hifiman5
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| SACD/CD player update @lak Fair question, tough to accurately answer. The modifications to the preamp and amplifier took place over years. The SACD mod. was once and done. The notes of the music were always there. What the modifications accomplished was providing ... | |
| what tubes for eastern electric minimax phono? Check out Cryoset's website. Ron Sheldon's Cryoset offers several fine brands of 12AX7s. I consistently enjoy the cryo treated Gold Lion tubes. Very quiet neutral sounding tubes with nice dynamic swing that stay quiet for a long time. I'm sure... | |
| SACD/CD player update @lak "As audiophiles we should realize that one always drops a hugh chunk of change for a marginal return." WOW! I'm sorry to find that to be your audiophile reality. But gee, speak for yourself , not the rest of us. In no way do I feel that m... | |
| SACD/CD player update OP - You might consider having your Oppo 105 modified by Modwright. I have a Modwright Marantz 8005. As pleasing as the stock player was, the modded unit is so open, spacious with natural dynamic swing that it frankly takes on a more analog soun... | |
| What is meant when someone says a component is lacking soul Any instrument played by a human being can reveal "soul" as the specific musician allows their creative individuality based on their emotions to shine through in their singing/playing. | |
| Great Customer Service From Simaudio @gasherbaum Great posting! As previously mentioned, we need to thank and trumpet the great manufacturer experiences we have as well as warn others of more unfortunate occurrences. Glad your’s was the former! | |
| Delete "Cable Snake Oil Anecdote" Thread! @rja ❄️ Don't do well in warm weather do ya?☀️ | |
| High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz @calvinj Your Modwright player deserves great cabling! No sense having a disc spinner like that if you're not going to allowing its musicality to shine through. | |
| Doh! Modding vs. Selling @ddzstereo Do you perform the modifications yourself? If so, I envy you your circuit knowledge and soldering skills. Regarding doing mods in stages, that's kind of what I did with my power amp. I had it modded modestly the first time, upgrade... | |
| What is meant when someone says a component is lacking soul Recently had a glaring example of this when I sent my amp away for extensive modifications/rebuild and pulled out my slightly modded Adcom 555 back-up amp. Gave it a couple weeks to come to life but never happened. What I wasn't hearing was any n... | |
| Doh! Modding vs. Selling Finally a thread on a topic I really care about. Thanks Erik! For the life of me I am amazed at how many A'goners seem to swap out equipment on a regular basis. It seems to me that for them it's about the gear not the music. Nothing necessarily... | |
| Audioquest Niagara 5000 vs PS Audio P5 mk2 (DSP5) I have great respect for Audioquest and have my entire system wired with AQ interconnects. Haven't had any experience with their power conditioning products. I have had PS Audio P500, PPP and now P5 power regenerators. The P5 is a huge leap ove... | |
| “Suits” Harvey's dad was quite the jazz musician in his day. There was a whole plot line a few seasons ago built around Harvey's search for lost tapes of his dad's music. The entire right hand wall of Harvey's office is all vintage LPs. In a specific ep... | |
| Power regenerators X Power Conditioners @sacresta I opined above. | |
| Suncoast Audio experience @kdude66 I feel your pain! I live in what is now an audio wasteland. There is one very small dealer nearby, focused mostly on repair work rather than retail sales. I'd love to have a Suncoast type store nearby. |