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| Transport - does it matter to the sound at all? Some designers and engineers of digital components opine the transport is more important than the d/a. | |
| TSM-MM not loud enough ... Don't lock yourself into one brand based on sentiment; probably the worst reason to keep any component(s).There are plenty of other choices that will fill your requirements. Undoubtedly better as well. | |
| Optimism in Music. "Isn't She Lovely" Stevie Wonder"Lay Down" Strawbs"Peace Train" Cat Stevens"Thank You" Led Zeppelin"This Land is Your Land" Woody Guthrie"Starting Over" John Lennon"I Believe in Father Christmas" Greg Lake"My Girl" Temptations"For My Lady" Moody B... | |
| Crown amps >but the Phase Linears and Crowns from 30 years ago simply can't compete<Amen. | |
| Top vs flat loading cd transport Actually the best high end players are front loaders. See Wadia, Audio Aero, EMM, Accuphase, Wadia, Meridian, Esoteric, Reimyo, Levinson, Musical Fidelity, and Linn. | |
| What to do with dedicated power lines..help please Remember to install a dedicated ground. Dedicated lines will benefit greatly from them.There are a ton of good outlets to choose from. | |
| What current China import sounds like a CJ?? It's only a matter of time before the Chinese get it right in the same manner the Japanese mastered electronics and automobiles.It may not be within 4 or 5 years but long term it's quite likely IMO.Up until 1970 almost every automobile, radio, aud... | |
| Compare Large Advent? I as well owned a pair way back when. Had them tied to a Phase Linear 400. No idea what the sensitivity was but it took some juice to get them going. My guesstimate would be around 88dB. | |
| Johnny Hartman with John Coltrane Try "Blues for Easy Livers" by Jimmy Witherspoon.Prestige OBCCD-585-2Also very nice if you like the others mentioned in this thread. | |
| DIN or RCA phono plug--which is 'better'? One of my cable suppliers says DIN is superior to RCA in tonearm cable applications.However, he prefers XLR to both of them. | |
| What Turntable to Buy I'd pick a Nottingham. Their tonearms are better than VPI. | |
| dedicated outlet cost If you're going to invest in dedicated lines an equally important, if not more, consideration is a dedicated ground for them. Very important. | |
| Sound of Pass Labs xono preamp in 2 versions Hi Tony,Well as long as you asked here are their comments:>>The larger supply chassis allows for a different layout of the components and, although they are essentially the same part-wise, does demonstrate better sonic characteristics, lower... | |
| Sound of Pass Labs xono preamp in 2 versions I spoke with Pass this morning. The long umbilical cord is supplied as a convenience; there is no sonic difference if the power supply and phono stage chassis are separated or stacked.Feel free to contact them at technical@passlabs.com if you have... | |
| My Teres 350 is on the way >>Of course, the Schroeder Reference SQ is still on order...<<Good luck; I've been waiting 14 months and can't get a return email with a tentative completion date. |