darrylhifi

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"Must-have" SACDs Out There
I dont know if your Sony was bought new or used but for some reason SACD players take an insane amount of time to burn in. After 2-300 hours their were discs I really could not tell much of a difference in from the redbook. Now that Ive had the pl... 
Review: 2004 Acura TL XM/CD/DVD-Audio System
The Acura TL is the Bose of cars.......just kidding I own a TL, Mucho Congrats !! 
Audience Au24 vs. Ridge Street Audio?
Whoa , hold on boys. If I knew nothing about Ridge Street Audio's Poeima's and read the above two posts , I would conclude that the cables only sound good with special speakers and a $100,000 system. The basics on my system are a Classe CDP-10, a ... 
Cables for Hales, Classe, & Wadia
Careful, I like Cardas Cables but the Golden Cross and Golden Reference are completely different cables with some preferring the Golden Cross. 
Audience Au24 vs. Ridge Street Audio?
Strange , becuase I compared the Poeima single ended vs The Poeima XLR and preferred the XLR . Who knows ! Enjoy ! 
Krell/Classe/B&K
Do not live w/o PLII. I downloaded it on my Integra Research, was really doing the download for DTS Discreet , but was quite surprised how good PL II is. PL II is for everyday TV flipping , sports, HBO movies that are not in Dolby digital etc. I w... 
Audience Au24 vs. Ridge Street Audio?
I have the opposite view since I went from the AU 24 to the Poeima's . Both Cables offer fine resolution, I just felt in my system the midrange a little recessed on the AU 24's . It could be a matter of personal taste. Danlib where were you using ... 
Cables for Hales, Classe, & Wadia
I have a Classe 301 , very happy with Ridge Street Poemia,s.Also Stealth PGS is not a bad second choice for an XLR. 
Feelings on Classe CDP 0.3
I own an all Classe system, including the CDP-10. The CDP-10 is downwright incredible , and at a list price of 2K , it kind of got overlooked in 2003. With many fine competitors {at a higher pricetag} and the year 2003 "The year everyone bought a ... 
Time to reflect - why do you post on Audiogon.....
Because A Gon is a great place to hang out. I have learned a great deal through A gon posts and personal experiences , and If I feel I can share something that will help someone, then its time well spent. Also everyone I have spoken with on A gon ... 
Whats is the the best?
Depends on whats driving it brother. Also depends on your mains and surrounds. 
New power for my Nautilus 805's - Integrated Amps?
Classe Cap-151 would be a great match, also heard a Mac integrated with B%W , dont know the model number, sounded real good as well. 
What am I to do about
1/Make sure you do not have any Power cords touching your interconnects or speaker cable.2/Make sure the binding posts on the back of your speakers are not loose. 
sonic signiture of accoustic zen satori
I agree with Mike Singer 
Opinions please on older Sony ES Pre-amps
I owned The Sony TA-1000 ES pre amp for a few years in the late 80's . I dont recall the model having the letter DM in it ? . But my honest opinion is that it will sound horrible.It was made when the word "digital" was just coming into public cons...