gallaine
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| Out of Control Pbb, I find your last post interesting in light of your previous ones (yes, I did go back and read them). You have some good suggestions. But, I am at a loss as to how all of this applies to the "...decent standards in judging a component's perfor... | |
| Out of Control Pbb, I would be interested in knowing what kind of evaluation you perform when choosing between components. My post wasn't meant as a defense for either side of the issue. But too often the spectre of double-blind testing, and science in general, ... | |
| Out of Control Pbb, I have a question for you. You claim to be a skeptic and have thrown down the double blind testing guantlet to refute the claims of posters to this thread. Have you performed any of these double blind tests yourself? It is very easy to be a s... | |
| Help with decision...New CDP or add DAC to DVD? One of my first upgrades was to add an MSB Link DAC to the Sony S300 DVD player. It was my first taste of "high-end" audio. From there I went through four more iterations of the digital front-end: MSB Link/McCormack transport, Roksan Caspian CD Pl... | |
| Morisson ELAD just net-hyped? I don't know how the ELAD sounds nor have I heard any of the Krell gear. I want to respnd to Tomcat55's remarks as I have heard this sort of thing before. If every item's price where directly related to parts cost then video games should only cost... | |
| Multi-channel amp question???? I have been using the B&K AV6000 (6 ch. amp) with Paradigm Reference Studio 60 loudspeakers for over a year. For Home Theater I have been very happy with it. For two-channel it is still musically satisfying but the imaging and soundstage isn't... | |
| Audiogon Grading Scale - the gold standard? I visited the link you provided, not to have a laugh, but to read more about your claim before commenting. I assume that you have already consulted Ebay officials and determined that you have no legal or punitive recourse that is acceptable to you... | |
| What Power Cord for Tubed Preamp Thanks for the responses. Garyl, I tried the MIT Z cord when I auditioned around nine PCs late last year. Maybe I should try it again on the tubed preamp. One thing I should mention is that I try to keep my cable cost to about 30% of the component... | |
| LeAmp from Norh? You can find reviews and comparisons of the Norh Le Amp at www.harmonicdiscord.com. Harmonic Discord is a forum similar to Audiogon; the discussions there tend to center around lesser known companies like Norh, Bolder Cables, Mapleshade, and Home ... | |
| "Warm" CD player...on a budget. Having owned two MSB Link DACs in the past two years I would not characterize their sound as warm. Though, I will admit that it is in part due to the rest of my equipment. However, others have also commented that the Link DACs can be a little on t... | |
| "Warm" CD player...on a budget. I bought a Sony C333ES SACD player for just over $500. Since they have been discontinued you should be able to find one for the same price or less. In the past two years I have owned a Sony DVD Player/MSB Link DAC II comb($550), Roksan Caspian CD ... | |
| Take an audio challenge Rogerroger, the Hsu Research VTF-2 sub that I have has both RCA input and binding posts. However, the manufacturer recommends against connecting both at the same time. Perhaps REL subs will allow me to do this. I'll check into it.Plato, the proble... | |
| This is bugging me I thought that Stealth Audio had a "high-end" extension cord. Not sure of the cost or how good it is. But you might check it out. I've found the Custom Power Cord Company Model 11 power cord to be good value for the money at $290 for 6' new and ar... | |
| DVD Audio -- processor....TOSLINK or RCA? The TOSLINK vs. RCA has come up several times. I find it interesting that everyone seems to forget that the MSB Link DAC works *very* well with toslink (and yes, I have owned 2 MSB Link DACs in the past); in fact, many professional reviewers have ... | |
| Hobby, Hobby, Hobby? The Cambridge International Dictionary definition of hobby is, "an activity which someone does for pleasure during the time that they are not working in a job". I don't think the word hobby trivializes the interest or passion we hold for music. Bu... |