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| Manual for the Cayin SP-10A? Steve Leung at VAS is extremely helpful, just adjusts bias on my Cayin https://vasnyinc.com/cayin/ | |
| Micro Seiki DD-30 Turntable anyone? | |
| Integrating a subwoofer At least try 40hz. You cannot go by specs, it’s actual performance in that particular space. ’Real’ bass extension takes more than a single 10". I think even 40hz crossover is too low, my subs (1 office with smaller wharfdales, 1 home theater wit... | |
| CD player recommendations I just finished my search, went with Integra CDC-3.4 Mark 2, couldn't be happier. https://integraworldwide.com/Products/cd/cdc-3.4/ https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/better-cd-sound-the-search | |
| Better CD Sound: The Search Denon Replacement Laser Update eBay seller told me to return the laser for an exchange, which I will do. | |
| RCA 9289 tube amplifiers Without a doubt check them, replace needed 'out of spec' resistors, caps, ... I would NOT go for 'upgraded, tighter, better' resistors, caps, just stay within original performasnce specs as shown of the OEM parts list. A particular owner could c... | |
| Does Time alignment and Phase coherency make for a better loudspeaker? Time Aligned, My personal Experience: YES. Size of listening space and distance effect the importance. Absolute Phase, makes sense that it does, I just have not paid attention to Absolute Phase personally. I suspect if I did, absolute phase will ... | |
| McIntosh Preamps I want to encourage you to upgrade your speakers, then change equipment. IF you keep efficiency in mind when selecting speakers, then you would never need that much power. One day, you will want to try tubes, perhaps both preamp and amp or integ... | |
| Streamer/DAC DAC = SALAD. I just finished choosing my new to me CD Player with internal DACs (I don’t stream). I finally got lucky, couldn’t be happier. I realized, these units are like Salads, main ingredient, with additives: chosen DAC(s), over-sampling, f... | |
| Behind the scenes Audio Research I/50 thanks, I enjoyed that. I had a nice tour of McIntosh in Binghamton, NY when I had them overhaul my MC2250 SS amp and C28 SS Preamp a few years ago, so I could confidently sell them and go back to Tubes. these companies that stand behing their p... | |
| Speaker Identification Help? The unknown ones have 2 nice features. the reset button is for some overload protection. and the level control lets you boost or lower mids and or tweeters volume relative to the woofer's volume: to refine/balance the sound in any particular spac... | |
| Tube integrated amp recommendations If others say the RAVEN’s sound good, and you consider their built-in high pass filter to off-load the need to amplify low bass, you could be extremely happy, and if you ever want to try less efficient speakers, that out to self-powered sub will m... | |
| Advice needed re: new CD player purchase OP, reminder, it doesn’t play SACD. For me: forget my SACD’s (from my CD Quest) https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/better-cd-sound-the-search/post?postid=2277104 ......................................................................... ... | |
| Better CD Sound: The Search ****** Integra CDC-3.4, Mark 2 ******** It’s BY FAR the WINNER! Last night I realized: It’s like I was given more than 4K new CDs free with the unit. The distinctness I described above just adds up in so many ways. It’s taken me a few years to ge... | |
| Better CD Sound: The Search SACD: Quieter Noise Floor is about it " "Comparison with CD In September 2007, the Audio Engineering Society published the results of a year-long trial, in which a range of subjects including professional recording engineers were asked to disce... |