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| New CD Player First, I am the distributor for CEC in the America's. Since your CD player came on the market, there has been a major change in the design of laser pickups. This made a difference in the performance of CD transports across the board. The idea th... | |
| BEST CD TRANSPORT I sell CEC transports because it is the only transport I ever heard that does not "guess" at what the music is supposed to be. There is no jitter in a CEC transport. The noise level in the signal sets the standard all others try to match. Many of ... | |
| What would cause noise (ground noise?) when touching the volume control and tone controls? This sounds like an open earth ground circuit to me with your description. Check your house wiring and see if it checks out proper. You can get a plugin device for this if you don't have one. Which leads to the second possibility, the new unit is ... | |
| Solid copper or stranded copper for speaker cables? What is your choice and why? I still make my own cabling. I have specialized tooling to make cables of all types. My preferred base conductor material is round, high purity solid copper or silver 20 awg for analog. The Cu I like the best is OFC highly conductive, Ono cast (OC... | |
| CD TRANSPORT THAT MAKES AN AUDIBLE DIFFERENCE There are several posts here with comments about a TL3N. It has been out of production for 5 years. It was a Japan only market design, not for export. It does not compare favorably with any of the CEC current production models in sound quality. Th... | |
| CD TRANSPORT THAT MAKES AN AUDIBLE DIFFERENCE This argument has been going on since the mid 1970's when Phillips introduced optical recording of data. The issues have not changed. When you are talking transports there are two types: direct drive and belt drive. Just like with an analog turn ... | |
| Ripping CD's to hard drive I gave up on ripping to a hard drive back at the beginning of the century. It was not a good enough sound quality for me. My ears told me the sound was not the same as on the original CD. | |
| Do I need 10 gauge power cord if I have 10 gauge from panel? The first wire an amp will see it the power cord, if it is a choke point then it will keep the amp from attaining peak performance. Once upon a time I did wire for stereo rooms and made cable. If you do an A/B test with good performing PCs you wil... | |
| Is there a 300B type amp out there with some WATTS behind it? I don’t sell this product. It is made in Sofia Bulgaria by Thrax Audio. I spent the summer of 2019 sitting in front of a pair of these amps at the Thrax facility. The specs on this amp are for real, maybe a little understated. This is the best 300... | |
| Best Basic CD Player (no SACD, USB, etc.) google "high performance CD player" or "high performance CD transport". You will find a list of reputable manufactures on the shopping tab. Pick a manufacturer you like and you will find a list of retailers where you can buy on line. | |
| Mains sockets and star earth - can anyone explain? A star ground is a pattern of 3 or more grounding rods all connected together and connected to the earth ground terminal in a power distribution box. This is usually a more effective ground compared to a single point ground which is common in hous... | |
| Furutech vs Audioquest Power Cables I prefer the Furutech, but if you are looking for something special in Europe may I suggest Sin Audio. | |
| Audiophile Grade Wall Receptacle My experience with recptacle is similar to @retiredfarmer. These days I am all in with using Furutech receptacles for all high performance equipment including my AV and computer systems. Its not just for audio. The hospital spec is ANSI/UL 498 an... | |
| Scotch? No thanks. Whats the best Vodka.? Beluga Reserve with the metal medallion is the best I ever tasted. Have to go to Russia to get because it is not for export. | |
| CD Transport Question @jetter If you read all of @jerryg123 posts you may notice something, they all seem to have a central theme, I wonder why.? However, I take note of what he said and will consider it in future posts. |