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| Nordost Thor &State of the ART: Power conditioners That's great. I was planning on trying these Oyaide outlets as well. As far as PLCs go, I really like Shunyata Hydra2. It's got only 2 outlets in the back and you can separate digital and analog this way. These things definitely work. And they are... | |
| interconnects ? AZ Matrix Ref MkII(well balanced for brighter systems) or Silver Ref MkII(for greater resolution), AZ Satori Shotgun speaker cable. You have to try in your system though. But I think with Krell, the Matrix Ref MkII may be a better match. | |
| Nordost Thor &State of the ART: Power conditioners Owl, what makes you think that the PLC can fix that problem? Just curious. Because with power conditioners you usually get improved imaging, focusing and soundstaging. Tighter bass and less grain on vocals. All results of a lowered noise floor. PL... | |
| Anybody use Running Springs Audio Conditioners? Teajay, I am curious about the Running Springs Audio conditioners as well. Do you know if it's balanced power? I am trying out in my system right now a Blue Circle MR800 balanced power conditioner. I need the unit only for the source. So far I fou... | |
| Newbie balanced cable help Just thought you'd be interested. I compared Audience AU24 XLR and RCA interconnects on my CD3 MkII. XLR sounds definitely better. Way better as a matter of fact. However, when I took out the single-ended AU24 and replaced it with my single-ended ... | |
| "Warm" sounding digital interconncect Virtual Dynamics Master sounds very lively and at the same time it is not bright at all. NightII is smooth sounding if you want to tame the highs but it doesn't have the same level of detail retreival as the Master. Soundstage is about the same si... | |
| What do you replace a Benchmark with for 24/96? Fishwater, Bel Canto DAC2 surpassed Benchmark in my system. All Zen cables as well. It sounded smoother, much smoother than the Benchmark and went deeper in bass. Fuller sound overall as well. Needs a good digital cable(don't be cheap there) and a... | |
| cable upgrades , real or rip off Nsgarch, that's right. Thank You. | |
| cable upgrades , real or rip off I'd rate the cable importance in this order.1 - IC from source to pre2 - IC from pre to amp3 - Speaker cables4 - Power Line conditioners(not cables but still relate)5 - Power cordsThe best interconnect should reside between your source and your pr... | |
| CD UPGRADE $5000.00-$7000.00 RANGE I would suggest you add Audio Research CD3 MkII to that list. Redbook only but what a sound! I just got it. The only drawback for some people would be that it is a top loader. If you have top shelf available for a cd player it's no problem then. O... | |
| Difference Virtual Dynamics Nite 2 and Master I never tried these analog ICs but I did compare these 2 digital digital coax cables. Master is better than NiteII by a nice margin. To breifly describe the difference between these 2 digital ICs, the NiteII sounds a little slower by comparison(al... | |
| What would you change? So, did you get rid of the grunge by replacing the Benchmark with GNSC Opus21? | |
| I need a new Source Philips DVP642. Very nice and only $60. Besides, it plays AVI format movies. No SACD capability. | |
| Which digital cable to use with a Benchmark DAC-1 Pjl2122, balanced model of Stereovox is a different cable. It costs around $350 if I'm not mistaking. The RCA version of Stereovox, the HDXV, is about $100. They are 2 different cables, cost and construction wise. | |
| Suggestions for fully shielded power cord... Nsgarch, thank you. But I got better things going than calling or e-mailing power cord manufacturers. It would be great however if you can educate me and possibly few other people here about power cord design and what advantages and disadvantages ... |