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Parasound HCA-3500, Am I Crazy?
I've only seen the Rotel part of the review. I can't find the Parasound portion online. As far as the RB-1090 goes, I think it's pretty good for the cost.Dre 
Pass Labs X2.5 - vs. - Placette Active Preamps
That surprises me as well since most of us don’t use gain with normal listening. I believe the majority of us are attenuating the signals. I know that my amp is putting out maximum wattage at 1.8 Volts. If I were to put out the 2 volts from CD int... 
Pass Labs X2.5 - vs. - Placette Active Preamps
An Active Placette unit can be purchased with a complementary design to support XLR/Balanced connection from input to output.Dre 
Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better?
Jayctoy,Thank you for providing some information about the music listened to and some of the things you observed. This does a better job of putting things into perspective since so many CDs are recorded differently. I now have some point of refere... 
Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better?
I need to hear from you guys that attended the comparisons about the specific types of music used to demo and judge the performance of the players. It will go a long way if you could place your thought in terms of the differences the music of thes... 
Esoteric DV-50: Any cdp's Significantly better?
Can you guys share the music used to evaluate the machines? Specific CDs, SA-CD would be helpful. Any comments comparing the sounds of the different players referenced to the specific CDs/Music would go a long way to helping me understand more of ... 
Mcintosh vs Parasound
Brian,Thanks for the answers. Is it the time the amp is powered on? If not, does it have more to do with running music through the system along with the break-in time? If I turn the amp off after the break-in time, do I start all over again?Dre 
Mcintosh vs Parasound
Could you share what the break-in process on the JC1 does? What changes take place that you can describe in term related to music.ThanksDre 
ultimate final word 3 on best passive preamp
I owned the Placette Passive Linestage. I enjoyed using it in my system and would still have it but I needed to make a change. Back to the Placette Passive, It sounds wonderful with a good source. If the source is bright, the sound will be bright,...