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| Cary Audio DAC 200 ts Opinions I really enjoy it. I use it with an Auralic Altair as the streamer. I tried it because of the tube output. I’ve always hard a hard time with DACs. They sold plasticky or candy coated. So I’ve always resorted to tube CD players for satisfaction. A... | |
| DAC choices -- help me cross the line Give a Cary DAC-200-TS a try. Use a good digital cable. This DAC will reward you for it.The analog output is tube or straight out. Powerful and dynamic. It has a volume control so you could go straight to an amp. | |
| What CD cleaner to use? I've tried a few of the products mentioned above. Some disc showed a haze a few years after treatment.I've had fantastic results with AudioTop Digital. Clean the disc twice for better results.Careful if you have pen'd the edges. This will remove p... | |
| Any good pointers for room treatments with maggies Now to produce a more solid 3d image and improve the soundstage.This product addresses the top corner issues without sucking the life out of the system like those soft pillows.Start with the corners behind the speakers. Then again in every corner.... | |
| CD Treatment Nope. I have the same disc with and without. It's obvious. | |
| CD Treatment I have clearly demonstrated the sonic effects of this to others in my listening room.1) User a cleaner to remove the film. AudioTop is expensive but works really well. Clean the disk twice.2) Use a black permanent marker on the edge. Black blocks ... | |
| Buy Decision Audioquest vs. Audience Forgetting the technology. Audience cables never fail to make music. Your hardware will change over time. Don't use cables as tone controls. Go for neutrality and musicality. | |
| What CD cleaner to use? Check out this animation. It will explain it to you.http://audiobuff.zoovy.com/category/_product_info.aud101 | |
| Good speaker match 4 Rotel/Rega gear &small room? Try the Von Schweikert VR-1. Full bodied, yet detailed. They also sound great played through receivers such as the Rotel. They are never offensive or too bright.Enough bass to allow your prog rock to sound satisfying without the use of a subwoofer. | |
| Who makes good quality bananas ? Cool. I was just wondering. Sometimes people care more about the connectors that the wire. If the wire was inexpensive the comprssion bananas from Parts Express and Cardas work very well and are not expensive. Music Direct has the Cardas compressi... | |
| Who makes good quality bananas ? Try the Cardas also. But if you can use spades, forget about bananas unless this is for a jumper.Check out Parts Express for heat shrink, they have compression bananas also. What is the speaker wire you're using? The brand of banana may become a n... | |
| Help need to chose DAC I agree with the Audio Note. But if you don't want a tube DAC, try the Birdland DAC. Very smooth, detailed in a non-digital way. This is a musical DAC. | |
| Digital direction I wouldn't go external DAC under $1000, but if you decide to, look at a Birdland Audio Odean with volumn control.but if you're in this price range and want a killer one piece player. Try a used BAT D5. It's so not digital. You'll be able to play e... | |
| SS preamp to replace BAT VK3i w/ht bypass If you like the BAT house sound, go BAT again. Another way to go is the Bel Canto Pre-1. I doesn't seem to have much sound of it's own. It is more transparent and neutral than the 3i. Of course you'll lose the bloom that the 3i is known for. It is... | |
| What does "Sounds too Hifi" mean??? HiFi has been a good thing. It is what all audio components aspire to. Quality of components has been rated as budget, mid-fi and hi-fi (high fidelity). Hi-Fi is what audiophiles would purchase because this is the equipment striving to be the best... |