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| Upsampling disadvantges, mutliplying the mistakes?? I agree w/the group. Please audition several player w/different dac's. I prefer burr-brown dac's over pcm or Sigma/Delta devices. (burr-brown - resolution audio, Old Theta, adcom,wadia, etc..) | |
| Which SACD should I buy? Thanks Extremephono,Have you had a chance to compare the Phillips and the Sony, for just the SACD section? | |
| Why a line preamp? I've heard the McCormick preamp, it did not sound good in my system. I like a buffered pre-amp. See the Pass Labs website. You can make your own | |
| Anyone under 30? No, 32. I fell in love with Thiel 2.2's audio reasearch equipment when I was 23(could not afford it then). Now I own Thiel 2.3's, Pass Lab x-150, x-2, harm-tech cables, wadia 830. | |
| FM Tuners Get an inexpensive tuner and the best antenna money can buy. | |
| Tubes Tubes Tubes... There is an archive article in sterophile mag, that explains the details if your interested | |
| Recommended female vocalists? Diana Krall, Patricia Barber | |
| Cables that make no sense... Harm Tech ProSilway and Pro-9 GreatSiltech $10k way too expensive | |
| Sony SCD-1 balanced or unbalanced? I like balanced. Pass labs x-1 preamp. | |
| "Fast sounding tube amp" with plenty of power? any? Try a SS amp. Pass Labs with a tube preamp or the pass labs' x-1. I own a pair or 2.3's. With the x-1, you get 90% of the magic of tubes, with-out having to own tubes. | |
| Integrateds-Krell or Plinius? The Plinius, is much better sounding. | |
| Great cd players that can connect directly to a power amp? Pass Labs DAC1 & cd w/digital outs | |
| Which support for underneath CD player? Official Hockey Pucks for a buck. | |
| Suggestions for making SILVER work in system? Hello,Remember, the Pro Silway is a hybrid cable silver and cooper. I have Pro Silway II balance interconnect and Pro-9 speaker cable. Both required 300 hrs of burn in. If this does not work try the Truth-Link. | |
| What's the Least You Could Live With? I have to agree with Rbirke, Grado SR-60's and an inexpensive portable cd player. |