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Northstar 192 Transport and DAC - comments
Yioryos,Hi, yes, I had emailed you regarding the M192 transport, which you indicated was a fine unit. I still had some hangups about the "newness" of Northstar, so I decided to stick with an older transport. I have an ML No.37 arriving today which... 
Northstar 192 Transport and DAC - comments
GammajoIf you do decide to purchase the Northstar, please report back on your impressions. I too was going to purchase one but decided to pick up and older transport instead. The chatter is that it is a fine transport, but I had questions about se... 
Review: Denon DCD-1560 CD Player
I bought the DCD-2560 model back in 1991, built like a tank and still running perfectly in a second system. Wonder if using it as a transport and picking up a DAC would be worthwhile? 
Best tube preamp w/ HT bypass under 8K.
Belles 20A or 21A, both are tube and have HT bypass. 
Ridge Street Audio MSE Gen.ll speaker cable
I have the Poiema! biwire and it is fast and well balanced in my system. The Poiema! replaced Analysis Plus Solo Crystal 8 BiOval speaker cables. Do a search, some other folks have reported their experience with the MSE G2. 
Belles 21A standby mode?
Turns out to be a non-issue - 21A is operating fine. I have the option of sending it back for a checkup if it makes me feel better. Sorry for all the commotion. 
Belles 21A standby mode?
Maybe this an apples to oranges comparision...I also have a Belles 20A, plugged it back in, power swich off and there is a faint glow on the filaments. When powered on, the glow reaches the intensity that I see with the 21A powered off. 
Belles 21A standby mode?
If that's the case, then I probably shouldn't worry.Thanks everyone for responding !! 
Belles 21A standby mode?
Dave Belles stated that a couple of units went out the door with a missing jumper. Mine could be one of them.With the 21A powered off or powered on, there's no change in "glow intensity" of the filaments. I also have a 20A and the chassis above th...