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Tweak your AC mains for better performance, free
{Why not call them up and ask them to come around and cycle your switch. Please let us know what they say.Eldartford (Reviews | Threads | Answers)}What is cycling a switch and what does it involve? 
Upgrade Power conditioner
Your mileage may vary when you get into the power conditioner shuffle. I 've seen almost every conditioner be recommended by audiophiles and then also criticized by other audiophiles for harming the sonics. Most conditioners get praised and then b... 
Is analog & vinyl anoying? Is it worht it.
Dan_ed, may I compliment you on an awesome looking system. It must sound great. I'll be the first to admit that I miss the sound I was getting in the 70's from my old Dual turntable into Nikko integrated and ESS amt1 speakers. I haven't heard that... 
Power cable that will "calm" digital
JPS Digital AC-had one for audition from the Cable Company 
Warm Power Cord?
JPS Digital AC- you can count on it to be warm 
Assessing quality of power
I ordered a Purepower APS regenerator. Purepower says it's over 90% efficient and produces a steady 120 volt sine wave at 60 cycles even at full output. Suppose to run cool too. 
Assessing quality of power
I agree with Arthur. This is a complicated subject and you're going to have to assess your power-quality situation with your ears by auditioning pc's and/or regenerators and listening to judge the sonic changes. In addition, another consideration ... 
System Synergy
I have all Acoustic Zen. 2 sets of Matrix Reference II IC's and Satori speaker cables. I did this for synergy and because I thought they were excellent wires overall. No PC's however. Now that you mention this, maybe I'll try an AZ PC. I've spent ... 
Your experience:a cdp that gets best of lesser cds
Aball, the Jolida is good but I'm looking for more extension at the frequency extremes. My opinion is that it's a nice music-maker but I feel that it's possible to get more "meat on the bones" in a player at the price point of $2500-3k used and ad... 
Your experience:a cdp that gets best of lesser cds
Thanks a lot everyone for your words of advice. I always appreciate getting advice here. Herman, I'm looking for a player that provides a little more weight to the presentation of older recordings. Not looking for a DAC but I've considered an eq. ... 
Your experience:a cdp that gets best of lesser cds
Newbee, thanks but I already a second player the Jolida JD 100. 
Your experience:a cdp that gets best of lesser cds
Tvad, no doubt I will try the Sylanias and thanks for the encouragement on the 999ES. I really don't want to have to replace it. I'd be very happy for it to be my last player. I'm very tired of burning, churning, and losing money. 
Your experience:a cdp that gets best of lesser cds
I currently have some Raytheon 5687's that I'm using now with the Modwright. I've tried the stock Tung Sol's replaced them with the Raytheons then GE 7044's, then tried a second set of Tung Sol's given to me by Dan then back to the Raytheons's so ... 
Anyone going to see the Police?
I must agree with Ryno. I too am a huge Police fan and the first night I heard "Spirits In the Material World" on the radio driving down the highway in California, I was so happy I couldn't contain my enthusiasm. I rushed to buy the LP and wore th... 
Beating the RVG Horse
Grimace, I'm with you. I research and try to do my due diligence not to purchase any more RVG remasters. It is amazing to me how much more presence, fullness and bass some cd's can add or take away from system performance. When I land a sonically-...