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| Your Favorite Traditional Ballad Man, there are so many and to me, the diff between a good ballad and a great one is the emotional connection. You hit on something there. Although when I look back on my list, though I am emotionally stirred by those songs, I do not necessarily ha... | |
| Modwright Transporter VS Opera Droplet 5.0 CDP. You bet - I don't think it's really a hijack - more an addendum as that info goes a long way in MWTP considerations. and in my system, the EML 5U4G and Tung-Sol 6SN7GT round plates have produced the best sound.This has been my experience as well. ... | |
| Modwright Transporter VS Opera Droplet 5.0 CDP. The short version,Swamp, is this: Two favorite rectifiers are the EML 5U4G Mesh, which I'm using, and the Mullard High Wycombe GZ37 (NOS). A few folks like the usual suspects 5AR4/GZ34 variants but the majority is with the EML mesh. I found 5AR4's... | |
| Oppo 83 transport and DAC Any of the DACs you listed should work fine with the Oppo. Each will sound slightly different as they are all different designs. You might do some research in the archives on DACs as there are many threads on the subject. I use an Oppo 983H as a t... | |
| Modwright Transporter VS Opera Droplet 5.0 CDP. I have not heard the Droplet, so cannot comment there, but the MWTP is an outstanding digital front end and would be very stiff competition. If you went that route you could use any decent transport through the DAC section of MWTP. I use an Oppo w... | |
| Avalon Eidolon Diamond price Why not save yourself the trouble of agonizing over the price, or haggling with tire kickers? Here's an opportunity to donate them to a worthy cause. Seriously; great choice of speakers. I've listened to the Indras extensively lately at my friend'... | |
| Why manufactures don´t burn in their amps and ... Thanks for that, Ralph! That's the most concise and clear explanation I've read on the subject. A couple of questions:What accounts for a 3-volt drop across an AC cord? How does that happen? Is this an argument for shorter power cords? Is it all i... | |
| Integrated tube amp for Coincident Super Eclipse I have the same speakers and am using them in a 14X24 room. I used to use 8 watt SET amps and those worked great, but, per the previous suggestion, I'd choose a different amp for rock (I don't listen to much). Currently using a Modwright KWA 150 w... | |
| Why manufactures don´t burn in their amps and ... Most performance vehicles do require driving at limited RPM's for the first few thousand miles of seating the pistons. Porsche's is about 2000 miles. I would guess that manufactures don't break in audio gear because it takes 300-400 hours of const... | |
| Direct drive/rim drive/idler drive vs. belt drive? Maybe some Teres or VPI guys who participated in this will chime in.I'm not a "Teres or VPI guy" but I play one on TV, and I already chimed in above on that very topic. Peter used to be a Teres guy and he heard that demo too. As you know, he's bee... | |
| any other XLR interconnects i should demo? That's my understanding, too. If you're not running a balanced source, preamp, and amp, then there's no benefit in running balanced in only one connection because the signal becomes single ended anyway.So, Grant, what about the second part of of m... | |
| any other XLR interconnects i should demo? Does a balanced connection really make sense if it's not carried through the entire system from source to amp? When carried through the system that way, I was under the impression that the cable quality did not make that much of a difference...Mog... | |
| Direct drive/rim drive/idler drive vs. belt drive? I cannot speak generally to the question, but Chris Brady did a demo at RMAF, one year, comparing his rim drive to his belt drive on the same table and system. I'm sure everyone in the room could clearly hear the difference as it was not subtle. T... | |
| Modification Nightmares You cannot go wrong with Modwright. Disclaimer: They are a client, but I have been dealing with Dan long before he ever became a client. He is talented, honest and I have experienced him only as a person of tremendous integrity, both before and si... | |
| USB DACs with 24/192 via USB Good point, Onhwy61. Thanks for adding that, and yes, that is absolutely something that was brought up many times as a point of comparison. The issue baffles me, quite frankly. I've heard too many USB DAC's that do not fit the harsh critical descr... |