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best CD player or DAC under $1000
CMK look at my reply before, Benchmark is mentioned there... 
best CD player or DAC under $1000
I have Music Hall CD25 modified by Sound Odyssey. It's a performance stage 2 upgrade. Sounds very good. I think it is musical enough in my system. You may want to check it out. They have 30 day return policy. Modified player is only $845 including... 
N802 speaker cable suggestion
That's what I've noticed, as I mentioned in my earlier post, that single wire run doesn't do it for the Nautilus. I don't know how Audience thinks that the B&Ws are better with a single run of AU24. But I did send them an e-mail a while ago an... 
N802 speaker cable suggestion
another thing to mention is that Audience, even with B&W Nautilus speakers, recommends single run and not the bi-wire. I never tried the AU24 speaker cables so I wouldn't know, but what I do know is that any cable I tried with these speakers t... 
N802 speaker cable suggestion
Keny, I've been reading lots of stuff on the net, as I am sure you have been as well, that the Audience's approach to cable design differs a lot from others. Currently I have Monster M950I interconnects between cd+preamd+amp and M2.4s biwire speak... 
N802 speaker cable suggestion
from what I've been reading, AU24 ICs and AU24 speaker cable is a team. Go to www.6moons.com and navigate through it to find review of AU24. How do you like the ICs? I have N803 running with ARC LS-15 pre and McCormack DNA-125 amp. Looking for ICs... 
PC differences
If you are buying a power cord, better get it from a place that will take it back from you after home trial in case you feel you are not getting your money's worth. I heard it from someone who knows about audio and electronics more then all of us ... 
PC differences
Rsjm80, since you are obviously looking for some improvement in your system's sound, why not consider a decent power line condiotioner instead of a power cord. I am not talking about strip surge protectors, but something better, like Shunyata or P... 
PC differences
Hey Chuck, by the way I did return the PS Audio cord. Thinking what power cord to get next for my amp jus because it came with a 16awg cord and I think bigger awg cord such as a 10awg, wouldn't hurt. But at this point, I am not a big enthusiast fo... 
PC differences
I just experimented with few power cords.PS Audio Prelude, Acoustic Zen El Nino, ZU Cable Birth and Bok models. I have to say that out of all this cable switching back abd forth, I came to this conclusion. It is not worth going crazy with super ex... 
PS Audio Prelude power cord.
I pluged the Prelude cord into my CD player and there was an improvement in noise reduction and detail. I think, due to the large amount of shielding the PS Audio Prelude cord has, that it is more suitable for a digital component. I will try to ge... 
PS Audio Prelude power cord.
I called the place I purchased the cable from, Music Direct. They are going to exchange it for me to any cable I want. I will loose money on S&H only. PS Audio claims their line of XStream power cords function as mini power conditioner themsel... 
PS Audio Prelude power cord.
Thanks Paul. I did try to plug back the stock cord. The highs did return to some degree, but the improvement in the bass that was brought in by Prelude cord was lost.I may return it and swap it for Shunyata...either Diamondback or Copperhead. I wa... 
PS Audio Prelude power cord.
This cord is too weird. At first, right out of the box, no break in, it sounded very detailed in the highs as well as midrange with nice low end extension. I let it play for about 30 hours, periodically listenning to music. And now, I think the br...