joecasey

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Why do McIntosh come with cheap plastic remotes?
Visiting this thread from 2 years ago. I still find it unjustified to have cheap remotes on mega-dollar gear.Then don't buy it? Is there another executive action I'm not aware of?When you put your name on expensive audio, there should only be one ... 
Advice on 3 different system combination
I love my speakers, i don't plan on changing them sorry if it's not your taste!Why sorry? You ask for opinion and not my money.Why not apply the same methodology in choosing components as speakers? Buy what sounds best to YOU or otherwise you will... 
Advice on 3 different system combination
Trash the speakers! Keep me posted. Just ME and only ME! 
HiDiamond Diamond 3 XLR IC's - Burn-In Time?
12-28-14: Zd542It takes as long as it takes. GENIUS!!! 
What is the answer?
Tara Labs! Keep me posted. Just ME! Only ME! 
SONIC FRONTIERS LINE 3...TUBES & CAPS upgrade
Also, aside from you, I would like to see how many people will disagree with me on this.ME. Government wasted enough money so NEVER a good idea give them more. Idiot! 
VAC amps and Focal Grand Utopias at $195k a pair
Peter Breuninger gave a GOLD star for best sound to Vac and Focal Grand Utopias room at RMAF so I guess he heard it at the RIGHT time. 
Class A or AB amp for JBL S4700 speakers
10-19-14: AudiolabyrinthDave_72, The Tube Research labatories pre-amp is one of the very BEST tube pre-amps for sound quality today!, made in the U.S.A.!, hand built, I said big bang for the dollar going against $20,000.00 pre-amps, ask anyone abo... 
Is computer audio a bust?
steve, I was not aware that usb cables have a common ground like balanced analog cables?, never heard of that, if they do not, usb cables are inferrior, having an interface to help or force the usb cable to work better, still does not change the f... 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
After reading about Grannyring's system I also considered his fairly full on mods, but experience has taught me you don't get your money back when you move it on. I think i'm making the right call upgrading to a Vitus SCD-025 with the new DSD upgr... 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
10-04-14: AudiolabyrinthHi winson, I agree with what you have said, however, keeping up with this thread for as long as I have, I do find that I have alot of the same tast for sound as matt does, cheers.So you and Mattnshilp must had listening ses... 
What makes Telefunken tubes sound better?
Tomcy6 +1 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
Funny today there's a story Manual transmission is becoming extinct in US.http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2014/09/11/manual-transmissions-getting-rarer-in-us/I am a closet...I knew it! Agear, what are you really trying to tell us? Have some courage... 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
PDK vs manual is, coincidentally, very much akin to CD vs LP.Mattnshilp, exactly my thought except I will concede PDK is superior to manual if performance is major criteria. Tiptronic was a joke but PDK is the real thing ... no human can process f... 
Absolute top tier DAC for standard res Redbook CD
Manual transmission is past history. Ferrari, Lambo, McLaren all don't even offer anything but paddle shifters. Even Porsche only offers PDK on the new 911 turbo. The human factor is the limiter to much faster 0-60 times. I had a 2007 911 turbo fo...