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What Does Holographic Sound Like?
Marakanetz: What?!!! 
Repair a Sony SCD 777ES?
The verdict is in. I actually hate Sony and will never buy a product from them again for reasons already stated +. Like Bell, their customer service is "0". Besides, lots of companies with good reputations make products equally as good or better. ... 
Sumo Polaris 310 Current
I concur with Jedinite 24. James Bongiorno's designs are top notch. Mike has rebuilt my G.A.S. Grandson and G.A.S. 500 and they are superb; will go toe to toe with anything, even to today's standards. Bottomless bass, great damping factor huge dyn... 
Repair a Sony SCD 777ES?
Junk it! It needs serious restoration apart from the immediate issue. Not worth the money. 
What Does Holographic Sound Like?
No mystery there. 
In defense of quantum products.
I love it when Elizabeth is the first response. 
What Does Holographic Sound Like?
Anybody here heard of the Bedini Analog Vector Spacial Processor? Unlike Carver's effort, this thing maintains a 3D image while while you walk around the room. I've never listened to one. But I just acquired one. They are very rare but I believe B... 
source for HDF
Thanks for that insight, Vapor1. I'm in the planning stage of building a pair of JBL 4345s. However with 2206s for mid bass and 2441/2390 for horns instead. Bass drivers will be the original 2245s as will the 2405 tweeters. I'll also increase cabi... 
Why does better power = better sound?
Has anyone actually tried hard wiring a good 12 awg chord, bypassing the IEC of an amp or/? just to compare? I haven't seen any feed back regarding this comparison as yet. Maybe a decent shielded computer chord you can pick up for less than 20 bucks? 
Weird sound please help
You simply need to break the acoustic cycle being set up by your cartridge and speakers. They happen to be located just right in relation to the walls and ceiling of the room. 
why performance increase after pause?
I leave all my gear on 24/7. I have extensively experimented with the bias and offset pots of my amps. Another thing I've noticed is (all my amps are class A/B) that when I've checked the bias setting immediately after getting all the gear "cookin... 
Another survey - Best bargain you ever got
Gdush, divorce sales are clearly the best deals. 
Weird sound please help
Just relocating your tt relative to your other gear can stop it. Or get yourself a linn. The old Aristons are probably the most imune tts ever made. 
why performance increase after pause?
Well the verdict is in. The BDP 95 exhibits the same phenomenon, only more pronounced. I now care a little more about it. 
Weird sound please help
Sounds like a feed back problem. Do you have a subsonic filter?