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| Oppo as transport thanks ReubentI only need a transport for redbook CDs. Have no DVD-As and only about 2-3 hybrid SACDs. | |
| Oppo as transport Wow...I'm surprised at the number of responses! Just got home and checked this thread and have so many answers already. Awesome!What I was worried, but kind of thought this to be the case, is that Oppo's abilities are blown out of proportion a bit... | |
| Pass Labs amps. Help me choose. X250.5 may be the right choice. Unless you want to spend more and get the XA series amp.Also, with X350.5 you do get more power overall that you may not use to the fullest, but you also get more Class A power than X250.5 provides. So that is also ... | |
| Best Power amps in $7000 range if you buy used, add Pass Labs X350.5 to your list. Pass Labs make very good amps. Should last 20 years. | |
| Sonics on Cassandra Wilson New LP OK I listened to the whole disc. My initial impression is that this is her weakest effort so far. As far as recording quality on CD it is 7-8 out of 10. Can't say it's horrible. Sounds OK on my home system. The sound is a bit bass heavy with someh... | |
| Sonics on Cassandra Wilson New LP I just picked up the CD. Briefly listened to 2 songs in the car and it does sound weird. Can't really point out what the problem is yet, but certainly not the best quality recording. Almost sounds like it was recorded in the bar or something. When... | |
| Sonics on Cassandra Wilson New LP Thanks for posting that she has a new album. I'll pick it up on CD(sold my turntable recently).Usually her recordings are a bit bass heavy and have warm mids and soft treble.When you say bad sonics on LP what do you mean? In what way is it a bad r... | |
| ARC LS26 power cords, interconnects, tweaks I suggest you do not make any changes anywhere in the chain at all until the new preamp is fully broken in, which is anywhere from 400-500 hours of playing time(not just powered, but playing). Unless you bought the unit used.I hate to say it becau... | |
| Amazing Solo Piano Recordings thanks Detlof. I'll probabaly opt for the earlier Melodia recording. | |
| Amazing Solo Piano Recordings Detlof, thanks. I was actually in the process of ordering Nikolaeva, but there seem to be different editions:1) Melodia2) Hyperion3) separated into 3 CDs, which look like some sort of budget labelWhich of these is considered the right one to get? ... | |
| power conditioner with off switch Shunyata Hydra-4 and up have on/off switches | |
| Amazing Solo Piano Recordings Shostakovich - 24 Preludes and Fugues. Amazing music. Try Konstantin Scherbakov on Naxis for this. Very affordable 2-disc set and very good performance. | |
| How do you clean tube pins? usually inserting and taking the tube out a few times should be all it takes as far as maintenance cleaning. I usually use DeOxit for initial cleaning if I get a NOS tube set. Just make sure you use tiny bit. This stuff dries out fast and works pr... | |
| Pass vs Simaudio I've had my Pass X250.5 for almost 2 years now. I'm extremely happy with it. I've always used Audio Research tube preamps with my solid state amps though.Prior to the Pass, I had McCormack DNA-225 stock, then had it modded to almost platinum(every... | |
| Power Cable suggestions for Pass Labs X250.5 this was discussed more than once. search the forums. |