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| New Audiomeca Mephisto 2 X cd player Hi Snook, Maybe this will provide you with some insight:http://www.tnt-audio.com/sorgenti/enkianthus e.htmlI just recently purchased the Obsession II w/ the Enkianthus XII dac. I am running everything full balanced. Really great sounding. I can ho... | |
| Where R U????? Newtown Connecticut, with 140 acres of cow farm on two sides of my property. Sometimes you can really smell the "dairy air". | |
| PayPal Question. I am presently at my 11th PayPal transaction. I have not had one bad experience. I will make a couple of suggestions to you folks regarding usage. I set up a statement savings account with my local bank. I had an ATM/Visa attached to the account. ... | |
| Cement to fill speaker stands? BTW padames, if you visit a local diving/scuba shop, you'll find coated lead shot that is sometimes used for ballast bags. In most cases the shot is coated with a substance like copper or even a light wax to reduce toxicity. Usually more expensive... | |
| Cement to fill speaker stands? Use Caution padames, some cement mixes contain lime. If used in a metal stand you actually create a corrosive action, especially in high humidity conditions. In a wood stand the lime content will actally draw the natural oils from the wood and ove... | |
| Solar Powered Stereo? Thanks TWL, you've provided us with a tremendous amount of info. And your right, I have not seen too many people responding to this thread either. It's refreshing to see someone thinking outside of the box. Obviously, it is much easier to deal wit... | |
| Solar Powered Stereo? TWL, I just took a look at your system. The combination of gear, those wonderful 16' ceilings and the acoustic room treatments must make for an overall sonic performance that must be incredible. I also have a ceiling height of close to 15' and I f... | |
| Solar Powered Stereo? Thanks again TWL. Now when can you do the install? Connecticut can be lovely this time of year....I think the methods you've used are by far, the most logical.I feel like I'm trying to compensate for something that shouldn't be there in the first ... | |
| Solar Powered Stereo? Thank you TWL. When I initially discussed it with Davehrab, I thought it made perfect sense. Are you using any additional power "purification" components, whether they be active or passive, and is there a specific type of inverter designed to work... | |
| Plinius 8200 MkII -- best integrated ss amp? The passion is amazing. Resolution out the ying yang. I wish I can give you a Plinius/YBA a-b, but I can't. And if anyone considers the YBA "thin", it's only because Yves has taken out the "fat". | |
| Audiogon Annual Convention Planning and Financing Tok? Isn't that the ground floor introduction to "high end audio"? I just looked at your 2 channel system. Planning and financing does not seem to have been a concern up until this point! On a more serious note, you're el co... | |
| Digital Stylus Force Gauge: Which One?? Alexc, I am also in sdcampbell's camp. We, at one time, tested the accuracy of the Shure vs: the Winds. The Shure was SPOT ON!And once again, if you really intend to acheive accuracy based on the numbers, either of the aforementioned tools will wo... | |
| Where can I get educated about cables? Subcoolman, I found some interesting and informative information on the LAT website. It was really the first exposure I had to the "inside" of the cable manufacturing industry. I believe the section is called "Cable Hype". Lou (the owner) of LAT u... | |
| Should I keep my JBL 150A's? Sempaul, Tough to give them up, isn't it? I own a pair of JBL L112s. I purchased them new in 1981. To this day, anytime I hook those speakers up and play them, I just sit there with my mouth hanging open. It is unreal how good those speakers sound... | |
| What Instrument do You Play? I'm also floating in Warren's boat. I began taking formal keyboard instruction at age 11. After 7 years of scales, arpeggios and chord progressions taught to me by a then 71 year old classically trained woman, (who could bring tears to your eyes w... |