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Stereophile's 2021 products of the year
George, this is where your link takes me:This discussion has been removedOne of our moderators or admins have removed this discussion. This is the new one as I ball’s up the date and put in 2012 instead of 2021, they couldn’t change it, only remov... 
Sansui AC with 100 volt ... Plug into 120 volt outlet ?
rocky1313 Sansui AC with 100 volt ... Plug into 120 volt outlet ? Both 60hz countries so the transformer should be fine, we have 220v to 250v in some areas and no problems.The preamp section will be fine, as it’s power supply is no doubt regulate... 
More Detail From a CD?
mkgus Your experience doesn’t surprise me. I’ve had the same experience over and over. CD sounds better than streaming when comparing apples to applesI agree totally, we have had A/B’s with pro streamers in attendance at our meetings, and the out... 
Stereophile's 2012 products of the year
Ooops brain fart, or dyslexia maybe, and can’t change it now!!!(I notified admin maybe they can)Cheers egroeG 
Why would anyone want class AB amp when class A always sounds better ?
Schiit Audio 20w Class-A Aegir stereo poweramp made it into the A rating in 2021 Stereophile’s Products of the Year.https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/stereophile-s-2012-products-of-the-yearCheers George 
Schiit CD Transport on the way soon.
Found this posted by Schiit owner Jason Stoddard two days ago. The "URD" he mentions is the name of the "new" Schiit transport with Unison USB board .https://ibb.co/LhG4W5phttps://ibb.co/JmxJDjpCheers George 
Schiit CD Transport on the way soon.
So, its been a while. Any sign of this Schitt transport? Yeah I thought the same, so a couple of days ago asking when it’s going to be a become a reality. And got this back. Yes, No, who knows!!!Cheers George Hi George, I’m sorry but strict employ... 
What's in your CDP tonight? the minority report
Last night another nostalgia evening, with George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty. Traveling Wilburys Vol 1 cat no.925-796-2 (I thought in 1988 was a good/average recording) but no!! it’s another mind blowing recording b... 
What is the average life expectancy of a DAC?
aamiransari What is the average life expectancy of a DAC? If solid state and good design and treated well, I say it’s the most reliable component in the audio chain.I've seen over 30 year old Wadia's than need no servicing, and still sound like t... 
Why get a separate DAC
Why get a separate DAC It’s said, digital cd transports and separate dacs, are at a disadvantage as each have their own clock (and are not syc’d together). With a combined one box cd player there is one clock and both transport section and dac ... 
Synergistic Research Cable Risers?
"During the middle of one song (I had my eyes closed) ,Chuck took the cables off the Cable Elevators; I immediately heard the sound become distorted and muddy." In a word https://youtu.be/YTY26k0CA0I?t=4 
Synergistic Research Cable Risers?
Regarding the SR cable risers at 4 for $400, I hope you have two foot cables to each speaker or your gonna need at least a couple of packs of them. Yep, another ripoff aimed at the gullible, if you REALLY!!! believe it makes a difference, you can... 
Issue with Grace Tonearm
ishkabibbel99 OP I got a Grace tonearm, said model 560 but couldn’t find out anything about it. Just get these three inexpensive thing to set up perfectly your vinyl TT2: Get these for the tracking weight https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Pocket-Digital... 
Looking for a DAC under 2k
traudio OP Looking for a DAC under 2k Don’t think you could go passed a discrete R2R from Denmark at Soekris Audio .http://www.soekris.dk/products.htmlUS/Canada Distrubuter https://soekris.modhouseaudio.com/soekris-audiophile-lineCheers George 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
luisma31Thank you George, I got a 1973 Japanese pressing, near mint, $44, outstanding sonics, will check your links later, appreciate it Yes all the 73’s and 80’s vinyls, are the same on DRTB all from the master without a doubt, untouched like th...