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Boy, do I need help
Neil, Thanks for the extra info on your rig. I would like to hear something on your speakers. Have you had the Innersound Stats and how do your now compare?Roger had advised the new preamps had the 15v throughput on the logic servo but had less si... 
Dynamic Headroom
What I do know is that I had once a Luxman R107 receiver. Maybe 55 watts a channel and (back in the day, with my Cerwin vega D9 speakers) the system sounded extradorinarilly good (for the price). I had to investigate further. What I found out was ... 
Firewire DACs?
Timztunz,You have a great looking room, there. I haven't heard all of the USB Dacs, but I have heard many. I have also done extensive research with the USB protocal since, well, the beginning. I fault its inherent limitations, specifically it's tr... 
Anyone solved MF Tri Vista SACD problems?
They didn't help me on my $7,000 kW SACD player (but my dealer did). I won't support that company again--ever. 
Boy, do I need help
Neil, I actually am having thoughts about having the preamp sent back for the ressitors to be added. Your remark about "desensitizing" made me think. The issue with the Coda (Innersound) is "limited input overhead margin (later increased in subseq... 
Boy, do I need help
Neil,Thanks again. I have heard the Esoteric through many other preamps and none distorted. True, Esoteric is cheating a little as I am sure they are exceeding their published output 2v spec, but it sure sounds good. Really good. I did find that t... 
Boy, do I need help
Neil, BTW, my Esotriic does not have a volume control. I adjust volume when it is hooke direct to amps with Rogers Active Crossover. 
Boy, do I need help
Neil, Roger said that the resisters won't effect the sound. I wouldn't want to change anything in the Esoteric. I will give the resisters a try as it will be inexpensive (knowing Roger, he may not even charge though I would gladly pay) and relativ... 
Speakers that disappear
Rrog, I hear ya. I love reading speaker reviews where they say the reviewed pair does this and that...almost like...stats. My buddy has Magico Minis and I had an extensive listening session at my dealer with Dyn C4's (both systems electronics were... 
Speakers that disappear
Stats, baby. Nooo box coloration cause no box. I called the police the other night cause my speakers just disappeared. 
Boy, do I need help
Nsgarch,Spoke with Roger. He said no worries. He had a few options but we agreed on sending preamp back and he will install some resistors on the balanced preamp input. I will ship it to him this weekend. 
Replace VPI TNT rubber belt with nylon thread
I have an SDS. Thanks for the link! 
Replace VPI TNT rubber belt with nylon thread
I have the TNT with the single fly wheel. Should I try replacing just the big band or both? 
Why Do We Use Preamps?
This thread is perfect timing for me. I was having issues with my Esoteric X03 SE into my preamp on certain CD's - I had dismissed it as poor recordings until my $69 Esoteric SACD (disc) sounded BAD, so I investigated. I bypased my preamp and the ... 
Firewire DACs?
But USB is....TERRIBLE. Just listen.