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Marantz HD CD-1 Good News Bad News
@tweak1 ,  I guess the thing that has been keeping me from from trying one out is the slot drive. While it’s been a while, I did have issues with both a home and auto CD player doing bad things to my disks. JD  
Marantz HD CD-1 Good News Bad News
@tweak1 , I’ve been following your thread, cause I’m about to need a new transport. I have an Oppo and a professional Sony deck from the mid nineties and the Sony sounds hands down so much better than the Oppo, but a couple of months ago, I press... 
Describe your preference in a single sentence
Intimate, Trio, Quartet, or Quintet.  
Is High End Audio catchin' up with you all?
Damnit @yogiboy,  I just spit my coffee all over the table! lol JD  
Auto-Tune, Snake Oil, Fuses, Cables, Room Correction, Best DAC, Measurements & Tekton
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Which DAC in the chain is playing?
@hleeid , I have a Hegel H390 and a Pontus ll. If you put the Pontus in a “Dac-Loop” everything will bypass the Hegel’s dac and only use the Pontus ll.  Check out the Hegel manual.    All the best. JD  
2 vs 8 tubes in preamp, sound difference?
My ARC SP9 mkll has two tubes in it. One for the preamp and one for the phono section. It was my daily driver until recently, but now maybe once a week. All the best. JD  
How much “suspension of disbelief do you need?”
OP, Unless your listening room is at least 50’ wide and deep, you will never correctly hear an orchestra.  The math alone gives me a headache.  Right now I’m listening to Wayne Shorter, Piano, bass and drums. I can reach out and touch the bass, b... 
What are your favorite "HOT" songs?
T Rex - Hot Love Katy Perry - Hot N Cold The Commodores - To Hot To Trot Billy Idol - Hot In The City Loverboy- Hot Girls In Love  
Underpowered?
If you go with  subs, you will need an active crossover or DSP to roll the lows off your 702’s. Then the Mac will have more than enough power! I still have an ancient audio research crossover for such needs. All the best. JD  
Is this stylus worn out?
Another one for cleaning your stylus.  It only takes a couple of minutes and cleaning it should be part of your maintenance schedule. How often depends on usage, time and environment. All the best. JD  
Bigger and Better: Integrated Amplifiers
I switched my car insurance from Geico to GEHA. Does that count??  
聖HIJIRI Users thread
@grannyring , Thanks for the reply. I’ll try to give Gusalt Audio a call this week. JD  
聖HIJIRI Users thread
@lalitk , Never mind, Agon sent me a message saying I was mentioned and sent the to that post only. I just found a bunch of posts. Thanks again. JD  
聖HIJIRI Users thread
@lalitk, Thanks for your reply. So who is Colin and where do I find him? Thanks again. JD