danlib1
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| What power cable better for a cd player I agree with Thorman about the quality of the VD Nite cable. That's what feeds my Exemplar and it's the best of many I've owned.However, the Audience is no slouch my friend. Don't let cable envy ruin your music :) | |
| SACD sounds worse or CD sounds better or ....? Not surprised. I had a Sony SCD-1 with an Electrocompanient ECD-1 Dac. I played SACD directly via the Sony into my Pass pre and Amp, and fed redbook from the SCD-1 to the ECD-1. On MOST material, the ECD-1 presentation was better to me. It can hap... | |
| Bang for Buck Bi-wiried cables... DNM Reson | |
| Single most effective electronic room treatment? I owned the TacT unit, worked with it for months. While it made a difference in all the expected ways, it did slightly inhibit transparency. Some will claim that I must not have set the unit up correctly, or tried to settle for simple setup. In re... | |
| Any reason not choose an Apogee Duet? I owned the Apogee, and it was good. But better was the next DAC I bought- the MHDT Labs Havana. You can't find better for the money in my opinion. | |
| top ten things you learned about HiFi on Agon 1. Great guys here (see Lugnut thread)2. Cool ladies in audio too!3. Implementation is important4. Synergy is everything!5. Cables really matter6. All amps are not the same7. Nelson Pass is cooler than Obama can hope to be8. You really can have vi... | |
| are all amps equal Hell- no 2 amps even sound alike- and power often has little to do with how good they sound anyway. | |
| Monitors for Extreme Near-field listening Highly recommend the Focal XS desktop rig. Love mine. | |
| PC vs MAC laptop as music server Keith, with all respect for your opinion and knowledge, you stated that Mac/iTunes can't compare to EAC and Foobar playback. But you further state that you haven't used a Mac for computer music payback. So, theoretical concerns aside, what is your... | |
| unattached newbie seeks compatible dac Well, non oversampling, oversampling and up-sampling dacs all have their lovers and detractors. I have owned many, and I must say it's all about the design philosophy and execution and how that meshes with your system.Some feel that non-upsampling... | |
| American-made integrated tube amplifiers Cary SLI-80 is a stunner. So is the Manley Stingray. Owned both and a Cayin 88T. No contest- the Cayin did not hang. | |
| PC vs MAC laptop as music server Mac- I tried both. You will not look back. | |
| unattached newbie seeks compatible dac I owned the Apogee, and while good, the Havana was superior to my ears. The Perpetual 3a is good, but frankly in my setup it also fell short of the Havana. There is something MHDT does in the execution of this piece that is unique. Now, in case so... | |
| unattached newbie seeks compatible dac Well, I love my MHDT labs Havana DAC. Relatively inexpensive at $800.00, it's very good. It's not an up or over-sampling DAC, and I use the USB input to drive it with an iMac 24 using non-compressed files ripped and stored in iTunes.Fantastic soun... | |
| 2 out of 3 cats approve Mccormack over Adcom I love cats- I just can't eat a whole one.ALF |