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| CD Player Recommendations 5-8k range please help I used a Bel Canto CD-1 which is recent vintage and state of the art. Unlike other analog components, I have found that state-of-the-art really does make a big difference with digital components as the technology improves so quickly. Tweaks will h... | |
| Bel Canto Dac 3 Regarding the USB question - I just got back from the RMAF (Denver audio show) where they had done a test of the airport express with a top-of-the-line toslink cable vs. a direct usb cable and the USB cable was the clear winner...Anyway, it appear... | |
| LA Show Report From a 'pure press' perspective: I have often noticed that the rooms that get the press are the ones with the best sound, and not necessarily the best price. Just as in boxing , the bantam-weight boxer gets no credit for going against a heavyweigh... | |
| SPEAKERS WITH ARCAM CD AND MCINTOSH6900 INTEGRATED System Audio SA2K (preferably the Master edition with Nordost internal cabling)... | |
| AP Virgo replacement parts - Who? I had a very good experience with replacement parts dealing with SoundQuest just a couple of months ago. Here's the contact info I have:Gabby Amram212-731-0729info@audiophysic.comI noticed that the Audiophysic website lists a different email addre... | |
| High power integrated suggestions please. Let's not forget Balanced Audio Technology BAT VK-300x series of integrateds in that price range. Dynamic sound and stellar reviews... | |
| Opinions on digital interconnect Just for the record, the creator of the D-60 mentioned so frequently above is now designing the Stereovox HDVX and XV2 cables, if that tells you anything. His newer work easily surpasses the D-60, classic that it may be... | |
| B&W 803D vs N802 The D is a necessary requirement - there's no going back. | |
| BAT VK-75SE & VK-51SE break in time Calling Savourdos - We are ready for a follow up now . . . I think it's been over 300 hours . . .I'm expecting a stellar review considering those components are fairly widely acclaimed.Results? Envelope please? | |
| High Speed Ripping Laboratory for EAC one question that has not been addressed yet:for autoloading of cd's check out what is refered to as a 'CD DVD Duplicator' of the 'robotic' type. These can be had for as little as $699 (see below) or up to many thousands:http://www.discmakers.com/... | |
| Shunyata Hydra 8 vs Audio Excel. World Power Wing Just to be fair - the Hydra 8 and the Hydra 6 are very different animals (very different materials used) ... Moreover, why would you ever compare the $1000 Hydra to the $2600 power wing? | |
| S/PDIF Input Software to trap WAV files check out 'IsoBuster' (google it) for ripping those tricky CD's with copy protection - it will show you the audio files separate from the copy protection at which point they can be ripped with no trouble. | |
| CD-R burnout I have Cd's from the mid-80's that are disintregrating. Here are some fun articles:http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment.cfm?id=553612004http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/bronzed.aspAlso a lot of cheap CD-R's have extremely thin protective layers... | |
| What are some of the best 2 channel sound cards? Lynx L22 would be my pick of soundcards:http://www.lynxstudio.com/lynxl22.htmlOf course, all the rage these days seems to be USB-dacs (which more and more manufacturers are releasing). Such dacs bypass any soundcard anyway. | |
| Best HDMI Cable for Video You might find the following review interesting:http://hometheaterhifi.com/volume_12_4/nordost-wyrewizard-hdmi-cable-12-2005-part-1.html |