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| Review: Wadia 170i Transport Transport I'm not familiar with the Classe, but the two issues are the quality of the clock and its ability to remove jitter and the quality of the DAC, including any upsampling routine. IF the Classe' is performing well with other sources, then you can exp... | |
| Seeking Headphone Reccomendation I prefer the AKG 701s.Of course, you need to think about the latest, like the AKG 701s or the Senn HD800s.Good cans will handle all genres.Dave | |
| Review: Wadia 170i Transport Transport Tdacash said:" I am also using an Onkyo CDP as a transport and it doesn't come close to matching the sound of the Wadia. Very happy with Wadia and would recommend."That's very interesting. If I read you right, then the transport in your computer -... | |
| New Rowland Criterion 2-chassis battery pre Hmm, there seems to be a misunderstanding... | |
| New Rowland Criterion 2-chassis battery pre Huh, I'm not sure what you mean by "after JRDG was sold for chineses". Could you explain. I've visited his shop in Colorado Springs, CO as recently as last fall and Jeff was still there with his assembly crew. His software designer is in Boulder, ... | |
| Jeff Rowland 501s and PC1s I understand what you're saying, but my approach is to eliminate PCs and ICs. I think of them as added to potential distortion rather than being an opportunity to "tune" the system. In keeping with JRDG design philosophy, "keep signal paths short ... | |
| Jeff Rowland 501s and PC1s Clavil said:"I talked to my dealer asking him why he didn't recommend to me to buy the Continuum 500, he said "if some day you want to change your loudspeakers, we have better possibility to tune the system with the diferent power cables precisely... | |
| Playback Designs Firmware Update Yes T_bone, Andreas said it was an install bug and he wrote v. 19 so that it couldn't happen. He, of course, had tested v. 18 quite a bit and was distressed that he'd missed the bug, but was very quick to recover.One neat thing about the MPS-5 is ... | |
| Playback Designs Firmware Update Rtn1, I doubt that Andreas will come on here to clear up our confusion, but I think that the alogrythms do more than filter, but that is one key activity. The upsampling to DSD will get certain noise up into the stratosphere, allowing a number of ... | |
| Playback Designs Firmware Update 02-28-09: Rtn1 asked:"Would someone explain exactly what is firmware, and why does it change the sound? Thanks."T_bone explained what firmware is. In this it changes the sound because the Playback Designs upaamples redbook CDs to DSDs and applies ... | |
| Review: Sumiko Speaker Set Speaker Stltrains, how's the Iron Chef setup going? | |
| Can DC power surges cause fires? 02-19-09: Ngjockey said:"The problem could also be related to a short in the left speaker or speaker cable."That's also what I'm thinking, since it only happens to the left channel with a variety of pieces of equipment.Dave | |
| Rowland Continuum 500, RCA vs. XLR JR is surely right. The question is will you hear a difference in your system. I didn't, BUT I don't regret the balanced ICs. I figure, an ounce of prevention...YMMV. It's system and environment dependent.Dave | |
| Playback designs followup? Interesting response, Dgad.I will say that the Emm line is a top alternative that a prospective Playback Designs buyer should consider. I think they're very close.I've listened closely to Emm, dCS, Ayre and Esoteric, among others, but "there's no ... | |
| Integrated Amp - Looking to replace my amp & pre Ok, why make you work? Here's a Review of the JRDG C-500:Continuum 500 ReviewDave |