czarivey

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What is your DESERT ISLAND amp & speaker combo?
ipod ampSennheiser EH350 speakers. 
Sound issues
leave them playing for a week first(may turn off when going to bed or leave them on quiet)that's the only problem i see.other than that i'd take a look onto your mac vu meters and the best way is to have a test dvd-audio source to ensure that the ... 
Can Digital beat our Analog installations?
Even according to Al, I still can only believe that quality of digital reproduction in the mathematical and scientific terms can only "approach" quality of analogue reproduction as close as possible when sampling resolution approaches infinity [ak... 
Long cables from turntable or phono stage
connect turntable to phonostage with 1m long IC cable regardless weather you're using balanced or unbalanced arm wires. that's how all of the sound pickups designed to synergise with the cartridge inductive load and best pickup performance. per-me... 
Buying speakers ten or more years old a good idea?
mine are almost 20 years old. i purchased them $1100 and so far replaced one woofer $450, but it was my fault for cueing needle onto record, but forgetting to mute preamp :-). this plus the age of speaker played the bad part. i'm still a happy cam... 
Digital recordings on Vinyl
per given let's say $5000 on analog vs. digital sources, analogue will very likely win. there are price ranges where found cases vise versa. 
Norah Jones
...and that's exactly what i think in the bellow link:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_arq76QHjA 
Norah Jones
Sounds good, recorded good, looking super good... what else is needed for pop star? Plays OK for freshman music college level and sings a notch better than Madonna.My professional opinion. She's nowhere near of mastering even average classical pia... 
Digital recordings on Vinyl
why avoid? source should not scare you if you're willing to listen to a specific artist or band. overall it only matters not on mastering type but on its quality. 
Downsizing my system from tubes to an integrated
your last choice should be your first. 
No more big power supplies for preamps
What happened are they expired or outsourced to China? 
Cayin 300B integrated amp-popping sound
array of reasons:tube(s) going bad -- swap tubes between channels one by one and see if problem moves to another channel.cap(s) going bad -- visually inspect circuit for any out of shape caps(mostly DC): leaking, bubbling, bending.poor cold solder... 
Can Digital beat our Analog installations?
Cs, I will still love analogue! 
Can Digital beat our Analog installations?
Maybe, but I don't care. 
Affordable DAC for iPhone 5?
First I believe you need docking station with digital out.