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| No Audiophiles in Hollywood In the movie "The Rock," Nicholas Cage's character receives an LP in the mail at his office. His colleagues mock him for buying an LP in the age of digital (movie was released in 1996). He says in response, "I buy these because they sound better!"... | |
| Corner bass traps on top of subwoofers. Thoughts? I contacted GIK and asked this question. Their reply was "sure, I don't see why not." | |
| HDtracks 24/96 Marvin Gaye - Worth it? I just recently bought this and immediately compared it to the AIFF-version of the CD download. The 24/96 version is substantially better in every way. | |
| media player for mac. I tried the trial version of Pure Music for 15 days and now I'm trying the trial version of Decibel. In my system, Decibel wins hands-down. Now I will admit that I might not have tweaked Pure Music as well as I could have, but Decibel clearly impr... | |
| Replacing The Stock EH 6SN7 Tubes For Cary SLP 05 There doesn't seem to be a consensus on which locations on the SLP-05 to replace tubes first. I've read 3 and 6, as the original poster plans, and I've read 1 and 4. Which is it? EDIT: Called Cary. They said to get full effect (if you are not goin... | |
| dac or sacd? Also add:Wadia 581iCary 306SACD (non-Pro) | |
| Which is the better player Cary 306/200 or 303/300 Mmike84,If the Cary you auditioned "a few years ago" had SACD capabilities, it was not the 306/200. You must have had the CD 306 SACD, the predecessor to the current SACD Pro. Regarding the difference between 303/300 and 306/200, I have heard both... | |
| Preamps w/HT BYPASS that works when preamp is OFF. Bdgregory,I understand your point, though I will point out that some don't want to leave tube preamps on because of tube life issues, while others do because they stay "warmed-up" that way. | |
| Preamps w/HT BYPASS that works when preamp is OFF. Drjoe:Some people turned off their equipment when not in use, so it seems pointless to have to turn the preamp on just to bypass it. I do understand why some choose to leave their preamps and amps on all the time, but I have a relatively small spa... | |
| HDCD into Upsampling DAC?? Possible?? I have a Cary 306/200 CD player/DAC that receives the HDCD into its digital inputs and outputs it that way, but I don't know think you would be getting the same thing by upsampling the redbook layer of an HDCD-encoded disk. I am quite certain that... | |
| Preamps w/HT BYPASS that works when preamp is OFF. Updated list:PREAMPS WITH XLR HT BYPASS INPUTS:Cary SLP-05 (tube, fully-balanced)Cary SLP-2002 (tube, fully-balanced)PREAMPS WITH RCA HT BYPASS INPUTS:Modwright LS 36.5 (tube, fully-balanced)Supratek Chenin (tube)Supratek Chardonnay (tube)Rogue Pe... | |
| Preamps w/HT BYPASS that works when preamp is OFF. Kennyt:I will add another reason for wanting to leave the preamp off. The only reason I have a hybrid system is because I don't have the space for separate systems (I would imagine that is the primary reason why most do not). I prefer to think of ... | |
| Preamps w/HT BYPASS that works when preamp is OFF. ADDITION:PREAMPS WITH RCA HT BYPASS INPUTS:Dodd Battery Powered Preamp | |
| Preamps w/HT BYPASS that works when preamp is OFF. Kennyt:I know that the Carys' HT bypass works when the unit is powered off. They default to HT bypass automatically. I cannot speak for the others on this list.The benefits of "powered off" HT bypass:1) Saves on tube life if it is a tube pre. Not ... | |
| Preamps w/HT BYPASS that works when preamp is OFF. CORRECTION:PREAMPS WITH RCA HT BYPASS INPUTS:Modwright LS 36.5 (tube, fully-balanced)I had previously listed this in the XLR category. Its HT bypass is single-ended only. |