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| Esoteric K01X SACD player TRAY! error message @stereo5 Thanks for your input, but it has been on 2 channel SACD when I play SACD. Here's what I hear: comparing SACD multichannel to SACD 2 channel is about the same difference as SACD 2 channel to CD.Now I tried different recordings and it see... | |
| Esoteric K01X SACD player TRAY! error message Alright, so after the first few hours of listening, and doing A-B comparisons with my previous CD/DAC: The Esoteric K-01X is definitely a step up in CD performance, with much more clarity, a more precise sound stage, smoother, and richer texture ... | |
| Esoteric K01X SACD player TRAY! error message Answering my own question: After almost giving up, I thought I would try to turn on the player while holding down the eject button, and I got some Japanese characters, which may have reset the machine. Then I turned off and turned on the device ... | |
| Upgrade my CD player or futile effort? I would have to agree that you could upgrade to an improvement with almost any brand from a $600 Marantz CD player; however, I have heard some $25,000 CD players that sound worse than a $1,000 player. The sweet spot is probably somewhere in the $4... | |
| Preamp advice- getting up to speed One important element about pre-amplifiers that I recently learned about in an Audiogon forum discussion was that you need to be careful to look at the input sensitivity of the amplifier that you are driving with the pre-amplifier. So, if your am... | |
| Favorite conductors for composers early music: 1400's-1700's (even including a recent recording for Beethoven's symphonies 1-5) Jordi SavallBach choral works: (Passions, cantatas) Jos van VeldhovenChopin piano pieces: (not conductor, but performer) Claudio ArrauBach piano piece... | |
| Is the Manley Steelhead still relevant? @dover I suppose I should have three pre-amplifiers to go with my three amplifiers, but I haven't brought myself around to that decision, yet, although, it looks like I may very well be heading in that direction, if for no other reason than to com... | |
| Does listening to music increase your IQ? @waytoomuchstuffIf you still have one good ear, then your problem of "My brain still enjoys processing complex information. The problem is that there’s just not as much information there for the brain to process. " should be easily resolved by lis... | |
| Is the Manley Steelhead still relevant? @lewm @dover I was reviewing a pre-amplifier short list. It looks like the VAC signature mkIIaSE qualifies as having both XLR and RCA. Any ideas as to how it compares with the A-S MP1?Thanks. | |
| Is the Manley Steelhead still relevant? @lewm Thanks for educating me about the nuances of XLR. I assumed that if equipment had XLR jacks, that it was balanced, but apparently not. From my current perspective, it seems that the A-S would be the most versatile and transparent pre-ampli... | |
| Is the Manley Steelhead still relevant? @lewm Thanks for the pointer. That restriction would exclude the CJ line, so A-S and Lamm could still be options, as well as other balanced (XLR-based) pre-amplifiers. Ideally, I suppose the pre-amplifier would include both XLR and RCA output lin... | |
| Is the Manley Steelhead still relevant? @dover My budget for a pre-amplifier could be $30k, if it was exceptionally better than one that could be obtained at $20k. So, essentially, I don't want to spend $100k+, but it seems that many highly esteemed pre-amplifiers are selling for $10k-... | |
| Is the Manley Steelhead still relevant? @dover Thanks for sharing your insight. I didn't realize how much the input sensitivity of amplifiers influenced sonic behavior while using the Steelhead line stage as a buffer.Regarding pre-amplifiers, would you suggest any other brands besides ... | |
| Is the Manley Steelhead still relevant? Thanks for everyone's input.@dover Aha! That makes much more sense now. I have three amplifiers that I rotate between: an Atma-Sphere MA-1, a Conrad Johnson LP140m, and a Lamm M2.2. The input sensitivities are 2.8V, 0.5V, and 1.0V respectively... | |
| Is the Manley Steelhead still relevant? @lewm Thanks for the detail. I may try running my CD player without a pre-amplifier just to find out how it sounds. (Unfortunately there's no volume control on my CD player, so I'll see how loud or soft it is.) So what you're essentially saying... |