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| Best Firewire converter to S/PFIF mytek or lynx | |
| Which is your fav Beethoven String Qt version? I love the classic "Hollywood Quartet" on Testament. Look into these, and you will be amazed to find out who the players are!Happy listening,Michael | |
| Best multichannel amp for music? Sounds like you're asking for a multichannel amp with killer bass, and without the cold sound of many traditional high-power amps. I have used the Nuforce MCH-2C7, also available in 3, and 5 channels (which I can switch down to stereo, using the r... | |
| Star Saphire Motor Spindle From what I remember as a Sota dealer in the '80s, the Sota's black plastic pulley is a "press fit" onto the motor spindle. What is pressed down, can be pulled back up.... just apply equal upward pull against two sides such that you do not bend th... | |
| Quad 988 Dust Removal Former Quad owner here,Turn off speaker, wait several hours,Rap speaker sharply several times from different directions, being careful not to bend or dent.Pray to proper saint.Turn speaker on, listen.This has worked for me.enjoy,Michael | |
| SOTA, soft feet or cones, when to use either? Agreed, cones it is.To switch out: simply put some books under one edge at a time and remove rubber foot, then replace with metal cone... The rear one is difficult. But, this method, which has worked for me in the past, beats having to put turnabl... | |
| Nuforce 9V2SE with Dodd tube pre? I am not familiar with the Dodd, but the NuForce 9SEV2 is a revelation as far as I am concerned. Very much in another class altogether from the previous versions of the product! Stunning.Many are enjoying the harmonic richness a tubed preamp can o... | |
| NOS DACs? Not aware of any NOS dacs with balanced outputs, or aes/ebu... | |
| Old Ceraballs vs New The new ones are significantly... available. I looked around and couldn't find anyone stocking the old ones. | |
| Anyone recommend a neutral tube amp? Cayin A88t integrated, or other similar models, cheap enough to keep for a doorstop if you don't like it.Very, very, very good sounding for the money, and flexible.Remote volume and triode/pentode switching...Good solid sound, and makes audio fun ... | |
| Mercury Living Presence I agree that they're quite sonically special. Try the Rachmaninoff Piano Concertos 2-3 with Byron Janis, exceptional performance.The vinyl is equally, or even surpassingly good with the right kit. | |
| Popping noise in my Quad ESL 63 pro monitor Sometimes dust and animal hair can enter the Quad ESL 63 and cause arcing. I suggest disconnecting the speaker, letting it discharge for a half hour, then rapping the sides forcefully. I have had some success with this method over the years.Let us... | |
| Up to the Minute: Streaming Bits to Audiophile DAC For those still curious... about how a music lover goes all the way from taking out his favorite CD, to having a digital file come from his computer and out through his audiophile system... read on.The simplist way I have found has been to insert ... | |
| Arm lift options beside Stylift the thorens also whacks | |
| Gallo reference placement? I think most have found that ideally the speakers sound their best with at least 3 feet behind them, I did. The wide dispersion of the tweeter makes placement next to a wall an uncomfortable excersise in high-freq multiplication. In this case soun... |