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| 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... | |
| Better CD Sound: The Search I had the seller refund me the cost of the new laser, so it was: Fix it or Toss it. just found this on diyaudio.com, from moderator anatech "To all, If you can’t afford to fix something, sell it so someone else can get it... | |
| Better CD Sound: The Search miller.. I could say the same thing about cats. | |
| Better CD Sound: The Search jafant, no, I got if from these people on eBay https://www.ebay.com/str/libertyelectronicsstore Finds and plays CD's readily. I cannot find the magic adjustment of the 2 allen screws that raise/lower/align the laser to get it to read SACD disc... | |
| Better CD Sound: The Search Denon 2910 update:new laser arrived; surprise: must de-solder two 'anti-static' blobs of solder. did it, whew. switched lasers, got it working.Playing CDs, but not SACD yet, still twiddling with the allen key adjusters that control the height/alig... | |
| A move has me thinking of a CD changer....? I highly recommend an Integra CDC-3.4 Changer, my comments just added herehttps://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/better-cd-sound-the-searchyou can get nearly new, mine made may 2019. you might find an open box or new one.It does not play SACD. |