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Review: APL Denon 3910 CD Player
Welcome to the fanatical following of those who own Alex Peychevs magical digital. Report back as it cotinues to improve with gradual break in . the new AKM dacs are a substantial leap in transparency for this player . It makes it a top contender ... 
Review: Denon APl 3910 CD Player
Amperidian , FWIW , I did an extensive a- b eveluation with the Shunyata Hydra 8 and 3 different Sound Applications products. The 8 was about equal to the CFX and model 12 but the Reference line Stage was far superior in virtually every category o... 
meridian 861 or Theta Cas.III-which is better
861 v4 is the current end of the road 
Electraglide Epiphany vs Kubala-Ssna vs....
I would have liked to have seen a Elrod Statement in the shootout as it is clearly superior to the Sig series and would evened out the playing field somewhat. 
IC´s:Stealth Indra, Prana Cosmos or Kubala
Im with JD as well. I had the Valhallas and tied a single pair of Emotion ICs and that was it for me. It bettered the valhallas in nearly every area . The music comes alive with the Emotions.There is a relaxed presentation and a clarity thats star... 
Best SACD player under $1500?
The new marantz 9500 can be had for right at 1500 . The underrated Xindak SCD 2 is another bargin player that is good on both sacd and redbook. 
Power Conditioner and Current Question
The Sound Applications power conditioners - lightning protection devices have a bandwidth of 2.5 m gigahetz and do not limit current up to what your outlet can handle. I have found that my system sounds better when I put my digital on a seperate c... 
Isolation Devices, Something to put on top of unit
Bright Star little rock 3 
Two subwoofers or One?
No doubt Nsgarch , Richard is the man . His site is very informative with many interesting articles to get you started thinking before making that call to get help with the room itself. A great "white hat" in the industry for sure! 
Do you get Ringing in the Ears from your hi-fi?
Wow , is that really Elvis Costello?? If so you are awesome dude!!!!Way ahead of your time! 
Digital sources best with Hydra 8's analog outlets
Thanks Sean , I had sort of forgotten why AG had gotten somewhat stale as of late. Good to see you back on the puter. The site has gotten sort of non technical as of late with many of the questions and comments focused on purchasing and what goes ... 
new CJ sound compared to old CJ sound
The new gear incoroporating the teflon cap and latest generation topologies is a more refined sound and I find it a brilliant compromise between their famous richness and hyper transparency. Somehow , they have managed the near impossible which is... 
new CJ sound compared to old CJ sound
Tim , I just finished reading your review of the Act 2 in Soundstage . Wow. You nailed the review in convincing fashion. Having lived with the Act 2 as well as the Premier 350 for the better part of 1100 hours now I can faithfully say your experie... 
Am I missing something?
The dentures are in fact removable however she and I are , how do I put it .... currently inseperable . Also I used an ancient Kwang Fuue method of extraction in regards to the Walrus uterine removel technique whereby one violently and repeatedly ... 
You might be an audiophile if...
If your wife spend her money on facial reconstruction surgery to make it identical to a Black Diamond Racing puck so you will look at her .