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| What Happens When Preamp Tubes Need Replacing? NewbieHe did say " ...how do you know..."I've not sweated in a good long while. Never due to tube breakages or burnouts. Only from one of two things have I toiled over tube replacements. My own desires for them, or those tubes which came with the ... | |
| Oppo 983 vs Sony SCD-777ES, any experiences? I think this is close, though not exact.My xa 777 which was/is on some accounts a better sounding unit than the older 777, vs the oppo 980 diff was easy to determine. Via solely the analog out the 980 isn't on par with the xa777 in terms of imagin... | |
| What Happens When Preamp Tubes Need Replacing? I begin to sweat and fret and worry... about the expense of the new set. | |
| Filling the void for better sound Actually, I'm about to though with a concoction I saw online involving PVC.I need 3 more. A center and two for somewhere else.These won't be as tall... but far more work.I wish I wasn't so cheap. Check that.... I wish I had mo dough. | |
| Starting and Home Theatre and need help the sub will do I suspect. it really is a vital aspect of HT however, so your preffs there will determine if it is or not later on.Well, here's the deal as I know it on the 5.1 to 7.1 schemes. It's partly marketing, and partly the sound field bein... | |
| Filling the void for better sound BTW According to Sound Anchors many substances can be used for damping... even cat litter.When filling up the vacancy it is suggested it be filled as completely as is possible. | |
| Speakers that can be placed against the wall? Save some $$$ get great sound and excellent support and have a look at Phase Tech's Premier collection... even the older PC series is a good thought as the company can and will refit any or all of that series drivers, x overs etc. if needed. I hav... | |
| External CD-rom players I've seen a few notes on the USB Plextor top o the line combo DVD/CD unit and am planning on getting one at some point, but don't think it has analog outs.My reasoning is that the unit is more isolated from the carriage of the PC so it isn't as pr... | |
| Starting and Home Theatre and need help Be afraid... be very afraid.Much of what you're asking here depends on how you want to go with the audio side of things, the room size, and your budget... and a bit on just how trick you want the HT to end up being.Just think HDMI is your friend. ... | |
| My head hurts.... BTW even though your time frame has elapsed, CDPs do fail. Lasers and alignment mostly.the major nod here is the typical one.... with the same dollar figure, one can step well up in performance buying used over buying new.Another consideration is ... | |
| What the benifit of using a separate dac? Shadorne well, OK, it is... it's just not the very first thing.I just had to validate performance is the higher priority for me always.With all my junk residing in an adjacent room, only the loudspeakers get much face time. They need to be unblemi... | |
| What the benifit of using a separate dac? Jaxs2Where have yous seen "objective" press reviews on anything? How could there be such a thing, a review being written by a human being is bound to be subjective simply by definition. Not necessarily.IF that truly is your take on info at large... | |
| Looking for power amp with warm, smooth sound Plug in the conditioner! It'll take a little while, like all gear, to run in fully.Sure... plug in what you have to it as well... if it's designed for everything. some filters are for front ends others for power amps, still others for analog. it s... | |
| What the benifit of using a separate dac? Kijanki My modding plans surround my Bel Canto DAC3 initially, and following that operation, perhaps an Oppo refference DVD player I believe I'm going to get as I'm going to go largely with the PC as a source now.But that's an interesting point to... | |
| What the benifit of using a separate dac? Wave & JacksMy point from the onset is or was to illuminate further the curious lack of objective press reviews on the outcomes of after market mods of audio gear.To that end, both courses of action before the facts were for proposed advantage... |