blindjim
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| next step for my setup? advice appreciated A DAC will sure help out the 980. Tube or SS, that's your call.I'd prefer add a tube preamp at this point were I in your shoes.Before that though, I'd consider cabling. Power cables, ICs... etc.That Oppo and the Rotel amp both respond well to powe... | |
| Cambridge 840c burn in What's breaking in? Everything. Caps, wires, tranformers, drive motor, laser, chips, etc.Seems a shame one has to put a years worth of playback time on a CDP to get it to sound as best it can. Merely replacing the sled/drive, both lasers RB & ... | |
| Cary SLAM 100 vs. Manley Snapper I considered both models before buying my Dodd 120 MK II mono blocks. Mine had the cap upgrade already installed.I am quite pleased with them. near Dead quiet... hold bias, and sound super. Quick, honest, and reliable.Manley, Dodd, and Cary all ha... | |
| Inexpensive $200/pair Active Monitors FWIW For around $100 or so, I bought an Altec Lansing 2.1 setup a few years ago for one of my PCs. I'd venture the current line up is better perhaps, but I'm more than happy with it. Given the pc's controls, it's own bass and treble and vol knobs ... | |
| Dynaudio C1 vs current speaker-Wilson Benesch ARC Given you like what you are getting for the most part via the current speakers... and If you seek to lessen the 'fatigue' factor, I'd recommend a couple or at least one power cord change, and or, one pair of interconnects, rather than exchanging y... | |
| Made in Canada conundrum Huh.The last time I had dealings with a Canadian firm for returns & or repairs, I was told to mark the container "return for repairs" "Damaged". I experienced no duties, fees, taxes, or the like.I'd look into that were I you. given my return a... | |
| upgrading power cable on powered woofer a must? I tend to agree somewhat here with Rcrerar and espedcially about the results varying.it also depends on the sub... your means... and just how well, picky you are.Perhaps had more $$$ been spent on the power cord. Or just another brand, or even jus... | |
| where to invest??? Look for a power cord for either end.. source or amp. In fact, the supply cord to the Blue Circle filter/cond will be as good a spot to begin too.Bright Star nodes, while a mite priceier than 'pods' at near double their costs, will firm up the sou... | |
| where to invest??? No. i was just thinking entry level... small.. not pricey... to find out if you felt it was a qualified improvement and if so, another step or two up the food chain would then be a more likely move... Rather than going all in on a $500 - $1000, "s... | |
| where to invest??? As attractive as is 'tastier toast' actually is, just how did it do with the clothes dryer? if it thereafter precludes the need for fabric softener sheets... Why the savings there, alone would pay for it! Power cords and power line filters or cond... | |
| Clapton/Winwood live at Madison Sq. Garden I'd love nothing better than to play as well as Chuck L. he's great. he does get around too... playing with numerous artists over the years... I especially like the things he did with Marshall Tucker,(Where We All Belong) and with Eric Clapton (Un... | |
| Shunyata Python Helix. How good they are? An upgrade, I suspect, depends on what sort of gain (s) you intend to seek out.The Pythion helix in my experience added resolution, depth of stage, bottom end slam, imaging (due to the increased res and detail), and further extension up top. It ... | |
| The Great Speaker Quest Sounds like you are sold on another Totem model at this point, but another consideration or two could well be the Phase Tech PC series, or one of the Silverline monitors... eg., SR 15. Either will be well under the $1K budget, and neither has anyt... | |
| Wi-Fi Limitations and Sample rates...16/44.1 with respect to routers, it is all about thru put. Packets. The content of these packets isn't the issue. it's like loading a truck, on in WY Fi, maybe loading a plane with materials. What the amterials are isn't important. It's their size, and or... | |
| Velodyne's Dim View The convo's I've had with the guy in Az. have always been forthright and honestly inciteful. Pleasant too. It's 'who' you get these days over the phone via support that matters... in many instances lately, regardless the company. IMO. Call back.I ... |