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| CD recorder advice sought Thanks for all the input everybody. I wound up ordering a Pioneer 839 today. $259 + $18 shipping from Etronics. I may later on get a pro unit or do it via the computer, but for my immediate need (making compliations for an upcoming event where son... | |
| scd 777es sacd sony mod worth it? Mes, pray tell, what is the "phenomenal transport/DAC combo" you had while the 777 was being modified? | |
| CD recorder advice sought Thanks for the tip, megasam. Incredible, but the 839 really is available for $259, from Etronics, Can they be trusted?It's funny. I agonize over this decision but wouldn't bat an eye at trying out a hot new $259 interconnect or system tweak. | |
| John Dunlavy On "Cable Nonsense" What's the right answer, Abe? If you want to apply the phrase "tone control" to the sonic affect of a power cord (or interconnect, etc.) then you must accept that ALL power cords are in fact tone controls. If that's the case, which regrettably it ... | |
| CD recorder advice sought Thanks Craig. I certainly took your earlier comments and our email exhange seriously. Just thopught I'd fish for any new opinions tha tmight be floating about.One thing, though. At first I thought I would use my CDP as transport to feed digital to... | |
| Which Rack Is Better? Dekay: thanks for all of this. Would the rosewood finish be just on the shevles, or is it the posts also? Because if it's just on the shelves and I went Neuance on all the shelves, the rosewood wouldn't matter. | |
| Sony 9000 ES SACD output stage cold I'm going to take a flyer here (is that the expression?) and suggest that some audiophiles may not like the sound of SACD. In many ways it is not "spectacular." Compared to redbook CDs, it may strike you as softer and less well defined and you may... | |
| Best Unknown Jazz Album Anyone ever heard Dave Liebman's Lookout Farm album on ECM? The first cut is a marvel of mid-70s fusion, with touches of Santana and the Dead (and I'm not a fusion fan).Man, I wish I could find a clean copy of this. | |
| Which Rack Is Better? They had some left in rosewood, which I do not want. None in black, and they didn't say anything to me about making them again. I did not speak directly with John, and this was before I read your last post, dekay.The current PS line does not have ... | |
| Which Rack Is Better? I may do just that. This is for the main system and the rack will go directly onto a hardwood suspended floor. As you say, if I don't like the way the synergy sounds, i can re-purpose it. | |
| Which Rack Is Better? I checked because my Target rack was damaged in shipment and was the last one. So now I'm back in decision mode again. Somebody shoot me, please. | |
| Which Rack Is Better? The PA line is discontinued, alas. | |
| Best HDTV? I was having fun imagining a 50 foot Runco plasma screen.Any feeling for reliability and service track record on the Aconda? | |
| Where might I find cheater plugs? I'm surprised no one is marketing "audiophile grade" cheater plugs. :-) | |
| Why so many Hydra's for sale There was just a $500 price increase on the Hydras (Shunyata, that is shameful!). That could have something to do with it, though I'm not exactly sure how or why. |