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Integrated amp with JMlab Cobalts?
I recently got Simaudio Moon i-5, it has configurable home theater throughput, 110Wpc/4 Ohm, and I liked its fast, open, transparent sound more then of Classe, YBA Integre, Primare... (YBA Passion might be another story, but for its price...) Also... 
How does power cord affect a digital frontend?
Ok, it's clear that if a design of the power supply is flawed, it may be easely affected by anything. But what about manufacturers that are proud about their power supply design, such as MF, Simaudio, and others? It seems that under normal circums... 
Transformers: Auto- vs. Isolating
Any more details, please! 
Amplifier for Dynaudio Contour 1.3 mkII: Unison?
I decided for Moon i-5 over Primare, Unico and Classe... 
I'm so confused....
I recently was doing my first upgrade, getting new amp and speakers... In regards to the source I made quite comprehensive searches in forums and reviews, and got that CD players are generally divided into two groups with a border in around $2000.... 
Medieval-style music
BTW, what about contemporary music based on medieval? Any good findings? 
Medieval-style music
Thanks for the responses! It looks as a quite comprehensive list now... 
Physical explanation of amp's break in?
Eldartford, I meant a difference between even very good mass-market product and hi-end. Among TVs I would think about Pioneer in this group, but not Sony. It's not just a matter of "better quality-higher price", it's matter of different markets: I... 
IC for Moon/Revel
Both dealer and Cable Company recommended van den hul. Any opinions? 
Physical explanation of amp's break in?
Eldar, you're right about the role of Taguchi approach in industry in general, but what should be taken into consideration, is that markets for Sony TVs and hi-end audio are quite different, and so different their consumer's demands. Unlike Best B... 
IC for Moon/Revel
Thanks Warren, it isn't really a problem, but a 'wish for improvement' :). I saw too many opinions that NAD c541i is not that bad, and to get a *significant* improvement means to get into $2K range - it is planned, but not for this year. Speakers ... 
CDP"s with digital input ?
AFAIK, Moon Eclipse has a digital in... 
Has audiophilia changed your music taste?
Not a change... - may be development. First, I was have to taylor my collection. Some of quite pleasant CDs become almost unlistenable due to bad recoding, however I discovered for myself acoustic music from Naim, expanded my limited experience wi... 
Physical explanation of amp's break in?
Paulwp, I hope you accept the fact that components do initially shift their values, in predefined tolerance range? You don't have to call it break-in and it doesn't automatically assume any sound improvement. But if the same kind of components wil... 
Sound Card with External DAC
Data IS data, but the way how they read it are different. I would suggest you to read some FAQs about 'how cd-player works'. Shortly, when you read data CD, your drive works on, let's say, 24x speed with buffering, it has enough time to read, chec...