david99

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Should I pay a lot for a DAC?
Art di/o with Bolder mods or better yet,Mensa mods. 
Where do you find new music?
Try www.cduniverse.com they let you listen to samples of every song on a CD,unlike amazon.Lots of reviews etc.alsoBut for buying CD's and a few SACD's try www.yourmusic.com $5.99/shipped!!I buy all my CD's there now.I 'usually' go for remasters on... 
Do you remember your first cd?
Milli Vanilli.. I didnt get into digital until the late 80's and I guess I got off to a bad start :~) 
Good Quality Led Zepplin CD's do they even exist?
The new remasters by Jimmy page and George Marino, produced at Sterling Sound with the original master tapes, sound very good.Not quite as good a Zep vinyl Japanese import, but still very good.At least the three I own.1,4 and Houses Of The Holy. 
Latest NiN SACD release:Downward Spiral
I had this on vinyl.It was one of the best sounding recordings I had.Even better than many of the 'audiophile'pressings I had.I have never heard the redbook or SACD so I guess Im no help here.... 
Speltz Anti Cables
Druben-Im think you're going to have to spend some time and a couple bucks to get the optimal performance of the anti-cables. I think audiogoN member 'eagle' has (from all I've read) an optimal anti-cable istallation.He has a couple pics in this t... 
Speltz Anti Cables
Drubin-Its been reported they need no break in.I've also read, they sound better after a few hours..who knows.I would experiment with set-up based upon the information above. 
Speltz Anti Cables
Gosh,what did I do? I just want to get the best performance out of these cables.Am I the only one reading the above posts and other anti-cable threads?? Why buy 'anything'if you arent willing to put in some time to get the most out of a product??T... 
Speltz Anti Cables
I have yet to install my anti-cables.Just lazy I guess.When I do,Im going to run them just above my baseboard using 3-4" long hooks screwed into the wall.Through the hooks, the cables will be surrounded with a short length of clear tubing.The tubi... 
What is the best tube integrated amp?
Does anyone know if the Cayin TA-30 has a output so a remote volume tubed preamp can be run with it?I'm interested in trying out the Cayin,but I cant live without a remote. 
Speaker cable connections for vintage gear
Yes,but they hammer you with shipping for low weight products.Ask them to send Postal instead of U.P.S.If you dont ask its automatic U.P.S.Postal is much cheaper for the light stuff.  
Which Krell to hunt down on the used market?
KSA-250,might need a tune up,maybe not. 
Anyone use a Ringmat on a TT
I'd like to add also.I had so much material left over I could have made 4 Ringmats for  
Anyone use a Ringmat on a TT
Sean wrote "no fancy packaging"Sean-The packaging costs more to make than the ringmat!..You should see it! Thick,high gloss paper folder with sleeves.Vibrant colors,cool designs on it.Lots of inserts and included in one folder,the Ringmat!I bought... 
Help with AC noise please
Wow,that stinks.I had the buffer in as you did.My buffer is long gone now but I wouldnt get another one.I have a tubed SACD player now, so I doubt I would get any benefit from one.It made my old Sony SACD player sound better in some aspects though.