coolhand
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| balanced connection, better than single ended? Indeed what you have read is correct.There is largely no benefit to be gained from using short balanced runs in a typical hi-fi system, particularly when most, if not all of the equipment is TRULY balanced end to end in its internal design, which ... | |
| Review: Zu Druid Mk IV 2008 Speaker Hahahah.... behave myself, not in your right mind I won't...;-) I shall exercise my rights to freedom of speech & express my honest opinions based on personal experiences, hoping that others continue to do likewise.FYI: The current AN/E and th... | |
| Review: Zu Druid Mk IV 2008 Speaker Glad to hear that you've found the 2008's to sound marvy Paul.... the earlier model which I listened to at length sounded impressively, to re-pharase your own words, shouty, shrill & like most single-driver, HE speakers (under a certain price-... | |
| Rega Saturn no longer reads CD's I've not experienced a single issue since having the transport and ribbon cable replaced, which is getting close to twelve months ago.I think Rega quietly resolved any niggling issues sometime back. | |
| Who has found happiness giving up cd player? If you can get a full priced trade on your X-03, perhaps you should consider an Esoteric SA-50, which would liberate ALL possible options, spdif,usb & word sync inputs... CD & SA-CD transport.Problem solved ;-) | |
| Rega Saturn no longer reads CD's Glad to hopefully be of help !I employed a few relatively simply, yet incredibly effective 'devices' to the Saturn which cumulatively resulted in truly phenomenal improvement to the already excellent machine.Other than the Terra Firma 'enhancement... | |
| Rega Saturn no longer reads CD's I did experience a similar issue with my Rega, the problem was apparently associated to the ribbon cable connector to the laser, although it had been opened several times for various 'enhancements' which quite possibly contributed to the inability... | |
| If money were no object, what would be in your rig Platinum Signature teleportation tweak... ...worked for Capt'n Kirk ;-)"Beam me up Scotty, there's no intelligent life down here" | |
| SET Preamps Perhaps you meant to enquire of Directly Heated Triode preamps, a less common kettle of particularly tasty fish...? | |
| M2Tech HiFace - using it? Like it? Indeed it's a cracker and sounds rather brilliant when used with Pure Music & iTunes on the MacPro, the most recent release below is 100% cooking on my rig !http://www.channld.com/pure-music4.htmlAlso, in case you have missed these:http://www.... | |
| Cd transport isolation FWIW, after trying countless variations over the years, including some mentioned above, I have finally found extreme satisfaction with the following combo under my digital sources, (configured as the text is viewed)-Front End Device-Boston Audio t... | |
| Sumptuous, lush, rich, liquid golden midrange amp? 845 SET without any reservation !Consonance make a very sweet sounding pair of 845 mono blocks within your price limit, also check DeHavilland.Based on your description of aural fancy I would concur with Ralph & believe that you NEED to hear a... | |
| Droplet Cd player - tweaks, mods or upgrades? Google: VSE Terra Firma... best bang for buck upgrade you can do to your player | |
| when are you done comparing IC's How about 'borrowing' a half dozen at a time from The Cable Company which will all be well burnt in and gives you the choice of a cross section of the market at YOUR price point.That should save loads of time and you should be able to arrive at a ... | |
| Ayre CX7-E vs Rega Saturn; your thoughts please Not precisely what you asked but essentially very similar.....With redbook the (VSE/Custom Analogue) Uber Clocked Saturn simply sounds musical compared to the stock Ayre CX5-E which sounds clockwork.Not even the slightest competition without consi... |