jl35
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| CD/SACD Changer for the lazy audiophile....suggestions? I have and like the Integra 3.4, and have it running through a Denafrips Ares ll DAC. I also still use my kids 20 year old Onkyo 390 , very similar, and it still runs great, never an issue...the Integra sounds pretty good too with it's internal DA... | |
| PS Audio Directstream DAC? it's a great sounding DAC, especially at current used prices. There will be no more updates for this model, as new one coming out soon.. PS Audio website has lots of conversation about upgrades. And yes, any of the previous firmware versions are a... | |
| Fraud /SCAM curious what the price of the Oppo was... | |
| Nearly all manufacturers do not advertise/exhibit their product measurements? Why? I understand a few measurements, but not most...I do not understand how any of the measurements relate to whether I will like the sound of the amp... | |
| When someone tells you it's a $40,000 amp, does it sound better? so if they made the new list price on our amps $40,000 but they were always on sale for much less, then we would like them more ?? | |
| Pass Labs Class A Amplifier Meter Reading have owned a few Pass amps and you are correct...on some of the amps it hardly ever really moves...it's not meant to be an exact indicator | |
| Blu Ray player versus CD/SACD player. it seems though that there have always been some who love the Oppo's as CD players, especially the 105 used XLR... | |
| Blu Ray player versus CD/SACD player. I prefer Marantz CD6006 to the Oppo...also prefer the Cambridge CXC to the Oppo as a transport...I have all 3, use the Oppo in basement vintage system...really only keep the 103 as a DVD/streamer backup to my 105 | |
| When someone tells you it's a $40,000 amp, does it sound better? sure invalid, I did not mention any numbers...JB, the NAD 3020 was awesome, though I did much prefer the Mac amp and pre, though owned neither... | |
| When someone tells you it's a $40,000 amp, does it sound better? not necessarily, but unfortunately the best sounding gear to me, is expensive...there is some expensive stuff I don't like and some inexpensive stuff I like very much...but give us all more credit than we would buy expensive gear we don't really l... | |
| Help with USB Cable Option Just happily upgraded to 1.5M AQ Carbon, from Belkin Gold (Incredible for $17)... | |
| tube tuner or solid stat tuner so much depends on the stations in your area...otherwise simply a matter of personal preference, or possibly finding a great deal...I use a Don Scott modified Mac MR-74 and Luxman L-110, and they sound awesome...sounded great before the mods too... | |
| Record collecting versus hoarding I've been buying records for 60 years...I keep everything I ever liked, sell the rest...a few multiple copies because they can sound different, not better or worse...really takes little space to keep a few extras...was never a collector, just boug... | |
| Power Cables - Stock vs. Budget many, many threads on the Romex issue, surprised it took so long for someone to mention it...intuitively it seems to make sense, but reality seems to say otherwise... | |
| This place is getting sloooooooweeeerrr...... mine good too lately, though I regularly get super slow... |