davetroy

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Will high price HDMI cable makes a difference?
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Will high price HDMI cable makes a difference?
Are you kidding me? To argue there is no difference is naive or foolish? Isn't the opposite true? To argue there is a difference when there's no real proof or evidence is naive and foolish. The argument that some people are incapable of perceiving... 
Will high price HDMI cable makes a difference?
The HDMI cable that came with my Panasonic DVD player went dead in less than a year. Other than that, the picture was excellent. As for the connection from my TV player (Sony HD) to the Direct TV box, I returned my $120 Monster HDMI cable after I ... 
Do power cords really matter?
Aintitgr8: "Interesting question with the normal two sides of opinions with the responses. On the one side you have the "does not make a difference" who has given it the hours of listening and has determined that there is little to no difference. ... 
Passive preamps: What are the relevant numbers?
Well, my wife and I just finished the Bolero Test as described by Arthur Salvatore at high-endaudio.com. Basically, we played Ravel's Bolero directly from the Rotel CD player to the Amp and bypassed the integrated amp completely. Our findings play... 
Passive preamps: What are the relevant numbers?
"As long as your CD player has an output level that is close to the industry stardard (or above it), at 2 volts, you should be fine."Bob, that's the part that confuses me. According to the specs for the Rotel 1072, the output impedance is 100 ohms... 
Vandersteen 2ces, McCormack 0.5 and which pre-amp
Thanks for your responses. As I said, I'm using a Rotel integrated as a pre-amp for the 0.5. Which do you think should be the next move: send the amp to McCormack for an upgrade or buy a pre-amp? For now, at least, it would have to be one or the o...