge high current power cord so you don’t starve your amp. If you’re using a $2 spec grade wall receptacle, upgrade that with somethi... | |
| PS Audio Lambda transport making a 'tick tick tick' sound when playing CDs Believe the Lambda uses the Philips CDM 9 Pro which if so is possibly going out. If you can find a mechanism you’ll probably end up having more in it than it’s worth. Many, many years ago I had a Yamaha player that did the same ticking that first ... | |
| Highest value pre under 1.5k used? ModWright SWL 9.0 SE. Not balanced. Great preamp for the money. | |
| CD Player with Volume Control Cambridge 851C is vert good. Has DAC input which I ran my BS Vault II into for awhile as it’s DAC was noticeable better. If your amp is balanced and has XLR inputs the Cambridge sounds better balanced out. Changing out fuses helps and definitely a... | |
| Dedicated power supply and upgraded power cable It definitely will make a difference. I use WyWires Platinums HC on my Nordost QB4 then another feeding my Pass amp. I have same PC feeding my PS Audio P10 which being a component that essentially makes new power makes no sense but it does make a ... | |
| Bluesound Node (2021) PS upgrade to Teddy Pardo; is it worth it? Added a Teddy Pardo to my RME DAC and it made a noticeable improvement. What I noticed immediately was fuller deeper stage. Top end was more natural or relaxed and the bottom end is more extended. Doesn’t hurt using a quality power cord as well. I... | |
| Solid state amp to go with tube preamp; used ok; budget: $3k max Used. Audio Research 100.2 with a ModWright SWL 9.0 SE. Owned this combination for several years and I thought it bettered equipment far more expensive. Both can be had for $3K. | |
| trying to contact Albertsportis Love it. “Wait, didn’t we talk today?” Where’s the like button? | |
| Cables for Cambridge & Mark Levinson Can’t speak for your system but I have a CA 851C and on this player balance cables do sound better if your preamp is a balance circuit which your ML is. You should notice a lower noise floor which is going to clean everything up, less grunge, more... |