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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? 
Power cable hierarchy for components
don't forget there are PCs made specially for digital components 
Marantz 8260 CD/SACD
clean it using cleanning cd, you know, something like maxell. then it should be better 
what's wrong Arcam FMJ cd33?
CD33 is discontinued as far as I know. The new model is CD36. http://www.arcam.co.uk/prod_fmj_CD36_intro.cfm 
Best All-Around $300 PCs?
what is the cord for? that will help people give you a recommendation 
Why am I experiencing listener's fatigue?
Vertigo, by the way, I think you should put the tweeter grilles back on. These tweeters are designed to be used with the grilles on, otherwise, I think the dispersion of high frequencies may not be what B&W intended. Just my opinion. I think t...