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| Sonus Faber Cremona Go for the SF! Especially with your Mac gear you will be very happy! The Cremona does not have a "little bright" sound but is just right. Good luck! | |
| CES 2003 - Any Audition/Picture Requests? Hi!that is a wonderful idea, really! I would be interested in what WADIA is doing in the US. Are they still strong and healthy, maybe even developing new stuff? Will their PowerDAC be picked up again?I tried to figure out theses concerns via e-mai... | |
| What music rang in your New Year Brahms: 1st piano concerto with Helen Grimeaux....better than any fireworks!! | |
| transport w best detail retrieval and 'weight' No better CD transport out there than the WADIA 270!Good luck and a Happy New Year! | |
| The Crazy World of Arthur Brown Isn't that a brilliant Hammond organ in that piece?!I recorded (on DAT) "Fire" right after another gem of the time: "The Days Of Pearly Spencer".... now that is a merry x-mas!! | |
| how old is too old when buying speakers? The age in years should not be the most important issue. Depends on how the owner treated them, what kind of music he preferred to listen too (as a link to the average volume, I mean). I would not suggest buying speakers without an audition. If yo... | |
| What are the "Must have" LP's? Moody Blues "The Days Of Future Passed" - good music and interesting recording (DERAM tried some "room" acoustics)Good luck! | |
| Shipping tube amps, leave tubes in or out? Tubes out! Every movement of the box puts stress on to the tubes' sockets!Good luck! | |
| New CD player or DAC It's a matter of your budget.The transport matters a lot but in your case I still would keep the Sony and get a decent DAC which benefits your DAT also. You always can upgrade your transport later which you should definitely do. A new world can op... | |
| Are they ever going to remaster the Beatles? There is some Japanese remastering available on the German market. Sound's WONDERFUL! Price ridiculous, though: $37!!And there are some albums missing, f.e. Sgt. Pepper. | |
| Can Cable get Damaged? yes they can - mostly if anybody steps on them.It might be that after straighten things out with your cables they need a certain burn in time again, due to the "new" position of the molecules to each other. Trust your ears - as always!Good luck! | |
| does the ps audio produce balanced ac power? Yes it does - and it has quite some settings for specific situations. See their webpage at www.psaudio.comGood luck! | |
| Burn in time...Reality or something else??? Our ears are by far the most sensitive organs we have. The eye only can guess: f.e. try to determine a distance from 3 meters away. You NEVER will get closer than an inch to the real distance. Now measure a musical octave which means doubling of t... | |
| Single box player vs transport/dac I agree to KF but once you will have heard what Uli is talking about you won't rest until you have it in your system. Yes, it's THAT good.Cheers! | |
| best CD transport available? Wadia 270 if cost no object |