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Pure Note Cerulean
I have tried these cables and I could not agree more with Sonic genius. If you like detail, instrumentals, beautiful voices these cables are fantastic. The most impressive thing to me was the improvement of the bass. I had never had this effect wi... 
Have you ever deceived your wife-audio purchase
I think we need to get a "tax" credit to stay married AND buy stereo equipment. We help the economy and raise great kids. I think we need to get a lobbiest working on our behalf. 
Have you ever deceived your wife-audio purchase
Divorce is a lot more expensive than stereo equipment. 
Rowland amps
Macrojack, I assume you are very happy with the M201s? 
Power Conditioner Helpful?
I added Audio Magic power conditioners to my system and could not be happier. I think they are a great product and well worth the extra money. 
Digital cables for DAC
My budget is $200 to $400 for the cable. What is the cost of a Nirvana DC-110?It lloks like the Omega Mikro is out of my price range. Any other suggestions?Sounds like I should at least try the Sonicwave glass Toslink since it is only $29. I will ... 
Birdland DAC
Tom, I want to thank you for the time you took to give such a detailed response with excellent information. It is very much appreciated. I have a Meridain 588 CD player but I want to use the DAC for my CAL CL-10 multi disk player. I find that I us... 
Birdland DAC
Wow. So far very impressive. Tom, what types of music do you listen to? 
Bryston 4B-ST, Magnepan 1.6QR, suggest a preamp.
I have a the same amp with a Bryston BP-25 preamp. I have had this for some time. It is nice but I have to agree with the tubies that the solid state amp with a tube preamp takes the edge off the digital sound. It also improves the analog stuff wi... 
DAC for Cal Audio Labs CL-10
What about the EVS Millennium? I see they sell for about $350. 
DAC for Cal Audio Labs CL-10
Well I got excited until I started to rsearch the price of the Classe DAC-1. Looks like it will run $850 to $950. Not too much considering everything else I've bought so let's open this up a little. What is the best DAC under $1000? What is the be... 
Best amp for B&W 802 speakers
Thank you for the info to start Kchahoc and Brianmgrarcom. I will start auditioning your suggestions. 
Tweater hiss
I installed the Audio Magic power conditioner and this reduced the hiss. Also greatly improved the sonic clearity of the music. I will wait to hear from Bryston on the amount of hiss that is normal. Thanks for your help. 
Tweater hiss
I listend again last night and the hiss can be heard about one foot away but not more than that. The volume increase is minimal when the volume is increased on the preamp. My guess is it coming from the amp. I will put on the power conditioner and... 
Tweater hiss
Kr4 that is exactly what I thought. I was expecting that once I disconected the preamp, the hiss would go away since it increased when I turnded the volume up. I have a Audio Matrix power conditioner coming on Friday so maybe this will help. I am ...