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| help with absolute phase Harv: I use the Mapleshade digital cable, however it is the standard (whatever that is) phase version. I wonder if we are all talking about the same thing as when I invert the phase on the Bel Canto it makes a very noticeable difference in the sou... | |
| Audio Refinement cd vs. MF A3 cd I'll second adding the Bel Canto (which is what I did, though to a CAL Icon MKII). I owned the AR player for a short while and have auditioned the MF twice in the same system (the owner moved on to a Meridien player). The CAL/Canto combo sounds mo... | |
| help with absolute phase The Bel Canto DAC also has an absolute phase switch that governs the analog outputs. The posts here have cleared up the confusion that I was having with this switch, specificaly on much of the classical music that we play. | |
| Access/Use Restrictions-Listening Room Angela: I went to the market and the price of rib-eyes was at a whopping $9/LB. I regrouped and made a nice repast of buttermilk biscuits with white sauce and chipped beef. This was followed by buckwheat pancakes the following night and a whole ro... | |
| Sony 9000 ES SACD output stage cold There is a new review at Audioreview.com in which the owner has had two different units (from his dealer) with varying DVD picture quality. It could be a QC problem with the SACD. I have read different takes on the standard CD playback quality of ... | |
| Access/Use Restrictions-Listening Room Yesterday we had a sonic boom in LA. At the same time that I heard the boom, I also heard a clunk from the stereo cabinet (the DAC had toppled from its cone points and landed a sixteenth of an inch from a digital microwire that I recently purchase... | |
| Coping in an Age of Uncertainty Jsbail: If I were interested in, or needed a DVD player (because I already have a DAC that I like the sound of) picking up the 9000ES would be a no brainer. If I were in the market for both playbacks - DVD/CD-w-DAC - (SACD would just be the icing ... | |
| Could use a little help with Sorbothane The flat side goes up up (to the component) per some web instruction that I recently read. The site didn't mention using the pods as footers for under a shelf and I would assume that they should be reversed in this situation. Try it both ways thou... | |
| Coping in an Age of Uncertainty I am stunned at the response to Kelly's thread. I had dumbly thought that I was one of the few still stewing on this issue. Of interst to my situation are the posts that say use the 9000ES as a transport -w- an external DAC (to boost standard CD p... | |
| Shelf Material - Neuance Thanks Sam: I need to hone my search skills. Looks like US customers can deal direct, which is always nice. | |
| How hot is hot? I would equate each 300B tube in my amp (not a Cary) to the heat of a 40 watt light bulb when running at moderate levels. The small signal tubes seem to run even hotter and there is less surface area. I have owned other push pull amps in the past ... | |
| Shelf Material - Neuance Sam: What is the price range for Symposium? Neuance is around $150.00 per shelf. | |
| Where do you guys buy replacement tubes? Hello again:I would like to add another source that I used recently for Svetlana 300B tubes which is (http://conusaudio.com). The tubes are specially selected stock (not branded for export) that the dealer received directly from Svetlana and they ... | |
| Where do you guys buy replacement tubes? I would like to add that the order that I placed with ATSI went smoothly and that the tubes were well packed and promptly shipped (they sound good too). I also made an Ebay purchase from a dealer (user name Roytang) that is new to Ebay and as of t... | |
| Will tubes rock? Given the room dimensions (though it's pretty square which can be a big problem) you could feasibly rock with a little 2A3 3 watt/channel amp if you paired it with efficient speakers. Most any linear (as neutral as you like it) push/pull amp would... |