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georgehifi

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Big source improvement using CD player
If I am feeling lazy, then I use the music server, if I want to listen to my system at its best, I use the Esoteric player. George, am I on the right track? Yes you are, like many others that have found out and gone back to "a good" CD transport... 
Can I bi-amp my speakers with two different amps?
One of the best dynamic speakers I heard was my friends bi-amped pair of Monitor Audio Platinum PL300 he bought over from the UK They had a pair Pass Labs XA60 on the mids and highs, as they had an easy >4ohms bass load, an Ice Power 1200as Cla... 
Can I bi-amp my speakers with two different amps?
jokomo Can I bi-amp my speakers with two different amps? Put the amp with the better controlled bass on the basshttps://www.av2day.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/biamp1.jpgUse this on input of the amp that's louder, so you can equalize the g... 
Big source improvement using CD player
Jitter is not remotely the same as uncorrectable read errors. I didn't say it was, you are twisted!!!!!!! From now on you are ignored!! 
Big source improvement using CD player
Yes I should have a little more specific, for the one that likes to turn things around to make himself look good. Transport "Clock Error" "Speed Error!! is what it measures, not Tracking Errors. AT&T ST high speed glass fiber optical with inde... 
Big source improvement using CD player
If only there was a way of showing what the correctable and uncorrectable error rate coming off a CD rip or similar was availableIf you were an audiophile which your clearly not, you would probably know Arnie Nudell (rip) and Paul McGowan did such... 
Big source improvement using CD player
arctikdeth , but still love the vinyl tone. Try putting a 1kohm 1/4w resistor between L & R output of the cd player or dac your using, to bleed the channel separation down to around 30dbIt will richen things up a little as the best vinyl can... 
Big source improvement using CD player
Go away, like I said can't see the forest through the trees. For those interested in what happens when a byte can't be read.  If a scratch has created read errors, you’re not completely hosed., "there is a pretty good chance that an uncorrected by... 
Big source improvement using CD player
The difference in sound quality between a good CD player and a really expensive CD player is not the mechanism. I didn’t say it was the only thing sunshine, you have to stop looking for angles to make your self look good, it don’t work here.Have ... 
Amp and Preamp recommendations for Yamaha NS5000
@georgehifi what would you recommend for YG Hailey 2.2s Sorry Keith, never heard them. Also from what I can find, no "independent load measurements" has ever been done on them to see what kind of amp would really be suitable. They apparently di... 
Big source improvement using CD player
Really! your saying there’s not much difference between this in a box. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/TS-632A-GATEWAY-M-SERIES-SLOT-LOAD-DVD-RAM-DVDRW-DRIVE-TS-632A-GRADE-A-/...And this, which I’ve just installed a new laser in for a customer, and li... 
How does adding a second subwoofer improve your systems SQ?
And is it the same as the first one? That would be the way to go, you wouldn’t have different left and right main speakers. And don’t run them of the "sub output" if using a HT amp, set the programing to "no sub" and set your left and right mains ... 
Big source improvement using CD player
Bryston BOT-1 Sorry, but that thing just uses a cheap $20 slot load media disk spinner, like this. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/TS-632A-GATEWAY-M-SERIES-SLOT-LOAD-DVD-RAM-DVDRW-DRIVE-TS-632A-GRADE-A-/264547058626?_trksid=p2385738.m4383.l4275.c1... 
Big source improvement using CD player
Would someone please explain the references to "spinning silver" Playing CD's that all!  
How does adding a second subwoofer improve your systems SQ?
Sunshine in Sydney, our water out of the tap is one of the best anywhere, very drinkable and better than nearly all bottled water, better than the stuff you have coming out your tap.