jayctoy

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Which DAC?
If brightness is the problem, try the high definitionlink from walker Audio,they do wonders. 
Girlfriends and wifes, how do YOU cope?
My wife is the nicest you could ever have, WhateverI like She likes,including my ex girlfriends.NOPROBLEM, ON AUDIO,SHE JUST BOUGHT ME MERCEDES.ARNT YOU GUYS JEALOUS?BEFORE I MARRIED HER I TWEAKHER HEAD. 
Better amplification for Thiel CS 1.5
jake I heard Thiel, Stratos combination, match made inheaven,It was the CS6 and the Oddysey extreme stratos.The musicality is intoxicating. 
Best new/demo/used value for $7.5K range
Andra eggleston,my friends and I we audition them side by sidewith Wilson watt puppy,B&W N02,Verity Fidelio,Noone of these speakers came close.IMHO, you can findthem sometimes used for your price range.Thats whythey are speaker of the year.Rea... 
CD Source for Adcom Amplification
Consider the Jolida Jd100 used, Or Ah 4000 withupsampler with these 2 players used,couple of hundred dollar more but its worth it.IMHO only.I own thethe Ah and I heard the Jolida Jd100 its soundslive to my ear. 
Levinson 360S and the quality of assoc'd transport
Sj If I were you, I will try to audition two cables,To see if there is any improvement.It wont hurt. Manycable company do have 30 days money back guarantee.Good luck. 
Audio Alchemy DDE v.3.0
I have both of this unit, When this happen, you are not on the right input or output connections.Ussuallythe Kimber d60 works best and agdl. 
Bel Canto DAC 2 or Ikemi?
Greenman I totally...............AGREE WITH YOU....... 
Power cord craze What should I get for $100
Slaone Iam totally agreeing with you.To clssify cablelike you did. Its more than enough to educate anyone.Good JOB 
AH Tjoeb vs. Reja Planet 2000 vs. YBA ???
In my sytem the AH is vey very musical,I use siemens7308 tube,I have the upsampler,its hard to beat.I also like the planet,before I heard the AH,TheJD100 I like it better than the AH but its more expensive. 
How Do Odyssey Amps Stack Up To McCormack Amps.
In my system I like the extreme oddyssey monoblock, than krell fpb 300, than x250 pass lab, than plinius sa 100, I compare this three amps side by side,To my ears the extreme are more musical, more natural,bass is more natural, the pianos are beau... 
Best SACD/CD player I can get for $5k new or used
Buy Sony 9000es for maybe $600 then send it to Modwrightget the signature reference mod, with tube oustage,anddac upgrades, with volume control,For $1700 fee. Anduse the extra $2700 buy good quality disc,SACD disc,excellent player after the mod, e... 
Neutrally sounding CDP with a good resolution?
I would strongly recommend Ah 4000 Njoe Tjoeb with 7308 siemens tube,very good player, or the JolidaJd 100 with Tsunami pc.You cant go wrong on this two.Both very musical. 
Sony DVD9000es player not decoding hybrid SACD
Ok I tried this I am not sure why It works, I am not likeSean who can almost explain every little thing in audio,this guy is good, I have two hybrid sacd that my sony 9000es wont play in sacd mode only redbook,What I did is I played the single lay... 
If it were you, which non-Sony SACD?
Slip I spend $1700 for the mod,of my sony 9000es.I went all the way, they say the tube and dac upgradeis the one that made all the difference.I also believethe volume control, did improve the sony.Its better thanwhen Iam using my 2k preamp in my s...