jasonbourne71

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Is it possible to find a good DAC for under $50, 000?
After the passing of Harry Pearson TAS has lost all credibility.  
Is it possible to find a good DAC for under $50, 000?
The only way to tell a $50K DAC apart from a sub - $1K DAC is with your eyes.  
Get yer Alice at Axpona
The AC Revox B77 mkIII is a mere $27950! A tape reel of the Aice Cooper Paranormal album is $495. Stuff like this is like remaking the Ford Model T!  
Get yer Alice at Axpona
Alice Cooper's fame peaked decades ago. Hey Revox, how about a Slipknot turntable?  
Get yer Alice at Axpona
There is a matching turntable for $9950 plus an Alice Cooper LP for $595! Both signed by AC. This is a money-grab by a no-longer-relevant company invested in obsolete media.  
Cutting Amplifiers
@atmasphere +1  
New Review on Pine Tree Audio cables
Do a blind test. Then I will believe you!  
Power Cords/ Conditioner/Surge Protectors
Power cords will not affect the performance of components. There is nothing wrong with the AC from your wall outlet that requires a power conditioner.   
Cary Audio CD Player 306/200 Upgrading a transport
Save your money. Digital playback is not like analog where better/more costly mechanical engineering produces better sound. If whatever digital device - CD/DVD player -  is used to extract the digital stream the 0's and 1's don't care. They are al... 
Best Audiophile Album in terms of Dynamic Range and Mastering Quality?
@feldmen4 Blues For Allah along with Europe '72 are worthy too!   
AC cord for Manley Chinook...
So the OP believes that there is some bad electricity getting past the Pangea into the Chinook? Really! Inquiring minds want to know how this is possible!  
High Performance Moving Iron Cartridge Candidates?
I have a Dynavector 10B high output mc cartridge. I think it sounds better - more "lively" - than moving iron cartridges like Grado or Nagaoka.   
Vinyl playback - lack of bass?
Bass on LP's is often summed to avoid cartridge tracking problems. Witness the early pressings of Led Zeppelin II where Bob Ludwig had to re-cut the lacquers. Cheap cartridges couldn't track the bass modulations.  
Freight Movers?
I had the US Postal Service move a pair of Snell Type A's from Connecticut to Florida where I live. Each speaker weighs about 100 lbs and is two modules - a bass and a mid/tweeter module. So four large boxes of about 50 lbs each. The seller did a ... 
Need advice from the gurus.
Go to ASR and read the test report on the LRS+ speakers. It is an eye-opener!