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| Sony XA5400ES issue I get this noise when playing MQA disks. Is your noise constant? Another issue: In the future, I will never purchase another new disk player unless it comes with two new replacement LASER assemblies. These should last a good ten years each with m... | |
| New Peachtree Audio Mono X Power Amplifiers NCore X500 modules Wow! The price is right on this amp (just over $1000). I wonder how it sounds? | |
| Best Holographic Speakers ~$7k per pair Take a drive up Pasadena way and visit Upscale audio. Uncle Kevin will help you find your dream speaker (He's also a Fyne dealer). The most Holographic speakers I've heard were Dunlavy SC-4As. Mr. Dunlavy would hand-tune every crossover for a +/- ... | |
| Cable synergy with BAT electronics Used Harmonic Technology Pro-9 for 15 years (ARC & BAT), then Wireworld Eclipse 7 to present. Both are OCC copper. Great results. Must say, never used Wireworld ICs, but they look like a great value. Use Harmonic Tech "Magic" I & II XLR ... | |
| What are your thoughts on Raidho? Damn fine speakers, heard them at AXPONA 3-4 years ago. Out of my league, however. My 804 D3s do everything I want. | |
| What is a "reference" system? @viridian - You forgot Wild Irish Rose. A reference system is one that you've played your best and worst recordings on and are familiar with its capabilities. The payoff is, when you play some new music, and hear distortion or something funny, yo... | |
| Favorite Song Lyrics of All Time. What Say You? Jethro Tull - Skating Away (on the thin ice of a new day). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuaKClBeYTs | |
| Why Does Expensive Gear Seems To Sound Better? My question: Do manufacturers deliberately "dumb down" their less expensive offerings to make the expensive stuff sound "better"? | |
| Favorite rock/pop male voices John Lennon Jack Bruce (phenomenal) Steve Winwood Steve Mariott Rod Stewart | |
| speaker upgrade from Magico A3 The AXPONA show is in a few weeks (Chicago area). Fly in and have a listen! | |
| speaker upgrade from Magico A3 A room with that kind of volume sounds like an opportunity for large panels e.g. Magnepan. https://magnepan.com/collections/floor-standing/products/magnepan-30-7 | |
| PrimaLuna EVO 400 v Cary SLI-100 Thanks for the update. Enjoy! | |
| New Magico Speaker Break-in Question My advice: Don't listen to your new speakers for 2-4 weeks. give your Aurel memory time to fade. Of course, make sure the speakers are functioning properly to avoid return issues, then don't listen. Assuming you heard the dealer's pair, and liked ... | |
| Sub repair or new sub? Look around for a similar amp-plate. Just a matter of finding one of similar size and specs. https://www.parts-express.com/search?keywords=subwoofer%20amp%20plate | |
| 6H30 Tubes A while ago, the new Western Electric factory issued a query to find out what the general population wanted in a new tube reissue, I challenged them to try and match the Russian 6H30 "DR'. So far, no response. |