chayro
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| Laid back DAC under $800? I think above you said you had an equalizer? If you want a simple way to use it, try boosting each individual frequency until the objectionable tone pops out at you. You'll know it when you hear it. Then leave the rest flat and cut back a drop o... | |
| Cashing In My OPPO Chips I am not very big on tweaks, but before you sell the Oppo, try placing a Vibrapod under each foot. I think I used a Vibrapod 3. It made a very large improvement in the overall tonality of the Oppo. Much fuller and more harmonically complete. I... | |
| Harbeth Super HL5 plus Break-in In my experience, the Skylan stands made the SHL5s sound dull. I tried putting some hard interfaces on the stands, casino chips as I recall, which improved the sound, but I eventually went to an Epos open-frame metal stand, which was far better. S... | |
| How too clean top/sides of black metal on McIntosh units Residual Oil Remover. ROR for short. Made for camera lenses but works on anything I've ever tried it on, although I haven't tried it on painted surfaces. | |
| The very best sound: Direct to Disc I'm glad someone remembered Umbrella. The recordings with the Toronto Chamber Orchestra are some of the best recordings I've heard, from both a sonic and musical perspective. | |
| Your first “high end” system DCM Time Windows, AGI preamp, Marshall Leach amplifier, Technics 1200 tt with Denon 103d MC cart. Also had a Teac reel to reel with Dolby, but I can't remember the model number. It was a nice system. Don't know exactly when I had it because I ca... | |
| Phono Stage for a VPI Prime Scout Well, you did a smart thing. Start modestly and establish a baseline for your ears so you can better judge things going forward. I do remember when I had my tube box, changing the tubes to Black Sables from Tube Depot made a substantial improvem... | |
| Phono Stage for a VPI Prime Scout I would suggest a different approach. Since you are just stepping into the water, I think you might consider purchasing something like a Pro-ject Tube Box2 for $400 and listen to it for a year or so to get a better handle on analog in general. T... | |
| Anyway to use the DAC in an integrated cd player with an outboard transport? I have never heard of anybody ever modifying a unit to add a digital input to a unit that didn't have one. I guess anything can be done, but my guess is that it is not cost effective. Maybe you can just live without hearing the last tracks on so... | |
| Anyway to use the DAC in an integrated cd player with an outboard transport? If the player has a digital input, purchase a stand-alone transport like the Cambridge CXC and a digital cable - plug the output of the transport to the digital input of the CD player and it should work. That’s it. BTW, CXC transports are availabl... | |
| Rogue Audio Sphinx V3 Can't speak about Rogue, but if you're looking for a system improvement,, when I owned the Tube Box it improved significantly by replacing the tubes with Black Sable offered by Tube Depot. Worth a try if you haven't replaced them yet. | |
| CD Transports The Audiolab did get a great online review. I picked up one of the CXCs on Ebay for about $300. I see the have the new V2s for $350. I think the Audiolab is $550. Unless you compare back to back you can never know which is better, but if you'r... | |
| Monitors and speaker stamds? I have found that different speakers sounded best with different mounting methods. My Harbeths hated being secured tightly to the stands and worked best on spikes or some other hard interface, while my Operas functioned best when secured tightly ... | |
| Why no interest in reel to reel if you're looking for the ultimate sound? From what I have seen, the prices range from $300-$600 per tape. That alone will keep the number of audiophiles to a minimum. Additionally, tapes take up a lot of room, which is a huge consideration for some. At one of the shows, Peter Qvortrup fr... | |
| Better amp or better tubes? From your post, it seems that you have decided that the tubes and/or the amp is what is causing your desire to upgrade. I think you should look at your whole system. I recall once going into a dealer absolutely convinced that I needed a better o... |