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| The plight of SACD.... Sony is a mass market company and as such I doubt they want to support a niche market. The mass market probably won't adopt SACD because getting the most from each recording is not what they want and the high end market seems ambivalent about SACD... | |
| Passive Preamp - What makes it work? The FT Audio LW-1 is an excellent passive preamp. I'm using it with a Pass Aleph 30 amp and Kimber Silver Streak ICs. The sound is alive and the soundstage is 3 dimensional. Awesome clarity and warm sound. With passives, the right combination can ... | |
| Trying to improve two channel - direct or preamp? I agree on the passive route. The volume controls on CDPs are generally of lesser quality. Instead, route the signal through a passive preamp to regulate the volume control. But with passive preamps you have to be careful about component matching.... | |
| Slight hum from left speaker -- Help appreciated I tried it all. I floated the ground, exchanged the right and left speaker wires (the hum moved to the right speaker), changed right and left amp-preamp interconnects (no change), and moved wires and interconnects around. Nothing solved the proble... | |
| Slight hum from left speaker -- Help appreciated Uh, excuse my ignorance, but how does one "float the ground"? (Thanks for the useful tips!) | |
| Great Small Speakers w/ high WAF? Soliloquy 5.0 with stands! | |
| XLR vs RCA I was using the balanced outputsof my Electrocompaniet EMC-1 into the balanced inputs of my integrated amp (a non-fully balanced design) and it was an improvement over the use of RCA connections. Then I switched to a different preamp (passive) wit... | |
| Any experience with the Pass Labs Aleph 5??? My Aleph 30 is breaking in right now. My understanding is that this amp is the SS amp for tubophiles because of its musicality, but Phild what your saying is different. What hybrid amps have you liked? The Aleph 30 is a nice step up for me, even w... | |
| Headphone amps HD what are the choices? Corda Headamp. | |
| Any experience with the Pass Labs Aleph 5??? I just order the Volksamp (Pass) Aleph 30 amplifer which is the updated version of the Aleph 5. The ergonomics are much nicer and there is supposedly some improvement in sound. The Aleph amps are of course no longer produced. You can buy the Volks... | |
| high-end vs. ultra high-end amplifiers I think some amps appeal to your own ears and others don't. But I also read a review recently of the Aleph 30 amplifier in which they noted that some designers design for specs while others design for music (musicality?). This could be the case. | |
| Cary CD 306/200; what else? Don't discount the Cary 308 players (tubed and non-tubed). Several folks have commented that they are not quite up to par with the 306/200, but for the price come very close. I second the EMC-1 recommendation. | |
| Audio Research CD3 vs Electrocompaniet EMC 1 I would suggest it's splitting hairs and only your ears can tell you which one you prefer, though my guess would be that if you heard one and never heard the other one you would be perfectly happy with your selection. I have the 24/196 EMC-1 and I... | |
| Sam loves the McIntosh MCD205. Do You? I had the MCD205 in my system for about a month. I let it burn in and then used it extensively. I wanted to really like it because I appreciate the convenience of changers and I have a Mcintosh integrated amp. Although the changing mechanism seems... | |
| No computer?? Don't forget that even though your web site is rich with information, some people, including myself, still like the tangible feel of paper-based literature. I can read it in bed, get a better feel for the look of a product or just touch and dream.... |