edpadden
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| New vs. old DACs - opinions? I have had a lot of DACs over the years. To me, all $1000 DACs and cheaper sound the same. It's when you spend more that they start to sound like music and not cold digital. I just bought an old Proceed DAP DAC and it sounds amazing compared to an... | |
| New vs. old DACs - opinions? Just bought a ARC DAC5 back from 1995. I've had all sorts of newer DACs including a PS Audio nuwave, the NAD M51 and many others. This old ARC absolutely kills the newer ones. So rich sounding and 3D. I'm hearing layers in songs I've never heard b... | |
| What's your profession? Age? Conference Room Technology Expert. 43 Years old. 10K system. Been into audio and electronics since I was 8. | |
| Adcom GFA-555 power switch repair Hello,Take the top cover off and there are some silver Phillips screws on the left and right top. Take those out and the large black screws on the bottom going into the front panel you should be able to pull the front plate forward enough to get t... | |
| What's your profession? Age? I'm a 35 year old audio visual service manager for the larget pro a/v integrator in the country here in Detroit. I'm married and a father of three young children. At one point, I had a $25,000 system. Now I have two HT systems that total $5000 and... | |
| Best solid state power amp for $1k Audio Research D-200 is a wonderful amp. You can get them from $700 to $800. I own one and love it. Very powerful with lots of finess. | |
| Michigan - Any Interest? Downriver person from Allen Park interested. I have been in the hobby for over 12 years now. I build my own speakers, tube pre's and modify components. Would like to form some kind of meeting place to have discussion (coffee house, etc.) Let me kn... | |
| Personal speaker evolution Radio Shack Mach 1'sInfinity SM 122'sB&W DM 310's Mission 700 series floor standingMaggie SMGc'sMaggie 2.7'sLegacey Signature'sB&W Matrix 802IIIThiel 2.3'sB&W CDM-1SE'sB&W CDM-9NT'sFrom there all homemade. | |
| What's your profession? Age? 29, Audio Visual Engineer. System about $12K with wife and one infant. Moving more toward home theater but still have the music system in the basement where no one can get to me... | |
| B&W CDM 9 / ML Aeons I just got a pair of the CDM-9NT's. I love them. I have listened to them with the Sunfire amp and they are simply stunning. The ML's tend to be a little harsh in my opinion with home theater. The B&W's are much more sweat and have better fines... | |
| Decent CD Players I would try a Rotel or an Adcom before you drop the big bucks for a high dollar unit. They will get you in the ball park as far as sound. |