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| Warm and pleasing CDP - can be biased, colored The older Sony's like the xa7es are very nice sounding but still retain transparency and resolution. They are actually pretty remarkable that they get such nice fleshed out sound without losing other audiophile qualities.If you really want somethi... | |
| big bucks on dvd player worth it?? Video wise, even the cheap players make a good picture. You will not see the change in resolution unless you use an awfully good screen and view at a faily close range.Keep your Pioneer and let the market settled out with the HD stuff now arriving. | |
| WHAT WOULD CAUSE JC-1 MONOBLOCK TO SELF DESTRUCT? Sometimes you just get a bad part no matter how hard a manufacturer screens components. The failure shows up down the road. It would be hard to say if the output transistors failed or something up the line failed (as in the power supply.) It has b... | |
| Do small preamp tubes 12ax7 need to be matched? I think for best performance, I would use a matched pair. | |
| Historical look at amps We may have come full circle but that circle has some waves. For example, one of the more respected SS amps that has received great reviews is the Parasound JC-1's. Well, guess what, it has 30db of GLOBAL feedback! (and to me, it sounds like it---... | |
| Hum in system when only amp is on Try removing the grounds on the other components and see if the Theta still hums. I know the Theta does have a little different grounding scheme than some amps. | |
| Preamps ... no bass or treble control? Tone controls effect the time domain and phase characteristics of the single. Most operate over too great a range for them to be useful. They also affect the harmonic structure of the music.Manufacturers who design for the so called "High end" wil... | |
| Hum in system when only amp is on Theta, in the Dreadnaught's owners manual, specifically says DO NOT USE THE AMP WITHOUT A GROUND. Why that is I don't know but they are emphatic about not using cheeter plugs with it. Check your owners manual or call Theta.Now, is the hum coming f... | |
| Vandersteen 2CI and 2CE difference? The 2ci used a 3/4" tweeter that is not near as transparent as the 1" in the 2Ce. Beware, however, that there are some 2Ce's with the same 3/4" tweeter. Check the serial number with Vandersteen. He didn't have the 1" on hand for a while and substi... | |
| Vandersteen 5a's - an upgrade from Vienna mahlers? Unfortunately, you can't put up all the technical stuff with a Vandersteen because setup takes some doings. Let me ask this one simple question, when going to a dealer, how many dealer "Associates" have ever measured your ear height at the listeni... | |
| Tubes for Audible Illusions Modulus 3A? I have had numerous AI products over the years and never had any trouble using AI's recommended tubes. They have always performed well and held up just fine.You can also contact Kevin Deal at Upscale audio. The Russian type II and III tubes work w... | |
| Issue Multichannel SACD with 2 Channel Player The DVPS9000es is not multi - channel (KR4, I think you're confusing it with the xa9000es. Sony sure does love that 9000es moniker! The DVP999es is. Sometimes the player (9000) will not pick up on the 2 channel layer for whatever reason. I have th... | |
| Theta Dreadnaught as a two channel amp The Dread II sounds more powerful overall-no doubt about that. Sounds more than 25/ch more. The bass is definitely stronger overall. It is a little more dynamic. I think it is aimed more at home theater and its requirements. I must say that the be... | |
| Sony XA9000es/Sony DVP-NS999ES Those Wright brothers both do good upgrade work. A modded DVPs9000es by VSE is excellent. I think with the mods by either brother, you end up with a better sounding machine than the xa 9000es or the xa 777es. Of course, you can have the VSE mods p... | |
| Arcam FMJ-33 vs. Ayre CX-7 As a side note to Friz1313, the CD23 uses a DCS Ring DAC(actually very similiar to what DCS uses in their machine) while the CD33 uses the Wolfson DAC's.I agree that the Ayre has fuller bass and is more dynamic. I never heard a non "E" model so I ... |