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Solidsteel racks any good
I just placed an order for a SolidSteel 5.5 rack with Music Direct. Bes said it's on its way to US and should be here soon(they didn't have it in stock). I found no reviews on these, but they look solid and I like the design. We'll see when I get ... 
Stable component rack
Bgrazman, sure looks nice that rack you made. But due to lack of time to make 1 myself, I ended up ordering SolidSteel 5.5. I hope it is as stable as it looks. I haven't heard bad things about it. More $ than Salamander I wanted to buy, but it wil... 
Which components knocked you out on first listen?
Walked into Innovative Audio here in Brooklyn about 7 years ago. Heard the Wilson Watt/Puppy with VPI TT. don't remember the pre and the amps(all tubes as I remember, could be VTL), but the sound I heard was amazing. Soundstage was so good, I didn... 
DVD locked inside my Sony DVP-NS975V HELP
I had this. I sent it to Sony for repair. They said they upgraded the software on the 975. I couldn't fix it myself. The display showed "TRAY LOCKED". that's it. I couldn't do a thing. In some case you can accidentally lock the tray with combo of ... 
Optical or Coax Digital Out to a D-A Converter?
try both see which q you prefer. contact cable company they will be able to advise you which opt or coax to try and they will loan you these 2. 
audio mirror dac
next week I'll borrorw it and give it a listen. as a matter of fact I will be using same interconnects and will just switch the inputs on my pre to see what goes on 
audio mirror dac
Clio, I read your review. I'm still convinced that the DAC-Ah is the basis for Audio Mirror. It even has the same circuit board 
audio mirror dac
Clio I don't want to rain on your parade here, but...... there is striking similarity between Audio Mirror dac and the $135.00(including shipping) Hong-Kong DIY kit DAC-AH. If you open your dac up, you will see that the only thing different from A... 
audio mirror dac
Clio, Vlad has 5 days trial. This is not enough for this thing. But, I will check it out....my friend bought the new D2. I'll let you know how it compares to my Bel Canto Dac2 in the week or so. 
Do tube dampers improve sound?
I use the Herbies Audio Labs Hal-o dampers on the 6922 tubes in my ARC LS-15. They did make a difference. They cleared up the soundstage a little and separated things a little better, but don't expect night and day difference with 6922 tubes that ... 
audio mirror dac
clio...its interesting how you say that the Bel Canto DAC2 was no competition to D1. Although you never A-B them in your own system... 
Your pick of CD player....
what about a dac? something like bel canto dac2 for example. its in your price range. I have it and really like it. very musical. you can sell your jolida and get this dac and pick up a sony s7700 on e-bay to use as a transport. pretty good combo.... 
Region Free DVD Players.
philips dvp642 - $60.00 at circuit city. great player. 
Marantz 8260 CD/SACD
send it. they may upgrade software or whatever it is they do, to bring it up to date 
Marantz 8260 CD/SACD
I know people who use cleaning cds on 8260 without problems. if the cleaning CD will send the laser out of allignment, what would happen to this unit during shipment?