dgarretson
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| Have you heard the latest Merlin VSM-MXe speakers? Maria,There is no problem operating with the SBAM between preamp & amp. I have been doing this for years & like you use a preamp to switch between TT & CDP. Just hook it up & enjoy. | |
| What does Jitter sound like? At its worst, jitter is revealed as a hard, flat, fatiguing glare across the midrange & treble. A low-jitter clock relieves strain and adds suppleness & body. Further reductions in jitter get closer to analog-like treble delicacy, tighter ... | |
| What's the limit for cart upgrade/VPI Scout? Photon, Mark doesn't have a website yet, but you will find contact info under the AA For Sale section, or you can email a request for AC-1 theory & build documents to mark@quidditytech.com. | |
| What's the limit for cart upgrade/VPI Scout? I believe the Project speed box is 16V, which precludes use on a 120V VPI motor. I recently installed Mark Kelly's battery powered Synchrotron AC-1 Drive Controller with a VPI 300RPM motor. It's a killer solution that may equal or surpass an SDS a... | |
| performance vs. resale After years swapping & accumulating equipment, I found that I could modify so-called "Class A" stereo equipment to perform at a much higher level. This has returned me to the original DNA of the hobby in DIY, and has extended the life of all e... | |
| Sony SCD-1 is it the best player for the money? Paul, if you ever want to the improve performance of both DAC & transport sections, consider starting with an Audiocom Superclock 4 upgrade. | |
| Sony SCD-1 is it the best player for the money? However, a well-modified SCD-1 approaches current SOTA in both RBCD & SACD. | |
| Best alternative CDs of 2007 You picked some of my '07 favorites including P.J.Harvey, Wilco, Iron & Wine, Arcade Fire, Panda Bear, and Radiohead.Also tops were Shearwater "Palo Santo," Grizzley Bear "Friend"(which includes a great cover by Band of Horses), Nels Cline Sin... | |
| Top ten tube preamps jtimothya,I have not auditioned the Ref 3, but the MP-1 is a transparent, resolving, and dynamic preamp that surpasses my BAT P10 phono stage & gets very close to the music. | |
| External DAC for Sony SCD-777ES Dcaudio,A new power cord is nice, but if you want to take the unit much further, the next step after the SC4 would be to replace the stock 4-pin rectifier bridges on the Power Board with discrete Schottky diodes. If you don't have the capability y... | |
| External DAC for Sony SCD-777ES I have an SCD-1 (balanced version of 777ES) with SC4 and many other mods, which I have compared directly to my stock Theta Gen Va DAC throughout the development process. RBCD on the SCD-1 surpassed the Gen Va at an early stage in the mod process. ... | |
| Wilco on Austin City Limits I have Nels Cline Singers "Draw Breath", "Destroy all Nels Cline", and "Downpour(Live)." They are all fine, with melodic lyrical playing that is recognizably Wilco and evocative of Allmans "Eat a Peach," side-by-side with wild compositions more fr... | |
| Raven owners - how's your mid-range? What platform are you using underneath? Some decoupling can be important with an unsprung TT. A Raven owner turned me on to the Promethean-style platform that I use under my mass-loaded TT. The spring platform adds resolution to the treble while r... | |
| VPI Super Platter A little creative destruction should remove that ball. I would drill a hole through the ball and drive in a stud remover. Or thread the hole in the ball and insert a grade 8 bolt, which could be extracted together with the ball by using a puller. ... | |
| RAM modified Esoteric P70/D70 Review Nice review. Though it is hard to believe that small changes can make repeated "100% improvements" in a system, I know what you mean. As you approach finishing an audio system, the sonic window is cleaned up to the point that even tiny smudges are... |